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作者: katamari    時間: 2008-5-28 00:03     標題: Can I bring cooked seafood from overseas?

I know we cannot bring in meat or fruit(for example from Hong Kong or Taiwan)right? How about cooked meat or seafood? canned?
作者: 阿邊個邊個    時間: 2008-5-28 00:45

i know that canned are OK because i brought canned tuna for my friend in HK.
Dried foods (ie: chinese dried mushrooms, dried oysters) are OK,

u cannot bring cooked meat unless it is canned.

for seafood, it is best to have them frozen and sent over by cargo in a foam box OR have them sent along as an extension to your luggage (as a third luggage)

hope that helps
作者: katamari    時間: 2008-5-28 00:49

I mean from hong kong to Vancouver, does canada custom allow cooked seafood? I want to make sure because my sister wants to bring some cooked seafood from HK to here. But I'm not sure if that's possible.....
作者: RayRay    時間: 2008-5-28 07:01

I do not work for CFIA and I am telling something based on experience.
It should be OK bringing in the sea food, not meat, as long as the sea food is dry, well packed without sting smell and the quantity is for personal use.

Best bet the one who bring in this stuff is a vistor that can excuse they do not know and the stuff are for gift.
作者: karyee    時間: 2008-5-28 11:10

i bring seafood back to hongkong everytime i go back for visit, as for china you have to sneak it in, i dont' think they allow import seafood. i'm 100% shure hong kong is fine.

let me know if you want to pack seafood, i know a place that sell all kinds of seafoods and pack it for you.

[ 本帖最後由 karyee 於 2008-5-28 11:12 編輯 ]
作者: Mr.JPG    時間: 2008-5-28 11:17

My friend's parent brought cooked Alaska King Crab back to Taiwan couple times.
They told me Taiwan don't have that. It packed in a foil paper and a plastic box

[ 本帖最後由 Mr.JPG 於 2008-5-28 11:19 編輯 ]
作者: kaimui22    時間: 2008-5-28 11:23

Bringing seafood to HK is no problem...but I think you'd have a problem bringing it in FROM HK or TW.
作者: salad_bread    時間: 2008-5-28 11:29

As long as it is "SEAFOOD" then it's fine no matter is frozen, dried, canned ...
of course can't be live. If it is LIVE ANIMAL, it has to go through "AIR CARGO".
for import, check CBSA (Canadian Border Service Agency) or Airline.
作者: Ultraman    時間: 2008-5-28 12:03

Err.... sorry folks, I think what katamari is asking is "to bring seafood (and meat) FROM HK TO VANCOUVER" wor?
(I personally have no idea so I can't help though... )
作者: Mr.JPG    時間: 2008-5-28 12:27

Haha Katamari. is that the only interesting topic you can come up with so far haha.
I still think this is a very informative topic. please come up with more haha.
作者: katamari    時間: 2008-5-28 14:18

原帖由 Mr.JPG 於 2008-5-28 12:27 發表
Haha Katamari. is that the only interesting topic you can come up with so far haha.
I still think this is a very informative topic. please come up with more haha.


I think it's quite interesting ar See? So many replies~~~~

Yes I am looking information whether a Canadian can bring cooked seafood, for example a cooked lobster, well packed in a foam box from Hong Kong to Canada?
作者: Mr.JPG    時間: 2008-5-28 14:31

Yes, free bump for you
we love peace.
作者: bugspray    時間: 2008-6-3 20:31

原帖由 katamari 於 2008-5-28 02:18 PM 發表


I think it's quite interesting ar See? So many replies~~~~

Yes I am looking information whether a Canadian can bring cooked seafood, for example a cooked lobster, well packed in a foam box from ...

Let me get this straight, a lobster from Eastern Canada cooked in HK and carry back to Canada. Several questions come to mind, like who's the famous chef? you must be a gourmand? too rich to do care for the airfare? too much time on your hands...
作者: katamari    時間: 2008-6-3 20:36

FOR EXAMPLE.... you get it?
作者: bugspray    時間: 2008-6-3 21:06

just teasing you   guess you didn't get my joking
作者: qqmaro    時間: 2008-6-4 13:51

seafood is ok, coz seafood is not meat
作者: 布小熊    時間: 2008-6-12 13:59

But birds net is not "meat" too...

Dried birds net student $1,000 fine
By Martin van den Hemel - Richmond Review - June 09, 2008
A woman who failed to declare more than seven kilograms of dried birds and commercially-packaged meat at the Vancouver International Airport was fined $1,000 in Richmond provincial court on Thursday.

Chao Yang, 25, a student from Victoria, pled guilty to failing to declare 7.5 kilograms of packaged beef, pork, chicken and duck products which Canada Border Services inspectors found in her luggage earlier this year.

In January, Yang returned to Vancouver from a trip to China but did not declare any meat.

The meat was found during an examination of her baggage, was seized and will be destroyed.

Canada Border Services' Faith St. John said there is always a risk of the introduction of foreign animal diseases when importing animals, their products and their by-products into Canada. Foreign animal diseases could have a devastating effect on Canada's agricultural industry.

作者: MyOMy    時間: 2008-6-12 15:12

For what is allowed to be bring in thru airport, you can check this CBSA link :   http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/fpa-apa/law-loi-eng.html

Specifically for fish and seafood:  All species except puffer fish and Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir) are allowed.

The CBSA tell you what's allowed but won't tell you what's not allowed. So they have you to declare what you are bringing in so that they can make the decision.   

For meat, it is a NoNo. I think everybody knows about it.  For birds nest case, birds nest is an animal by product and has a very high price tag, CBSA wil not relax about it.  I know if you import birds nest, each shipment you need to provide a pound or so birds nest (non-returnable)  for lab inspection / testing. (wonder those lab techs can 餐餐冰糖燕窩。 )




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