Originally Posted by LTN Phobia

I often have things to declare (wooden items, food etc.) and it usually adds about 15-20 minutes to the process at most.

One time though, I was shocked that two quarantine officers did not know what teak was. They thought I said "tick" and thought I had brought insect specimens... I said it was a type of wood but it did not register with them somehow, and I eventually showed them what teak was (it was a part of a boat I took in my suitcase to have it reworked in Australia), and they were like "Oh, so "teak" is wood???" I wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry.