65438+20201October 2 1. According to the US "World Journal" report, a tourist from China recently brought bird's nest worth more than 30,000 yuan (about 5,000 US dollars), which was confiscated when he entered the customs at LAX and was fined 300 US dollars. According to US Customs regulations, bird's nest is a food that tourists are forbidden to bring into the United States. Please cooperate with tourists and don't bring them into China.
It is understood that Ms. Wang, a China tourist whose son lives in the United States, has a pregnant daughter-in-law. In order to show her love for her daughter-in-law, she bought bird's nest in China and planned to nourish her daughter-in-law. However, when she entered the United States, her luggage was asked by customs officials to be opened for temporary inspection.
Because she can't speak English, the customs specially recruited an official who can speak Chinese. In the end, the bird's nest in the box was confiscated on the spot and a fine of $300 was issued. In fact, many ginseng antler shops in southern California sell bird's nest, but Ms. Wang thinks that the quality of American bird's nest is not as good as that in China, so she specially brought it from China.
According to official website information from the US Customs, bird's nest is prohibited from being brought into the United States by passengers because it may carry new castledisease or avian influenza virus.
In the press release of 20 18, a Vietnamese tourist was found to be carrying bird's nest when he entered Dallas. Because there was no declare in advance, he was considered to be trying to smuggle prohibited items.
Prohibiting tourists from bringing bird's nest into the country privately does not mean prohibiting imports, nor does it mean prohibiting sales in the United States. Lawfully imported and produced bird's nest can be legally sold in the United States. But why confiscate the bird's nest brought in by tourists?
First of all, legally imported bird's nest is declared, while tourists carry it privately, and it is regarded as smuggling if they fail to declare it. Secondly, the legally imported bird's nest has been quarantined, while the bird's nest carried by tourists privately has not passed this customs, so it is forbidden to carry it. Moreover, legal importers have also registered in relevant departments, so the quality of bird's nest and the removal of harmful impurities are relatively guaranteed.
People should pay attention not to buy bird's nest of unknown origin on the black market. These bird's nests are likely to have excessive mercury or lead. According to the law, importers and manufacturers of bird's nest must obtain import licenses from the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the United States Fish and Hunting Service (USFWS).
If people have doubts about the origin of bird's nest, they can go to the website of the above-mentioned department to check whether the bird's nest importer is a registered legal importer. Importer's license is difficult to obtain and requires a good business record, so usually such importers will not harm others for immediate benefits.