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Feb 27, 2019, 4:38 am

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Originally Posted by Reindeerflame

We recently returned from Japan and Taiwan through SFO. To our surprise, we were not asked to complete a US customs declaration, either a paper one or an electronic version through a kiosk. Have these been entirely abolished for US citizens?

Suppose we had been carrying $750,000 in gold or jade products. How would these have been discovered?

The paper forms are still handed out on many flights and can still be used by US citizens at many airports of entry, even when/if directed to APC kiosks.

Imports can be declared via electronic means as well and supplemented by written or oral declarations.

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