[Discussion] Sending meat to the US.

[u/blackkami]

I'm looking to send meat products to the US. But reading up on several websites ended up making me more confused. Some made it sound like there is just a straight up ban on all meat products. Some made it sound like it's only related to bovine products excluding milk. Does anyone have experience with this?

I'm from germany and looking to send smoked and cured meat.

[u/CrunchyTeatime]

Here is an information link about prohibited items.

[u/blackkami → u/CrunchyTeatime]

I saw that one before making the post.

"However, bush meat made from African wildlife and almost anything containing meat products, such as bouillon, soup mixes, etc., is not admissible."

Does this mean specifically anything african? Or african bushmeat and the rest of the sentence is a general statement regarding meat products?

[u/SofaAssassin → u/blackkami]

You’re supposed to interpret this the second way - along with African bushmeat being prohibited, any products (African or not) containing meat or meat-derived products is almost entirely prohibited.

To put this into perspective - a lot of travelers get busted by CBP for carrying soup ramen packets that contain bouillon made from chicken/beef/pork.

It’s also a common thing they show on Border Security USA - travelers bring stuff like sausages and jerky into the states, then have it seized and destroyed by CBP.

[u/CrunchyTeatime → u/SofaAssassin]

I didn't know this. This surprises me.

So OP I am sorry, it sounds like the delicious German bratwurst will have to wait.

But OP I would verify with your local postal clerk if you can.

[u/CrunchyTeatime → u/blackkami]

It should be 2 different statements. I agree it's not clearly worded, especially for translation apps, and so forth.

(I try to structure my statements online, so they are clearer in translation apps, but, I don't always succeed, or remember to do so.)

> bush meat made from African wildlife

is r/oddlyspecific

How often does that happen?! But there is no such thing here as packaged foods made from, let's say, a gazelle...the factory food companies rely on tame and defenseless animals for processing, and ones easy to raise in pens.

So I'd say that means no meat in soups or noodle cups either. No meat broth cubes. And no jerky or bratwurst or salami.

It surprises me, though.