How to Import Olives

Import delicious olives to your home.

The United States has simple ways to import olives for either commercial or personal use. To find the most comprehensive information, call the Customs Border Protection agent in the city through which you return, or through which your imported olives will travel. Customs can help you with any last-minute details for the olives you import, especially for commercial use. If you are bringing the olives with you for personal use, and will carry them with you while you travel, check the port of entry for the maximum amount of olives you can bring in. With a few easy steps, you can bring delicious olives home and share the delicious flavors you enjoyed on your travels.

Things You'll Need

• Olives for importing
• Prior Notice Filing

Instructions

Importing Olives

1. Prepare your olives to be imported to the United States. If you are at a vendor, they can prepare it with the correct labeling for U.S. Customs.

2. File a Prior Notice with U.S. Customs. This alerts the agency on what to expect when your package of olives arrives.

3. Wait for your shipment to be delivered, or to be notified it is ready for pick-up. If it can not be delivered, you will receive a Notice of Detention, which contains information about why your shipment has not been released. Usually it need to be tested before it can be released.

Tips & Warnings

• Research the types of olives allowed for importation by calling ahead to your destination port.

References

• Importing Food for Commercial Use
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Weight limit on food being imported into the U.S.