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I guarantee that's not going to be a viable option. No nation, especially China or the USA, is going to allow an aircraft free access to land unknown cargo at a
by hazmazlaz 2y ago
I guarantee that's not going to be a viable option. No nation, especially China or the USA, is going to allow an aircraft free access to land unknown cargo at a random warehouse without going through customs. It's going to have to land at some kind of airfield just like a cargo plane would.
- UncleOxidant 2y agoNext article: Transparent Airships Are Happening
- nickff 2y agoI am not sure what US law on the matter is, but many countries have what are known as "bonded warehouses", which store uncleared goods within the destination country. Are you a customs expert? If so, please comment on whether the US has an equivalent.
- emmelaich 2y agoThere's also 'free trade' areas within China that allow transfer without import and export tax and other innovations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Free-Trade_Zone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Free-Trade_Zone
- anticensor 2y agoNot a customs expert, but a short research suggests bonded warehouses do indeed exist in the United States: https://openjurist.org/title-19/us-code/section-1311/bonded-manufacturing-warehouses https://openjurist.org/title-19/us-code/section-1311/bonded-...
- dash2 2y agoI mean, the US just lets Chinese spy balloons wander aimlessly through its airspace :-P
- yellowapple 2y agoGotta give those F-22s target practice to keep their bloodlust sated. Otherwise they start snacking on commercial traffic and that can get real awkward real fast.