food items into the DR

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Hi all,

Is there a prohibition on food items being brought in like there is into US Australia etc.
If so could you either advise on what is allowed or point to a web-site for info (preferably in English please)

DR British Embassy website doesn't seem to have any info.

TIA Ray
 
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Pork products as of April 27th.
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/4/27/31817/Dominican-Government-orders-halt-on-pork-products
It might have been temporary - I'll see if I can find anything further, Ray. But best not to bring gammon rashers :cheeky:.

The phytosanitary regulations are here:
Secretar?a de Estado de Agricultura
but in Spanish & mainly refer to large scale imports not tourist suitcases which hardly ever get checked by Customs coming in ;). Only thing I found in English was
http://www.fas.usda.gov/gainfiles/200507/146130380.pdf
and it's dated 2005 :ermm:.

PM or email if you don't want the world to know what it might be & whether you'll be chancing anything. We know when to keep quiet...
 
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Wouldn't have thought already cooked eggs was a problem but if they have sausage meat around them (Scotch eggs), pork sausage meat is a pork product so ban above applies (unless it's been lifted).
 
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did they start checking the luggage? darn.
coming back from europe after christmas i carried about 20kg of food including meat, cheese, bread etc. i hope to be able to bring more food when i travel again...
 
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