Can you bring dry ice across the border?

[Jan and Steve 0]

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone knows the answer to this question... My parents are coming to visit me from Canada and would like to bring some homemade perogies and cheesebuns (no meat). If they pack them in dry ice to bring them across the border (they are driving across) will the dry ice cause any problems with the border officials? I've never done it before, so thought I'd ask. Any idea?

Thanks!

Janny

[pedroh 21]

no, canadian dry ice is forbidden.. there's a list of acceptable dry ice you can bring in..

i'm kidding.. no idea

[almaty 19]

i think you can

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

I would call CBP and ask them.

[Jan and Steve 0]

OK thanks for the quick replies.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

How about a Coleman cooler and Party Ice? Issue solved!

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Or just stick it on the right side of your trunk and put a lot of bags of cocaine on the left. The CBP will be so excited to have found all that cocaine that they'll let your dry ice go right by.

Let us know how it goes.

[Emancipation 2]

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone knows the answer to this question... My parents are coming to visit me from Canada and would like to bring some homemade perogies and cheesebuns (no meat). If they pack them in dry ice to bring them across the border (they are driving across) will the dry ice cause any problems with the border officials? I've never done it before, so thought I'd ask. Any idea?

Thanks!

Janny

we bring fish and cheese and such all the time with a cooler and icepacks as Flames suggests above. If you don't open the cooler it will last (at least in our cube) for 16+ hrs frozen. Never had an issue with thawing

[Saddle Bronc 124]

To add: I've actually done six-hour drives with ice-packs, or frozen bottles (591 mL, 20 oz) (and some frozen homecooked items) in a thermocol-box cooler (grossly inferior to the Coleman). Total amount that had thawed--about 0.75 oz/20 mL.

"thermocol"--British English term for Americanese/Canuck "styrofoam"

Edited August 14, 2008 by CherryXS

[Jan and Steve 0]

To add: I've actually done six-hour drives with ice-packs, or frozen bottles (591 mL, 20 oz) (and some frozen homecooked items) in a thermocol-box cooler (grossly inferior to the Coleman). Total amount that had thawed--about 0.75 oz/20 mL.

"thermocol"--British English term for Americanese/Canuck "styrofoam"

Yeah, well if it was me bringing the perogies across the border, I would just pack them in ice in a cooler... but my grandma slaved away making them and is paranoid that they will thaw out and her hard work will go to waste. So my parents and I are trying to compromise and suggest dry ice as an option...

Silly grandma.

Thanks for the ideas everyone!

[Teacher Mark 53]

Or just stick it on the right side of your trunk and put a lot of bags of cocaine on the left. The CBP will be so excited to have found all that cocaine that they'll let your dry ice go right by.

Let us know how it goes.

:rofl:

Even without the Coke I foresee a potential incident at the border.

I think the U.S.B.P. will be the ones actually making the discovery. The Canadians will only look on in envy.

Edited August 14, 2008 by WideAwakeInTheUSA

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Or just stick it on the right side of your trunk and put a lot of bags of cocaine on the left. The CBP will be so excited to have found all that cocaine that they'll let your dry ice go right by.

Let us know how it goes.

:rofl:

Even without the Coke I foresee a potential incident at the border.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

To add: I've actually done six-hour drives with ice-packs, or frozen bottles (591 mL, 20 oz) (and some frozen homecooked items) in a thermocol-box cooler (grossly inferior to the Coleman). Total amount that had thawed--about 0.75 oz/20 mL.

"thermocol"--British English term for Americanese/Canuck "styrofoam"

Yeah, well if it was me bringing the perogies across the border, I would just pack them in ice in a cooler... but my grandma slaved away making them and is paranoid that they will thaw out and her hard work will go to waste. So my parents and I are trying to compromise and suggest dry ice as an option...

Silly grandma.

Thanks for the ideas everyone!

As an aside--that total was achieved with THREE ice-bottles.

[Teacher Mark 53]

To add: I've actually done six-hour drives with ice-packs, or frozen bottles (591 mL, 20 oz) (and some frozen homecooked items) in a thermocol-box cooler (grossly inferior to the Coleman). Total amount that had thawed--about 0.75 oz/20 mL.

"thermocol"--British English term for Americanese/Canuck "styrofoam"

Yeah, well if it was me bringing the perogies across the border, I would just pack them in ice in a cooler... but my grandma slaved away making them and is paranoid that they will thaw out and her hard work will go to waste. So my parents and I are trying to compromise and suggest dry ice as an option...

Silly grandma.

Thanks for the ideas everyone!

As an aside--that total was achieved with THREE ice-bottles.

A record that I am sure will stand the test of time.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

To add: I've actually done six-hour drives with ice-packs, or frozen bottles (591 mL, 20 oz) (and some frozen homecooked items) in a thermocol-box cooler (grossly inferior to the Coleman). Total amount that had thawed--about 0.75 oz/20 mL.

"thermocol"--British English term for Americanese/Canuck "styrofoam"

Yeah, well if it was me bringing the perogies across the border, I would just pack them in ice in a cooler... but my grandma slaved away making them and is paranoid that they will thaw out and her hard work will go to waste. So my parents and I are trying to compromise and suggest dry ice as an option...

Silly grandma.

Thanks for the ideas everyone!

As an aside--that total was achieved with THREE ice-bottles.

A record that I am sure will stand the test of time.

That's a real nice double-entendre.