Merchandise from Embargoed Countries
Generally, you may not bring in any goods from Cuba, Iran, Myanmar (Burma), and most of Sudan. To bring in merchandise from any of these countries you will need a license from the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control, known as OFAC; visit www.treas.gov/ofac. You may, however, bring in information and informational materials—books, magazines, films, posters, photographs, microfilms, tapes, CDs, records, works of art, etc. Blank tapes and blank CDs are not informational materials.
• Gifts up to $100 U.S. may be imported from Sudan.
• Prohibited are certain Iraqi cultural property and other items of archaeological, historical/cultural, rare scientific and religious importance illegally removed from the Iraq National Museum, the National Library and other Iraq locations.
• To import merchandise from North Korea you must have a letter of approval issued by OFAC.
The commercial U.S. import of the following Iranian-origin items is prohibited:
• Foodstuffs intended for human consumption that are classified under chapters 2-23 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. at http://hts.usitc.gov.
• Carpets, other textile floor coverings, and carpets used as wall hangings that are classified under chapter 57 or under chapter 97, heading 9706.00.0060, of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. at http://hts.usitc.gov.
Non-commercial import of the above Iranian items is also prohibited unless authorized by OFAC at www.treasury. gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/iran.aspx, or call (202) 622-2490.
Imports of household goods and personal effects are ohibited and Restricted ItemsPr allowed provided they comply with the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (31 CFR 560.201)—available at http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov—and applicable CBP regulations at https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/354