US Border restrictions on imported grapes from Canada
 

Do any home winemakers bring grapes in from Canada?
I know there are American concord juice processors that bring tons of grapes
from Niagara to NY every year and vice a versa from California. But can a
home winemaker bring a few bushels of grapes (or juice) from Canada
(Niagara) to New York or Michigan without issues?

thanks

Joe

"Joe" > wrote in message
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> Do any home winemakers bring grapes in from Canada?
> I know there are American concord juice processors that bring tons of
> grapes from Niagara to NY every year and vice a versa from California.
> But can a home winemaker bring a few bushels of grapes (or juice) from
> Canada (Niagara) to New York or Michigan without issues?

I used to travel between Cleveland and Toronto a lot 15-20 years ago and
remember being asked about bringing fruit across the border. I did a Google
search and came up with this site:

http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:E...d+states&hl=en

They say that seasonal fruit grown in Canada is allowed but they don't give
any restrictions on quantity. They also note that:

"Agriculture Quarantine Inspection division of Customs and Border
Protection, is responsible for safeguarding agriculture by preventing the
entry of exotic agricultural pests and diseases into the United States."

Try doing a Google search to find the Customs and Border Protection website;
they might be able to give you the information you need.

Paul

Joe when I import grapes from the US into Canada, it is most important
to have noted that the grapes were grown in the US. It is due to the
regulation for agricultural products and NAFT trade agreement for
free trade between Canada and the US.

For further infor on Importing from Canada to US , try calling US
Customs
for advice , they will direct you to the proper section of the US
Agriculture department that does inspections.

I hope this helps.

if you are a United States citizen, you will find that the United States
government is VERY interested in giving you a great big EXPENSIVE hassle at
every chance you give it.

At least that's been my experience.

You are FAR better off being an illegal immigrant, those people tend to be
left alone regardless of what they are doing.

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billb