Originally Posted by
Often1
That is generous. At many airports, lost & found is an outsourced function. While it can be quite efficient, it is quite expensive. Even if you pick the item up, you pay a fee. They will typically ship the item, all for a fee.
You should never pay duty (Customs) on an item you own.
well in Germany, if you can't provide a receipt or invoice for your item, they will charge you VAT no matter how old and used it is. I've seen it many times in those frankfurt airport documentaries. Once I shipped my laptop from Taiwan to German because I've forgotten to pack it and I had to provide an invoice from the etailer I bought from to get it released from customs.