Originally Posted by
emcampbe
AFAIK, you don't get notes/revocation of the program for declaring fruit that can't be imported. You delcare it, the agriculture officer inspects it, and says yes or no. If no, they take it and that's the end of it. Now if you don't declare it on the other hand, that's where you get into trouble.
FYI - that's not what the customs officer told me when I was selected for a baggage screening for marking 'yes' to the food question.
He recommended marking NO to that question, then verbally advising the customs officer that I have X or Y food items.
He said it's OK to verbally change a declaration. I asked him if he really recommends lying to the machine, and he said that changing a declaration is not lying...
Sounded a bit strange to me.