Originally Posted by
mjgodden
Only once in 15 years or so of travelling. I was returning from the Seychelles, and was walking through with a colleague. I was pushing the trolley with both of our belongs on in, and we had purchased several hundred cigarettes which were in semi-clear plastic bags. We were stopped and asked if we had any more, to which we replied in the negative. (Even though we were over the limit), we were allowed on our way.
Mark
This actually matches my experience with US customs as well. I routinely go though with 2x my liquor limit - since a Whisky I'm particularly fond of unavailable in the states. Following the advise of my traveling colleagues, I just leave the bottles in plain site on the top of my luggage and no one ever says a word. They seem fairly forgiving if you don't try to hide something.