A Guide to Foods You Can and Can’t Bring into the U.S. Slideshow

Bringing fish back to the U.S. is decidedly easier, though it’s not without limitations. Customs allows “personal amounts” of fish, shrimp, abalone, and other seafood to be brought in nearly any form — fresh, frozen, dried, smoked, canned, or cooked. Bringing their byproducts (or more exotic counterparts) is generally prohibited, including shellfish, mollusks, reptiles, and live fish.

One of The Daily Meal’s employees recently traveled with ¼ pound of caviar in her carry-on (so posh) and after much debate the TSA allowed it, but said that any larger quantity would have been confiscated. (Still wondering if it was considered a liquid or a gel?)

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