Is it legal to send snack foods, like cookies and chocolate, to the UK?
Posted by admin on Nov 3, 2008 in Other - Food Drink |
stumbleine_33 asked:
I’m a little confused as to customs regulations and don’t know if the chocolate and stuff they use in cookies would make it not legal to send. Also, if anyone does this regularly, how much will it cost? Better yet, does someone know of either a US or UK company I can have send these things fresh from the warehouse (…fresh from a warehouse, haha) without charging me an arm and a leg in shipping?
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I’m a little confused as to customs regulations and don’t know if the chocolate and stuff they use in cookies would make it not legal to send. Also, if anyone does this regularly, how much will it cost? Better yet, does someone know of either a US or UK company I can have send these things fresh from the warehouse (…fresh from a warehouse, haha) without charging me an arm and a leg in shipping?
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It is legal, but with the current security issues when you ship them you must complete a product description/disclosure form, were you have to disclose the contents of the package, I am a former chef from Canada and have sent Xmas fruitcakes to family in the U.S, and for me to send it I not only had to send the list of ingredients but th recipe to see if it was not a danger.
Anything that is government inspected with a FDA or USDA seal is o.k, cookies, candy, chocolates and chocolate bars, powder soft drinks (Kool-Aid),
and tinned foods, only raw meats or uninpsected goods are not permitted. As for the arm and leg issue if you sent them by U.S Postal Service ground mail your going to get a bargain, but a courier is going to be expensive, the best thing is make up a package of the goods have it weighed and then check to cost of the various shipping companys.
I send things from Canada to the U.K all the time.