Fruit import question?

I know that the US has some strict policies on fruit importing, but i don't know the specifics. Is it only on domestic type fruits, or is it on all fruits. My fiancee is from the Philippines, and she would like to bring some rambutan, but i am worried that it will have to stay in quarantine until it is rotten. Can anybody help me out with this and let me know if exotic fruits like that are quarantined as they come into the States??

Fruit import question?
One of the reasons for fruit and plant quarantines is because of the bugs that lay their eggs on the fruit. When they are brought into an area that doesn't have natural enemies to those bugs, they can totally destroy not only an entire crop in a farmer's field but everywhere in that state and greatly impact the production of that food.





You won't be able to bring in any fruit to any part of California that hasn't gone through normal channels.





Don't try to hide it and bring it in because how would you feel if your one little fruit wiped out the entire crop of say, oranges in Florida? In Washington state, we now have the Apple maggot quarantine and it's been on for years - we just can't get rid of it - someone brought it in.





So, if you don't mind buying fruit in your grocery store with holes in it and worms crawling in it - keep in mind - others DO mind.
Reply:i dont know about that quarantine issue since i didnt go to any country before, im from philippines also. and i want to give my friend their in los angeles some unripe mangoes but i dont know if it will work, about the rambutan why dont you just peel the cover of the fruits and place them in a sealed container maybe you can bring it in you hand carry bag.