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Originally Posted by sewerrat
At the border on the way back just be honest with them and they will let you go.
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This last line made me chuckle - I am always so amazed at stories people tell about how they were treated at the border after they were playing hide n go seek with Customs over nothing.
The amount of food/booze/cigs/etc... you are allowed to bring back is usually far more than most people want to bring back anyways ..... no need at all to lie to customs and get red flagged in the computer for the rest of your life over your ignorance to "what happens if you are over the limit" on one thing or another ....
Most people are unaware that 90% of the time if you are over on one thing or another they just tell you that you are over the limit, thank you for being honest and send you on your way without paying extra duties. Just don't get greedy with your overages. An extra bottle here, or extra $200 over your trip limit for some golf clubs or something you bought are pretty much are ignored by most decent customs people. It's not worth the ten or twenty bucks they might collect from you in these cases. I just find it funny how shocked they are when you are honest with them and hand them a receipt .... it's like it's a test for them or something ....
Only once that I remember the guy sent me over with a slip and I paid another $60 or something .... not even a big deal.
But yeah - no reason EVER to lie to customs coming or going - just doesn't make sense (unless you are smuggling drugs I guess
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