If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
overseas parcels restrictions to the US?
There was a post here about the restrictions of overseas parcels
mailed to the US containing baked goods. I went to the US Postal Service home page and can't find any mention of this restriction. There was a long document about hazardous materials, but nothing about baked goods. I wanted to send my son-in-law his favorite brand of chocolate "torrone", but I don't know exactly what sorts of sweets are banned. Can anybody point me to an authorative source? -------- Barbara Vaughan My email address is my first initial followed by my last name at libero dot it. |
Ads |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
B Vaughan wrote: There was a post here about the restrictions of overseas parcels mailed to the US containing baked goods. I went to the US Postal Service home page and can't find any mention of this restriction. There was a long document about hazardous materials, but nothing about baked goods. =20 I wanted to send my son-in-law his favorite brand of chocolate "torrone", but I don't know exactly what sorts of sweets are banned. Can anybody point me to an authorative source? =20 Hi Barbara! Go to the DHL page: http://www.dhl.it There=B4s a link to "invio alimentari in USA" where you can find a lot of= =20 information. It looks like you can send homemade food but it=B4s more complicated for = purchased one. The page has a link to: http://www.fda.gov/oc/bioterrorism/bioact.html All the best! Anna Maria/ who loves chocolate torrone as well |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Barbara,
According to Canada Post, they will not be banning "grandma's home cooking", so you should be safe. Katherine "B Vaughan" wrote in message ... There was a post here about the restrictions of overseas parcels mailed to the US containing baked goods. I went to the US Postal Service home page and can't find any mention of this restriction. There was a long document about hazardous materials, but nothing about baked goods. I wanted to send my son-in-law his favorite brand of chocolate "torrone", but I don't know exactly what sorts of sweets are banned. Can anybody point me to an authorative source? -------- Barbara Vaughan My email address is my first initial followed by my last name at libero dot it. |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
"B Vaughan" wrote in message ... There was a post here about the restrictions of overseas parcels mailed to the US containing baked goods. I went to the US Postal Service home page and can't find any mention of this restriction. There was a long document about hazardous materials, but nothing about baked goods. I wanted to send my son-in-law his favorite brand of chocolate "torrone", but I don't know exactly what sorts of sweets are banned. Can anybody point me to an authorative source? -------- Barbara Vaughan Barbara - here's a link to an article on the U.S. Embassy site and here's a quote that applies to homemade goodies. If your chocolate treat is a commercially made item like Toblerone, well, it's at their discretion to let it through. http://tinyurl.com/ze6u "Homemade goods sent as personal gifts are exempt from this requirement. Travelers bringing food items with them, for personal use into the U.S. are not required to file prior notice, although they must still declare them to a CBP officer." Good luck, and Merry Christmas Shelagh |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
We had a circular from Canada Post. If a business want to ship food items to
the USA, there are new "Homeland Security" forms to be filled in (and it can be done on-line) and they have to be sent to the US customs service 24 hours before the shipment arrives at the border. Private stuff is exempt. Roger. B Vaughan wrote: There was a post here about the restrictions of overseas parcels mailed to the US containing baked goods. I went to the US Postal Service home page and can't find any mention of this restriction. There was a long document about hazardous materials, but nothing about baked goods. I wanted to send my son-in-law his favorite brand of chocolate "torrone", but I don't know exactly what sorts of sweets are banned. Can anybody point me to an authorative source? -------- Barbara Vaughan My email address is my first initial followed by my last name at libero dot it. -- Yarn Forward Your On Line Yarn Store http://www.yarnforward.com |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 08:52:13 -0500, Yarn Forward
wrote: We had a circular from Canada Post. If a business want to ship food items to the USA, there are new "Homeland Security" forms to be filled in (and it can be done on-line) and they have to be sent to the US customs service 24 hours before the shipment arrives at the border. Private stuff is exempt. I went to the FDA site and began the procedure for notifying them of a shipment of food. However, I quickly began to think that it was only for businesses. However, their exemption for private individuals mentions only home-made goods mailed by private individuals or food items brought in luggage into the US by private individuals for their own private consumption. There is no mention, either allowing or forbidding, of what happens if a private individual wants to mail, let's say, a box of chocolates. It also said that this is a 75-day trial period and that only the most obvious hazards will be confiscated, such as fresh meats. I think I'm going to just mail the torrone, and I'll let you all know if it arrives. -------- Barbara Vaughan My email address is my first initial followed by my last name at libero dot it. |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
OT - shipping templates overseas? | Johanna Gibson | Quilting | 11 | January 18th 05 11:23 PM |
Getting money from overseas | Marisa2 | Beads | 6 | July 15th 04 10:18 AM |
Overseas shipping info I'm not happy about | Kalera Stratton | Beads | 16 | May 19th 04 02:09 AM |
OT Humor is no laughing matter overseas (fwd) | Mirjam Bruck-Cohen | Needlework | 0 | April 13th 04 09:55 PM |
Not OT VCR tapes overseas | Quilting | 5 | January 17th 04 11:47 PM |