[Leica] Anybody still register camera gear with customs?

[jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)]

For what it is worth, I do it every time I leave India.
Cheers
Jayanand


On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote:

> Nathan,
>
> My recollection is that the purpose of the form was to prove on returning
> to the U.S. that you did not buy the equipment abroad on the current trip,
> that you owned it when you left the U.S. I have no idea whether it is still
> standard practice.
>
> Herbert Kanner
> kanner at acm.org
> 650-326-8204
>
> Question authority and the authorities will question you.
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> On Jun 9, 2013, at 9:33 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
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> > You certainly will not need it on this end unless you are flying to some
> dodgy place like Moldova.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Nathan
> >
> > Nathan Wajsman
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> > On Jun 10, 2013, at 6:06 AM, Jay Burleson wrote:
> >
> >> In the 80's & 90's I had a US Customs form 4457 "Certificate of
> registration for personal effects taken abroad", which had my Leica and
> large format gear description & serial numbers recorded.
> >> Now I have all new gear, and will be heading for Europe soon.
> >> I was wondering if Luggers (US citizens) traveling overseas still find
> this necessary?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance,
> >> --
> >> Jay,
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