Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good point. Your story reminded me of a similar story I was told by a former field tech for Concurrent Computer Systems. He and a co-worker had to fly to some South American country along with over 50,000 USD worth of test equipment to troubleshoot and repair some systems for one of Concurrent's resellers. The reseller failed to post the necessary bond to get the equipment into the country. So, when my friend arrived he was stopped by customs. The reseller offered a bribe which apparently was not enough as customs confiscated the equipment. The equipment was returned after the reseller posted bond equal to the value of the equipment. The bond was ultimately forfeited when the equipment left the country with my friend on his return to the US. (The reseller screwed up again, but I forget the details.) So, you might want to check with those countries you plan to visit to see what they do or do not allow into their country. - -Doug - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey Frankel" <jfrankel@worldnet.att.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 1:30 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] U.S. custom laws > > US customs might not be your problem. > Years ago, I had a friend who worked for the "news" show A Current > Affair > They flew down to Rio in Brazil to do a segment on "train surfers" and > "floss bikinis" > > They were racing to make thier flight back to the US when Brazilian customs > stopped them and asked them for > a US receipt for thier Professional Ikigama video equipment. It took a > bribe of all the cash they had to get released with 10 minutes to spare to > make the flight. > > Jeff > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html