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Country / Territories	Accept Mooncake Shipment	With Egg Yolk	With Custard	With Meat	With Beans	Special Notes
Australia	✔	✖	✖	✖	✔	For personal shipments of mooncakes weighing less than 10 kg and not containing eggs, meat, fresh pomelo, star fruit, taro (or other fresh fruit), the sender only needs to provide a manufacturer's declaration. For commercial purposes, if the shipment exceeds 10 kg or containing eggs, the sender must prepare a commercial invoice, packaging, a list of ingredients on the package, and an import license from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry of Australia. Biosecurity import conditions (BICON) can be found at https://bicon.agriculture.gov.au/ImportConditions/Search
Canada	✔	✖	✖	✖	✔	For personal use exemptions (per person), the items must not contain eggs, custard, or meat, must be valued at less than USD 800, and weigh less than 20 kg. If the value exceeds USD 800, the United States Food and Drug Administration must be notified in advance. Customs or the United States Food and Drug Administration may randomly select items for inspection.
Japan	✔	✖	✔	✖	✖	Mooncake with animal-related fillings, eggs and beans are not accepted. Each individual shipment must weigh 10 kg or less. An import license is required for shipments exceeding 10 kg or intended for commercial purposes.
Korea	✔	✔	✔	✖	✔	Accept reasonable quantity for personal consumption only.
Singapore	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	Total shipment weight must be less than 5kg and limited for personal consumption only. For commercial purpose, receiver must obtain import license from the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) for commercial import. The approval process typically takes around 1-2 days.
Taiwan	✔	✔	✔	Depends on destination customs	✔	For personal consumption, shipments with a total weight exceeding 6 kg or a declared value over USD 1,000 require import approval from the Food and Drug Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Shipments for commercial purpose require import approval from the Food and Drug Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Mooncakes containing meat ingredients are subject to import approval from the Food and Drug Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Animal and Plant Epidemic Prevention and Quarantine Bureau of the Agricultural Commission. Products originating from China is prohibited. Non-compliance with import regulations or submission of false declarations will result in fines ranging from TWD 50,000 to TWD 1 million.
Thailand	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	Whether for personal or commercial use, shipments require import approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Private individuals importing food for personal use must obtain import approval from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) of Thailand. This approval process typically takes no less than 5 days.
United Kingdom	✔	✔	✔	✖	✔	Please contact DHL 24-hr Customer Service Hotline at 2400 3388 before shipping.
United States of America	✔	✔	✔	✖	✔	Mooncake contains meat and meat products are prohibited. If the value exceeds USD 800, the United States Food and Drug Administration must be notified in advance. Customs or the United States Food and Drug Administration may randomly select items for inspection.

Country / Territories

Accept Mooncake Shipment

With Egg Yolk

With Custard

With Meat

With Beans

Special Notes

Australia

✔

✖

✔

For personal shipments of mooncakes weighing less than 10 kg and not containing eggs, meat, fresh pomelo, star fruit, taro (or other fresh fruit), the sender only needs to provide a manufacturer's declaration.
For commercial purposes, if the shipment exceeds 10 kg or containing eggs, the sender must prepare a commercial invoice, packaging, a list of ingredients on the package, and an import license from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry of Australia.
Biosecurity import conditions (BICON) can be found at https://bicon.agriculture.gov.au/ImportConditions/Search

Canada

✔

✖

✔

For personal use exemptions (per person), the items must not contain eggs, custard, or meat, must be valued at less than USD 800, and weigh less than 20 kg.
If the value exceeds USD 800, the United States Food and Drug Administration must be notified in advance.
Customs or the United States Food and Drug Administration may randomly select items for inspection.

Japan

✔

✖

✔

✖

Mooncake with animal-related fillings, eggs and beans are not accepted.
Each individual shipment must weigh 10 kg or less.
An import license is required for shipments exceeding 10 kg or intended for commercial purposes.

Korea

✔

✖

✔

Accept reasonable quantity for personal consumption only.

Singapore

✔

Total shipment weight must be less than 5kg and limited for personal consumption only.
For commercial purpose, receiver must obtain import license from the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) for commercial import. The approval process typically takes around 1-2 days.

Taiwan

✔

Depends on destination customs

✔

For personal consumption, shipments with a total weight exceeding 6 kg or a declared value over USD 1,000 require import approval from the Food and Drug Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
Shipments for commercial purpose require import approval from the Food and Drug Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
Mooncakes containing meat ingredients are subject to import approval from the Food and Drug Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Animal and Plant Epidemic Prevention and Quarantine Bureau of the Agricultural Commission.
Products originating from China is prohibited.
Non-compliance with import regulations or submission of false declarations will result in fines ranging from TWD 50,000 to TWD 1 million.

Thailand

✔

Whether for personal or commercial use, shipments require import approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
Private individuals importing food for personal use must obtain import approval from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) of Thailand. This approval process typically takes no less than 5 days.

United Kingdom

✔

✖

✔

Please contact DHL 24-hr Customer Service Hotline at 2400 3388 before shipping.

United States of America

✔

✖

✔

Mooncake contains meat and meat products are prohibited.
If the value exceeds USD 800, the United States Food and Drug Administration must be notified in advance.
Customs or the United States Food and Drug Administration may randomly select items for inspection.

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