Originally Posted by
jontam
Hi, I am going to be in NYC for a long transit (EZE-NYC-MXP) during which I plan to go to the city for a few hours. I want to bring some medicines namely Unisom and Immodium with me, do I have to declare them? I know it may be better to buy them there but I will have a trip in Argentina first before the layover in NYC. Also it says in the declaration form:
[If you are a visitor (non-U.S. Resident), print the total value of all goods (including commercial merchandise) you or any family members traveling with you are bringing into the United States and will remain in the United States.]
I am planning to buy some wines from Argentina and bring them to Italy (which has a rather generous duty free quota for wine), since they won't stay in the US, do I have to declare?
Lastly, since I am not staying in any hotel in NYC, do I have to put down an address in the US in the form? Or it's better to put down any hotel's name to save trouble?
Thanks!
Surely the part I have highlighted in red would apply?
As you will only be in transit, presumably nothing you are bringing will remain in the United States.
I would put "In Transit"on the form. I certainly would not put the name of a hotel if I was not staying at one. That is more likely to lead to problems.
Have your onward ticket to show, to prove that you are just in transit. Once, I put the flight number of the onward flight in this box (NZ113, for example). Once I had shown my ticket, that was accepted as OK.