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At that sort of tariff, you'll see a lot of people dabbling in tariff evasion by smuggling stuff in their luggage (whether they realize it or not). If you pull
by gwern 1y ago
At that sort of tariff, you'll see a lot of people dabbling in tariff evasion by smuggling stuff in their luggage (whether they realize it or not). If you pull it out of the packaging and just put it in your checked-in baggage, I doubt US Customs would know what it was or that you didn't bring it with you. "I'm a digital nomad, so I like to bring a lightweight monitor to work on."
- blitzar 1y agoPay in cash + unbox + remove tags + post the receipts to yourself.
- crazygringo 1y agoThis is very common in countries like Brazil that have extremely high tariffs. People fly to Miami to buy a MacBook and iPhone and take it back in their luggage because even with the cost of the flight and hotel, it's cheaper than buying it locally. Just get rid of the packaging and put some apps and files on them so they don't look new.
- rbanffy 1y agoThe ability to enforce the law selectively is one I wouldn’t give any police in the next few years. They can overlook it and let you pass, or they can hold you for tariff evasion and ruin your day.
- brookst 1y agoSure, but that’s equally true for your laptop or phone or underwear that you legit did take with you. Selective enforcement is already a thing and it depends more on who you are than what’s in your luggage.
- rbanffy 1y agoAt least they didn’t use to deport people to El Salvador by mistake…