Can I bring English Christmas pudding into Canada from the UK without declaring it to Canada Customs?
If the Christmas Pudding is a store-bought item, still in its original sealed wrapping, it may be okay. It often depends on the ingredients. For example, there are various restrictions and limitations on eggs, dairy products, honey, and fresh fruit that you try to bring into the country. Now since this is a dessert that is already pre-cooked, you would probably be okay, but to be sure I would recommend that you contact Canada Customs prior to arrival in Canada. Otherwise, they may make you throw out that pudding. And by the way, if you don’t declare that you have the pudding and they subsequently find it, you are guilty of providing a false declaration and could face fines or even criminal prosecution. I doubt that would happen over a pudding, but just making you aware up front. Take a look at the PDF below in Part A where it says “I am bringing into Canada:” My suggestion is that you bring it, declare you are bringing a “dairy or fruit” product, and show it or decribe it to them when
