Traveling into the United States From Canada at Land Borders

Allium (includes chives, garlic, garlic chives, green onion/Welsh onion, green bunching onions, leeks, onion, ramps, scallions, and shallots): Fresh allium bulbs are prohibited unless accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) containing an additional declaration stating the shipment is free of Acrolepiopsis assectella. Thoroughly dried allium bulbs (papery skin) may enter without such documentation.

Arrowhead tuber: Arrowhead tubers are prohibited unless the traveler obtains a PPQ Form 526, Noxious Weed Permit from APHIS.

Avocados

Bananas

Cherries: Fresh cherries grown in Ontario Province are prohibited. Fresh cherries commercially grown in a Canadian Province other than Ontario may enter if accompanied by documentation demonstrating the province of origin.

Fresh chestnuts

Citrus

Coconut (if liquid or husk is present)

Corn on the cob: Fresh corn grown in any Canadian province (except British Columbia) is prohibited if destined for Arkansas, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, or Utah. Fresh corn commercially harvested in British Columbia with proof of origin may enter any U.S. State without restriction.

Edible flowers: Only the following edible flowers from Canada can enter—Calendula spp. (pot marigold), Tagetes spp. (marigold), Tropaeolum spp. (nasturtium), and Viola spp. (johnny-jump-ups, pansies, and violets). Edible flowers not completely free of stems and leaves will be prohibited entry.

European blackberries (Rubus fruticosus)

Guava

Okra

Papaya

Fresh peanuts (commercially packaged peanuts [raw, in shell, or roasted] labeled as grown in Canada or the United Sates are allowed)

Peppers

Pineapple

Potatoes (50 pounds or less of commercially packaged potatoes labeled as grown either in Canada or the United States are allowed)

Tomatoes

Tropical fruits and vegetables

Water spinach (fresh leaf, fresh green stem): Fresh perishable water spinach is prohibited unless the traveler first obtains a PPQ Form 526, Noxious Weed Permit from APHIS.