Returning through air port Custom's

**Dukeof Kircaldy** · 2nd April 09, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by Twa_Corbies

I'm envious of anyone who can still fit in a kilt they had made 25 years ago!

Hey, I still fit in a kilt I bought in 1985. Of course, I have extension straps!

**BEEDEE** · 16th March 09, 01:12 PM

Went from the US to Argentina last November with two kilts and no trouble at either end.

Brian

**Wompet** · 16th March 09, 05:35 PM

CBP Form 4457 - registration of personal goods - have it certified and dated.
An undated form can make things, er, interesting.

**Howard Clark** · 16th March 09, 06:44 PM

That is a very good thing to know, thanks Wompet !

**JSFMACLJR** · 16th March 09, 06:50 PM

I've never had a problem going through customs when returning from Scotland. Last time over, I took two kilts and three doublets, three sporrans, and all other gear. I did leave a sealskin sporran at home, but took my otter mask sporran. Nothing was ever searched in my presence, and no questions were asked. One time, though, there was a card from the US Customs telling me they had looked in the bag. Must not have been anything to worry them!

**highlander_Daz** · 18th March 09, 10:45 AM

i went to California and flew from manchester international I had Kilts 2 Jackets 1 set of bagpipes and no one batted an eyelid

**Jack Daw** · 2nd April 09, 09:07 AM

This last July I took a kilt with me and had no problems even though my luggage was searched.

**ForresterModern** · 2nd April 09, 10:40 AM

Not with a kilt, but coming back from two weeks in Ireland about 4 years ago I was randomly pulled out of the crowd for a customs check. The only things they really questioned were several very nice Irish hand knit sweaters I had bought, becasue they thought that their value exceeded what I had declared, but when I showed them the receipts their jaws dropped, saying that I had gotten an exceptional deal on them for their quality. Same thing happened when they came across my irish whisky bottles----questioned the valuation but then when they saw the receipts that verified my declared valuation they just rolled their eyes like I got a price even they couldn't get in the duty frees.

I make it a habit of carrying receipts for anything I buy of value oversees, and for anything I take with me that I think might cause customs to question whether I was bringing back goods from the country visited, especially if it is something that was originally made in that country. I would rather have the receipts and not need than have the other occur, and lose something valuable or have to pay twice for it.