Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. - -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dante Stella http://www-personal.umich.edu/~dante