Can I bring medicine and baby food liquids to United States?
- Official classification
- Medicine and baby food/milk liquids exempted from the LAG limit
Allowed
You can bring medicine and baby food liquids into United States without a special limit.
What you need to know
- No stated quantity
- Channels: Carried with the traveler
Important
This allowance applies per person, not per family or group.
Official sources
- What Can I Bring? Complete List Transportation Security Administration
Questions about Medicine and baby food liquids in United States
- Do I have to declare medicine and baby food liquids at United States customs?
- No — within the allowance it passes without a declaration.
- What happens if I do not declare medicine and baby food liquids in United States?
- Under 19 CFR 148.102, if you declare the excess yourself: a flat-rate charge is applied to the excess; the normal duty becomes payable on the excess. Under 19 CFR 148.18, if the goods are found without being declared: the goods are confiscated; an administrative fine is imposed. Under 19 U.S.C. 1497: the goods are confiscated; an administrative fine is imposed.
- Can I post or ship medicine and baby food liquids to United States instead of carrying it?
- Not under this allowance. It covers goods a traveller carries; a parcel is an import and is assessed under the postal rules instead. Baggage sent before or after you travels under the same allowance.
- Can I take medicine and baby food liquids out of United States?
- United States publishes no separate rule for taking medicine and baby food liquids out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Does the United States limit for medicine and baby food liquids apply per person or per family?
- Per person. Each traveller carries their own allowance and it cannot be pooled with anyone else's.
- Where does this rule come from?
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection states it in What Can I Bring? Complete List. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19. The sentence it rests on reads: “TSA allows larger amounts of medically necessary liquids, gels, and aerosols in reasonable quantities for your trip, but you must declare them to TSA officers at the checkpoint for inspection.”
- How does United States compare with other countries on medicine and baby food liquids?
- Of the 20 countries covered here, 0 prohibit medicine and baby food liquids, 4 limit it and 16 let it through. United States is among the more permissive.
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection — What Can I Bring? Complete List · verified 2026-09-19
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection — 19 CFR Part 148 — Personal Declarations and Exemptions · verified 2026-09-20
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection — 19 CFR 145.31 Importations not over $800 in value · verified 2026-09-20
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection — What Can I Bring? Complete List · verified 2026-09-19
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection — What Can I Bring? Complete List · verified 2026-09-19