🛂 Customs - Taiwan | Importing candy/snacks

[DogmaticStoic]

I’d argue that milk in chocolate isn’t unnecessary. But I’m not a big dark chocolate fan

Are dark chocolate Reese’s vegan?

[deepshelter]

I believe milk is in the chocolate and peanut butter lol. I remember Justine’s dark chocolate peanut butter cups were fine though. Also a few brands that label theirs vegan.

[fuji]

Before this whole swine fever I used to have luggage full of Polish sausages and no one cared. Even those cute doggos smelled my bag and didn’t react. If they stopped me, I would say that paying fine is still better than eating this sweet thing they call sausage here

Now I am bringing a lot of candies as well, mostly for gifts. I’m also bringing a lot of Yerba Mate, this year like 5kg in my checked in luggage and even it’s practically unknown here in Taiwan and it resembles weed a lot still didn’t have any problems so far

[jimipresley]

@deepshelter

I believe milk is in the chocolate and peanut butter lol.

Why is that funny?

[DogmaticStoic]

Peanut butter shouldn’t involve milk

[Dr_Milker]

@DogmaticStoic

Peanut butter shouldn’t involve milk

[afterspivak]

@Marco

They don’t care who or what it’s for. They’re only looking for liquor and tobacco.

And pork!

EDIT: Plus what @SuperS54 said.

Guy

[Marco]

Is pork legal to carry into Taiwan?

[afterspivak]

@hannes

Ate a lot of those when we were children. Haven’t had those kind of sugar bombs for quite some time. Just too much sugar.

It’s amazing how bad some of these things taste after we grow up.

Guy

[afterspivak]

@Marco

Is pork legal to carry into Taiwan?

No! And that’s why they look for it.

Guy

[Marco]

I’m talking about in a legal sense.

Otherwise such a post will be very long.

Do they only look for pork? No.

Meth
Weed
Crack
Cocaine
List goes on

I’m doubtful @meishijia actually intends to import contraband.

So I don’t think it needs to be mentioned that border officers will look for contraband because that’s a given.

[meishijia]

Just chocolate maybe some cereal

[afterspivak]

@Taiwan_Luthiers

I mean just don’t go OTT on this.

@meishijia go over the top?

I can’t imagine!

Guy

[meishijia]

It’s shocking how well you know me just from this forum

[afterspivak]

When you go all in, you really seem to go . . . all in.

cough cough credit cards cough cough

Guy

[DKaoshuing]

@meishijia

Just chocolate maybe some cereal

I would worry the chocolate would melt unless its the overhead locker.

[Taiwan_Luthiers]

I thought the cargo hold gets quite cold…

[lostinasia]

Just in case anyone’s worried things have changed in times of COVID, I came back a few days ago with two suitcases quite full of food. No issues at the airport.

I suppose it could make a difference that I had a variety of foods, while a suitcase simply full of hundreds of candy bars may raise more flags.

I have come home with melted chocolate before: maybe from the time in Taiwan? Or from the suitcase sitting on the tarmac in the sun at some point?

[DKaoshuing]

Yes it does ! But more worried about on the ground in Taiwan, it may melt or come soft sitting on tarmac at the airport before its ejected out at baggage claim.