Can I bring Chicken to Taiwan?
Chicken→Taiwan
⚠️ Allowed with Conditions
About Chicken
Chicken is one of the most consumed meats globally. Understanding customs regulations is essential when bringing chicken products across international borders.
General Rules Apply
We don't have specific rules for Chicken yet. Below are the general rules for Meat Products that apply to Chicken.
✅ Declaration Requirements
✅Required
Form needed: Declare and surrender at quarantine / Red Channel
📌 Quick Summary
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Last Updated:August 28, 2026
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📝 Important Notes
- •⚠️ CONDITIONAL — all meat prohibited except commercially sterilised canned and retort-pouch food; the biggest fines in Asia
- •To keep out African swine fever and foot-and-mouth disease, Taiwan bans passengers from bringing in any meat product of land animals without an official quarantine certificate — which travellers never have. Every form counts: fresh, frozen, cured, dried, smoked; jerky, meat floss, sausages, ham, meat-filled buns, mooncakes and instant noodles with meat. The one exception: commercially high-temperature-sterilised canned food (and qualifying retort-pouch food) is exempt from animal quarantine — a sealed can of Spam or corned beef is fine; vacuum-packed jerky or sausage is not.
- •Penalties (Animal Infectious Disease Control Act):
- •NT$200,000 for a first offence involving pork from an ASF-affected area (China, Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, most of Asia and Europe), NT$1,000,000 for a second — 542 travellers paid the NT$200,000 fine in 2025
- •From NT$10,000 (statutory range NT$10,000–1,000,000; typically NT$30,000 in practice) for other undeclared meat (beef, poultry, lamb)
- •Fines must be paid before entry; foreigners who cannot pay are refused entry
- •No fine if you declare: drop it in the amnesty bins before the quarantine counter — voluntary surrender is never penalised.
- •Enforcement: every bag from China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines is X-rayed; detector dogs patrol the carousels.
- •Advice: Apart from sterilised cans or retort pouches, carry no meat at all, not even a sealed snack. Taiwan's braised pork rice and beef noodle soup are the reason to come.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Can I bring vacuum-sealed chicken?
Even vacuum-sealed chicken is generally prohibited due to biosecurity concerns.
Does Chicken need to be vacuum-sealed for entry?
Vacuum sealing can significantly reduce the risk of confiscation, especially for meat or dried products. Additionally, Chicken with complete commercial labeling and ingredient lists is more likely to pass inspection.
What should I consider when bringing Chicken?
The most important thing when bringing Chicken is to confirm if it exceeds the duty-free allowance or declaration threshold of your destination. It's recommended to keep purchase receipts and ensure Chicken is in its original packaging for easier customs inspection. If the Chicken is of high value, always use the red declaration channel.
❓ More Questions
Which countries count as African-swine-fever areas for the NT$200,000 fine?
The list is long and updated by APHIA: mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Korea, India, Russia and most of Europe including Germany, Italy and Poland. In practice, pork from almost anywhere in Asia or Europe triggers the top fine.
Are instant noodles with meat seasoning allowed into Taiwan?
No. Instant noodles whose seasoning packet contains real meat (most Korean, Chinese and Japanese meat-flavoured varieties) are treated as meat products and confiscated; the fine applies if undeclared and the product contains pork from an ASF area. Vegetarian and seafood-flavoured noodles are fine, and so is commercially sterilised canned or retort-pouch meat.
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