CBP Importation Advisory on Mandarin Oranges from Canada
CBP has issued an Importation Advisory stating that mandarin oranges from Canada are banned from import into the U.S. A CBP official stated that CBP typically sees an influx of Christmas Oranges around the holiday season and when Canadian citizens’ travel to southern states for the winter, and the agency wanted to get the word out that these products are prohibited from being imported into the U.S.
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CBP notes that there are many types of fresh fruit, vegetables and live plants that may enter Canada from tropical and sub-tropical areas of the world but are prohibited from entry in to the U.S. Oranges are one example because they can harbor plant pests and diseases that could severely impact U.S. agriculture