Re: OT: Bringing Cisco equipment to US

2009-07-09 Thread JC Dill
Glen Turner wrote: I wouldn't recommend importing the switches through your luggage. The few times I've tried that arranging all of the documentation prior to travel has really sucked. YMMV - I had no problems arranging the documentation. As a trivial example of what can go wrong, if you unkn

Re: OT: Bringing Cisco equipment to US

2009-07-09 Thread Glen Turner
On 30/06/09 07:59, John Edwards wrote: The courier will likely charge you less than a customs broker will for a single item - the brokers are mainly used for large transactions. While you're legally entitled to bring this equipment in carry-on luggage, proving and authenticating your right can b

RE: OT: Bringing Cisco equipment to US

2009-07-09 Thread Timothy Arnold
> Jumping on the back of this thread, does anyone have any recommendations > for suppliers of Cisco kit in the states? I don't fancy dealing with customs & > international shipping. > Thanks to the significant number of individuals who have replied. Once I've got the kit shipped to NY, I am going

RE: OT: Bringing Cisco equipment to US

2009-07-03 Thread Timothy Arnold
> The courier will likely charge you less than a customs broker will for > a single item - the brokers are mainly used for large transactions. > While you're legally entitled to bring this equipment in carry-on > luggage, proving and authenticating your right can be a costly and > timely exercise.

RE: OT: Bringing Cisco equipment to US

2009-06-29 Thread Tomas L. Byrnes
ng that you can, it's just worth doing. Ship it a week early, in case it gets held up. >-Original Message- >From: John Edwards [mailto:j...@vocus.com.au] >Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 3:29 PM >To: Martin Hannigan; Sherwin Ang >Cc: nanog@nanog.org >Subject: Re: OT: Bringi

Re: OT: Bringing Cisco equipment to US

2009-06-29 Thread John Edwards
On 30/06/2009, at 6:52 AM, Martin Hannigan wrote: Not a lawyer -- not legal advice. Neither are the customs guys - experience tells me that if they have any doubt, they'll seize the equipment. They'll want to see an invoice for the original purchase of the equipment, and if it was more th

Re: OT: Bringing Cisco equipment to US

2009-06-29 Thread Lyndon Nerenberg
On Mon, 2009-06-29 at 13:46 -0700, Aaron J. Grier wrote: > On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 12:19:36PM -0400, Joe Abley wrote: > > If you want to avoid any unpleasant questions at the border, then the > > right thing to do is probably to find out what supporting paperwork is > > required to support the impo

Re: OT: Bringing Cisco equipment to US

2009-06-29 Thread Martin Hannigan
Not a lawyer -- not legal advice. You should only have to declare them at the border and pay the import duty (tax) _right there_. They take credit cards. Declare them on customs form I-74? handed out on the plane before you land. If you try and walk or bag them through without declaring them, you

Re: OT: Bringing Cisco equipment to US

2009-06-29 Thread Aaron J. Grier
On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 12:19:36PM -0400, Joe Abley wrote: > If you want to avoid any unpleasant questions at the border, then the > right thing to do is probably to find out what supporting paperwork is > required to support the import of the switches into the US, bring that > paperwork with you,

Re: OT: Bringing Cisco equipment to US

2009-06-29 Thread Joe Abley
On 29-Jun-2009, at 10:05, Sherwin Ang wrote: i'll be bringing in 2 cisco switches to one wilshire in LA to install those switches there. since these are small switches, 3750's, i'll be carrying them on the check-in luggage. I would like to get some information if i could be in trouble in any