[lca2018-chat] Request for friends travelling from US to LCA

[Joel Wirāmu Pauling]

Pro-tip ; recycle packaging and boxes keep only manuals. Take a photo of
box before recycling.

All it takes is one irate customs official to decide they don't like the
look of you and they can arbitrarily decide to charge you duty,  require
you unlock/turn on and demonstrate laptops,phones and cloud
accounts/storage.

Both NZ and AU have implemented some of the broadest border seizure
controls under the guise of anti-piracy and terrorism laws in the last
decade.

The US is awful, well NZ and Australian border officials have just as much
if not more legal power - it's just not quite as stressed in public rage.

To be honest tho, just don't bring anything that is remotely
food/wood/plant related you probably will be fine.


-Joel

On 4 January 2018 at 17:02, Arjen Lentz <arjen at openstem.com.au> wrote:

> Hi Duncan
>
> > I usually try to have "something to declare" because I have found those
> lines to
> > be shorter ;)
>
> True too!
>
>
> FYI all, I wasn't asking anything edgy.
> Having travelled widely, I'm well aware of how things work.
>
> For reference of the AU duty free concession rules, see
>   https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/Trav/Ente/Duty-Free-concessions
>
> You'll note the point on items that have been owned/used for some time (no
> issue bringing in and taking out), so that will include any laptop, tablet,
> phone and camera unless they're particularly brand-spanking new.
>
> Other items (e.g. brandnew stuff) has a limit of AUD 900 per person for
> anyone 18+yo, specifically including cameras and electronic equipment.
>
>
> Regards,
> Arjen.
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