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Prohibited & restricted items on arrival

Pick the country and tick what is in your bag. You see what is banned, what needs a permit or a declaration, and where the cash line is, with the official source for each.

I am bringing

All the rules we have for United States

Vapes and e-cigarettes

Check first

Vapes are not banned at the border, but unauthorised or oversized quantities of nicotine products can be seized. Carry only a personal amount, and keep the device and spare batteries in your cabin bag, never checked baggage.

Source: US CBP: prohibited and restricted items, checked 30 Sep 2026check

Food, meat and dairy

Declare it

Declare all food, fruit, vegetables, meat and animal products on the customs form. Many are banned or restricted (fresh fruit and vegetables, most meat and poultry, some dairy). An item you failed to declare can bring a fine.

Source: US CBP: prohibited and restricted items, checked 30 Sep 2026

Plants, seeds and soil

Declare it

Plants, seeds, soil and plant products must be declared and often need a permit. Soil is not allowed.

Source: US CBP: prohibited and restricted items, checked 30 Sep 2026check

Drones

Limits apply

You can bring a drone. Register it with the FAA if it weighs more than 250 g (0.55 lb), and recreational flyers take the free TRUST safety test. Launching or landing a drone in a national park is prohibited without permission.

Source: FAA: register your drone, checked 30 Sep 2026check

Cash

Declare it

Report US$10,000 or more (or the equivalent in other currency or monetary instruments) when you enter or leave. It is legal to carry more, but you must declare it.

Source: US CBP: prohibited and restricted items, checked 30 Sep 2026

Rules on vapes, drones and food change quickly and officers have the last word. Anything marked “check” is not settled: confirm on the official page before you pack. Medicines have their own rules: see the medicines tool.