Julia Altshuler > writes:

>If you buy something expensive and want to bring it into the country,

Has nothing to do with expensive, some commodites are simply banned, other
items, although costing very little, are taxed at a very high rate, ie,
buttons/embroidery on clothing... the buttons/embroidery on the swater carries
a much higher tarrif rate than the sweater itself, so importers bring in the
sweaters without the acouterments and then US workers apply them.

>you have to tell the folks at customs what you've got.
>That's called claiming the merchandise.

Actually not, US Customs calls that a "Declaration"; the agent will ask "Do you
have anything to *declare*?" "Claiming", wtf is that? You obviously don't
travel internationally.


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