Fruits In Carry On Baggage

[boogiewoogie]

Flying back home, wanna take 7k of mangos with me. Can i do it in carry on baggage?

Flight is Emirates(Hong Kong, Dubai)

[BWPattaya]

Check with the customs at the relevant countrues. If you were flying to the UK you cannot take fruit and vegetables in checked in luggage, never mind a carry on bag. It risks a big fine, prison and at the least confiscation of banned items.

[wpcoe]

Also, mind the weight of your carry-on baggage. Some carriers are very strict about it. Looks like Emirates permits 12kg per person, so keep the remainder of your carry-on under 5kg.

[4evermaat]

you may have to cut/freeze them first, as my dad had to do often from jamaica.

[wabear]

A friend of mine paid a $250 fine coming into US with 1kg of apples that his mom had put in his suitcase. One or two apples would have just been thrown away as long as you declare them.

[Sayonarax]

Why do you people find the need to cart food through country's?

7 Kg is Max carry on. Declare your food.

[VBF]

On a related issue, I've been meaning to ask on here, "Is one allowed to carry a small amount of fruit INTO Thailand?" I'm talking 1 or 2 pears and peaches for my lady to taste not a large amount to sell!

Thank you

[jaiyen]

VBF

We often carry 5kgs of assorted fruit for the wifes parents from Perth. ( Apples, pears, cherries. ) Never had any problem at either end. BKK customs have never checked our baggage. I think there are restrictions on seeds or seedlings.

[asanee]

jaiyen-please start to THINK and learn- different countries have different rules-and its for IMport, not for EXport that you need to worry. Its over-obvious that OZzieland down yundah has about the very strictest of rules imaginable.

Coming into the USA there is nearly always a kind of sealed bin to throw all those forbidden fruits into, or risk a big fine.

EU (yesm, of course the Brits can put the blame again on some hated institution, about which they hardly know any facts) also has quite strict rules, these vary for the country the fruits come from. Maybe spend a second thinking about farmers who might loose all the harvest due to some unwanted pests coming hidden inside?

[ravip]

Normally, agricultural products need a Quarantine procedure due to spread of diseases - Risk factor is very high.

[endure]

Where is 'back home'?

[tekmo]

was wondering this myself.. could i take like 3 mangos from LAX -> BKK? without a fuss with customs?

[RabC]

jaiyen-please start to THINK and learn- different countries have different rules-and its for IMport, not for EXport that you need to worry. Its over-obvious that OZzieland down yundah has about the very strictest of rules imaginable.

Coming into the USA there is nearly always a kind of sealed bin to throw all those forbidden fruits into, or risk a big fine.

EU (yesm, of course the Brits can put the blame again on some hated institution, about which they hardly know any facts) also has quite strict rules, these vary for the country the fruits come from. Maybe spend a second thinking about farmers who might loose all the harvest due to some unwanted pests coming hidden inside?

See here for UK, http://www.defra.gov.uk/food-farm/food/personal-imports/ we do make some of our own regulations without kowtowing to the Franco/Prussian dictatorship that is called the EU

[bubba]

was wondering this myself.. could i take like 3 mangos from LAX -> BKK? without a fuss with customs?

Taking mangoes to Bangkok? Sort of like carrying coal to Sheffield, isn't it?

Anyway, importing most fruits into Thailand is prohibited. You could always declare them if you are unsure, but mangoes would probably be confiscated.

[wileycoyote]

Mangoes should be OK ,if you are flying into the Uk providing they are not too many

I agree with RabC

Please recheck on the DEFRA page

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Foreigntravel/BringinggoodsorcashintotheUK/DG_064942