Originally Posted by Landing Gear

Maybe not.



This is true.





Let's quantify things. If I bring in a Nikon D3 camera, Customs knows it's an old model whether or not I have a receipt with me. And it probably also has signs of wear as well. Want to make me pay duty, go ahead. Then wait for my appeal to be filed to have it returned.

I have had occasion in the past to have as much as three trips to Paris in one month. The worst thing that ever happened was (during the time of the written, itemized declaration forms) when an inspector said something to me like, "Did you buy that tie in France?" and I replied, "On the last trip."

I am not registering my 30 year old Swiss watch.