The Customs Agency is concerned with what you are bringing into the U.S. They make sure that what you bring is permissible and that duty, or import tax, is collected if it is due. Personal property is usually not subject to duty, but if you bring, for example, one hundred compact discs of your favorite artist to give as gifts, you might appear to be an importer rather than a student.
You may be asking yourself, "What can I bring into the United States without paying duty?" "Can I bring gifts?" "Must I declare everything?" "Is there anything that I may not bring?"
You should obtain from the nearest U.S. consulate a copy of the pamphlet Customs Hints for Visitors (Nonresidents), which gives full answers to all such questions. Below are summaries of the regulations...
Labels: Customs, Immigration
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