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c/customs·submitted 2 years ago by u/marit_laurent

someone explain customs to me like I have not read a paper in years

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Asking properly rather than in a comment on somebody else’s thread: someone explain customs to me like I have not read a paper in years. Asked the supplier what documentation travels with the shipment and got a straight answer. That was reassuring in itself. Posted a question here with my address in the screenshot. A…

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u/renzo_yildiz349 points·2 years ago

Research-use-only labelling is a description of intended use, not a customs classification. It does not by itself determine how anything is treated at a border.

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u/customs_seizure_sidMOD176 points·2 years ago

Left up. It names both countries and quotes the notice, which is exactly what makes these threads useful.

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u/erez_yilmaz144 points·2 years ago

if it matters, ask somebody qualified in your own jurisdiction

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u/tb500_tangent184 points·2 years ago

if it matters, ask somebody qualified in your own jurisdiction

Adding the standing caveat — nothing here is legal advice and this one genuinely warrants somebody qualified.

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u/graph_it_gary209 points·2 years ago

nothing in this board is legal advice

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u/arto_fonseca73 points·2 years ago

nothing in this board is legal advice

Agreed — read the notice before deciding what has happened. Most of the panic here is misclassification.

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u/marit_laurentOP185 points·2 years ago·edited

Have you asked the supplier what they declare?

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u/marit_laurentOP111 points·2 years ago·edited

Is there a deadline on the notice?

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[removed]80 points·2 years ago

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