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AskariAskari Posts: 3,713 ✭
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Since about May, I've noticed that a significant percentage of packages I receive from overseas now get inspected by customs or the postal service. It used to be very rare, but is now rather frequent. Yesterday I received a small softcover catalog I won on eBay from a seller in London and it had been opened for inspection. The way they sliced the package open (an inch from the edge) could have damaged the book, but fortunately did not. Is anybody else noticing this?
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    tonyhartonyhar Posts: 1,598
    The same thing is happening in the other direction.
    Items from the US are being checked by the UK customs and then again by the Manx Customs when they get here.
    This has been since the start of the year.
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    historygeekhistorygeek Posts: 792
    Maybe Customs has hired more student custom inspectors?
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    wybritwybrit Posts: 6,958 ✭✭✭
    I haven't seen it personally yet, but it is not surprising. Coins probably set off their detectors often.
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    AskariAskari Posts: 3,713 ✭
    ... but a thin softcover book?
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    eric1509eric1509 Posts: 76
    Hi!

    The German costums are also very interested in the mail of their citizen!
    I have recieved many coins and other from "oversea" and sometimes I can see the green tape
    with text "costums" on it. So I know they have looked inside.
    Sometimes if they dont trust the postal declaration I have to come with a bill of the items
    to show the value of it.
    Not very nice! image

    Eric
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    BruceBruce Posts: 484
    Customs can always be a pain to deal with, shipping or traveling.

    U.S. customs took a dozen eggs, 2 apples and 2 grapefruits from us on July 1 when we went in to the U.S.
    Canadian customs seems to be most interested in the value of it to get customs charges and taxes on it.
    So many coins, so little money!
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    eric1509eric1509 Posts: 76
    Yes if you come with a airplane to the States you will be informed that you may not take
    fruit into the country! We had to throw them away.
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    wybritwybrit Posts: 6,958 ✭✭✭
    ... but a thin softcover book?

    If you question their action using logic, you've just made your first mistake!image
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    AethelredAethelred Posts: 9,288 ✭✭✭


    << <i>... but a thin softcover book?

    If you question their action using logic, you've just made your first mistake!image >>




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    cachemancacheman Posts: 3,113 ✭✭✭
    Every single piece I receive from Europe is now either "looked at" or damaged. Some of the "damage" could just be a quick rip along the edge to look inside...it pisses me off actually! I am also seeing this on domestic mail which just ain't right!! image
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    1jester1jester Posts: 8,638 ✭✭✭
    Welcome to the forum, Eric!!

    "Maybe they dont know fruit!
    I never saw fruit on a burger!" --Eric1509
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    It's always been like that with food items, in fact. I remember a trip my family took into Mexico over 30 years ago, and as we reentered the States, they dug through our van and confiscated a few mango seeds we'd been drying out.

    "...it pisses me off actually! I am also seeing this on domestic mail which just ain't right!!" --Cacheman

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    coachleonardcoachleonard Posts: 995 ✭
    This has me kinda worried now about overseas shipping... just this month, i mailed an old jeton to a buyer in the Netherlands. Someone
    went into the (very tightly taped) package and took out the jeton, then sent the package on to the buyer!
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    farthingfarthing Posts: 3,294 ✭✭✭
    I have not had this problem yet with any of the overseas mail I have received
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