Re: Mamiya Cameras, a bit OT

[Stan McQueen <stan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have travelled internationally several times via JFK, LAX, SEA, and BOS 
and have never even had my cameras looked at. Have I just been lucky or is 
it just that I have never brought back any camera gear that I bought 
overseas and had to declare? Does it matter if the equipment is obviously used?

Stan

At 09:34 AM 06/09/2000 -0500, Frank Schiffel wrote:
>EPOI did the same thing with Nikon before they sold out to Nikon USA. we 
>sent an Nikon F with some lenses to a friend who was in the secret 
>service. he had to go to the post office, pay duty then file the Nikon 
>name off the front of the camera. otherwise it would be returned to us or 
>destroyed.
>
>customs will hassle you on this.
>
>I ended up getting a form from customs (and you have to do it in front of 
>the customs officer) noting what camera equipment I had in the US before I 
>left, then when I returned they checked the stuff against the form. 
>otherwise its pay duty on it. unless you carry all your sales receipts 
>with you.
>
>customs is part of law enforcement. and the biggest bastards are at JFK in 
>New York.

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