Originally Posted by
Steve M
My recent experience is that if you answer Yes to the "food" question, you always get sent to secondary for the x-ray treatment of all your belongings, even if you tell the primary inspector that what you have is a clearly permissible food item. This may vary by port, but it's enough to convince me to not bring any food items back in the future just to save having to go to secondary.
That's my experience too Steve. Basically, it seems like declaring anything to these guys is counterproductive because that's guaranteed to send you to secondary screening and to delay you with additional questioning.
If you're sneaking contraband into the country (something I do not condone), then declaring anything on a customs form is about as dumb as it gets.
