boogiewoogie Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Flying back home, wanna take 7k of mangos with me. Can i do it in carry on baggage? Flight is Emirates(Hong Kong, Dubai) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWPattaya Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpcoe Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4evermaat Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 you may have to cut/freeze them first, as my dad had to do often from jamaica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabear Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonarax Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Why do you people find the need to cart food through country's? 7 Kg is Max carry on. Declare your food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBF Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaiyen Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asanee Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravip Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Normally, agricultural products need a Quarantine procedure due to spread of diseases - Risk factor is very high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endure Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Where is 'back home'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekmo Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 was wondering this myself.. could i take like 3 mangos from LAX -> BKK? without a fuss with customs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabC Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wileycoyote Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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