US import ban on Burmese goods??

[Rick]

From my reading of the statuate, hand made 1 off swords would be exempt as they are both art and craft .. I really think this one is up to the officer inspecting the package .

Still, looks like there's a possible loophole there .

Remember, no tips on cheating Customs are allowed in these Hallowed Halls .

'Old Sword', however does not fall into that category .

[kahnjar1]

Originally Posted by Rick

From my reading of the statuate, hand made 1 off swords would be exempt as they are both art and craft .. I really think this one is up to the officer inspecting the package .

Still, looks like there's a possible loophole there .

Remember, no tips on cheating Customs are allowed in these Hallowed Halls .

'Old Sword', however does not fall into that category .

Hi Rick, I certainly was not intending to suggest ways to get around the problem! The mention of "Letter opener" was in fact somthing which happened to me due to the seller trying to be clever, despite my explicit instructions regarding accurate description! The result was that the item was seized by our Customs on arrival in NZ. ....so MAKE SURE YOUR SELLER COMPLIES WITH YOUR INSTRUCTIONS.
In my opinion, trying to "cheat" Customs is a stupid thing to do, especially in a small country like ours. Names soon appear on the "Watch this person list" and future imports are given a very close examination, or disallowed.
Merry Xmas,
Stuart