Taking tea bags

[wayner]

Just had a thought can I take tea bags in my hold luggage into the USA?

If yes do I have to declare them ?

[Gryff]

Yes and yes is the short answer

[Quensabob]

Yes and there is no where to declare them any more but you wouldn't need to if there was!

[Gryff]

Although there is no longer a form to declare them if asked at immigration you do have to declare them

[Quensabob]

Originally Posted by Gryff

Although there is no longer a form to declare them if asked at immigration you do have to declare them

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We have asked this previously over tea and coffee and they have just laughed! I think they are looking for larger things than tea and coffee! Or products that can carry infections or diseases! They never even asked us last year!

[Guest]

Only if asked at Immigration, no form to fill out anymore

[ChrisS]

Originally Posted by wayner

Just had a thought can I take tea bags in my hold luggage into the USA?

If yes do I have to declare them ?

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We took [apparent] 'non-declarables' for years, so didn't advise/declare, then got a tug for not declaring coffee... perhaps the IO was right or a jobsworth, whichever, I now declare all - we're importing consumables into the US, it's not much to gain approval by declaring, only takes a few seconds to reel off what we're importing.

[McSleepy]

Just be sure to keep them in their original sealed wrapping and declare if asked.

[Joshie1]

Originally Posted by McSleepy

Just be sure to keep them in their original sealed wrapping and declare if asked.

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I’ve never taken them in the original wrapping - I just take some in a ziploc bag but have always declared them when asked.

[JAF]

Last time I owned up to tea and coffee only got asked if I realised they did sell tea and coffee in Florida.