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Re: How do you "register" with U.S. Customs? (off)
Subject:Re: How do you "register" with U.S. Customs? (off) From:Chuck Beck <cbeck -at- BGNET -dot- BGSU -dot- EDU> Date:Wed, 7 May 1997 09:38:28 -0400
Joe Sokohl wrote:
> Based on recent comments re: going from U.S. to Canada for STC's
> conference: Many people have advised registering major electornic
> devices (laptops, cameras, overhead projecters, CD players,
> multidimensional time converters) with U.S. Customs.
>
> How does one do this? At the point of embarkation? Is there (usually)
> a U.S. Customs office you would do this with before you leave? How
> long does it take? Is it sufficient bringing proof of purchase?
I asked my travel agent about this (we live fairly near the Canadian border,
and she has a lot of clients who travel to Canada frequently). She said you
*can* stop at U.S. Customs on your way *in* and register the equipment with
them if you want, but it's a time-consuming venture.
On the other hand, she said, you can simply take along your sales receipts
(if they're handy) and show them--if requested to--on your way back into the
U.S. Much less time-consuming and only slightly more risky. She claimed her
business clients rarely have problems of that sort in this area anyway
(Detroit-Windsor border crossing).
Hope this helps somebody...
Chuck Beck
cbeck -at- bgnet -dot- bgsu -dot- edu
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