Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] U.S. Customs
From: Dante A Stella <dante@umich.edu>
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 22:41:40 -0400
References: <NDBBJOAAALGELCLOAMMJKEDHCOAA.cpeacock1@mw.mediaone.net>

Chuck - that was through Detroit, right?  Customs is so lazy they don't want to
check anything.

Dante

Chuck Peacock & Pauline Averbach wrote:

> I've never had trouble with U.S. Customs at all.
>
> Last Sunday I returned from a long weekend in Canada and (in addition to a
> case of quite legal Leicas) I had a bunch of Canadian meat & produce from a
> Saturday morning farmers' market that was definitely NOT legit.
>
> At U.S. Customs the agent asked "Citizen of?" and when my wife said "USA' he
> said OK and waved us on without so much as an "Anything to declare?"
>
> As I think back, I think the ONLY time I ever had any trouble was once in
> Milano when a German shepherd didn't like the smell of my suitcase. The
> guard had me unpack the suitcase and the dog was still interested in the
> suitcase, not the contents.  After concluding that the suitcase didn't have
> any place for hidden compartments (it was molded plastic or fiberglass) they
> finally let me go with some harsh words to the dog. Happily they were in
> Italian so I didn't understand.
>
> Chuck Peacock
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Bill
> Satterfield
> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 4:09 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] U.S. Customs
>
> Have any of you had any trouble with customs when returning with the
> Leica equipment you took with you. I understand they have a form but my
> travel agent said she had never been questioned. She has been to Europe
> 4 times.

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Dante Stella
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~dante

In reply to: Message from "Chuck Peacock & Pauline Averbach" <cpeacock1@mw.mediaone.net> (RE: [Leica] U.S. Customs)