Declaring camera on Arrival
Jun 10, 2005 | 12:47 am
#16
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Portland, Oregon
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I think you should be fine 777heavy. I just got back from MNL a little over a week ago and I had both camera and laptop and had no questioning/problem at all. And cameras onboard PR? Absolutely.
Jun 13, 2005 | 8:31 am
#17
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Join Date: Mar 2002
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I've had similar experiences. I have a 1970s-vintage Canon AE-1 -- an amazing piece of equipment. Back when it was newer, I took the receipt with me when I left the US. I seem to recall I had a customs guy tell me that the oval-shaped "Passed" stickers indicated that the item had been imported into the US.
More recently, I returned from SYD to SFO with a brand new lens for this camera. Combined with the loose opals I had bought for Mrs. Flies, I was way over the $400 limit in effect a few years ago. I went to the Red line and got two surprises: loose gems aren't subject to duty; and, only digital camera equipment purchased outside the US is subject to duty. On this particular trip, I didn't even bring the receipt for the camera with me.
More recently, I returned from SYD to SFO with a brand new lens for this camera. Combined with the loose opals I had bought for Mrs. Flies, I was way over the $400 limit in effect a few years ago. I went to the Red line and got two surprises: loose gems aren't subject to duty; and, only digital camera equipment purchased outside the US is subject to duty. On this particular trip, I didn't even bring the receipt for the camera with me.