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SR: Just wondering, how do the UK & US customs go with food? I know Australia is very strict on what can and cannot enter the country so has anyone tried to post anything down-under? If so, any luck?
Sorry to be a bit late to this, but can I sound a huge deafening klaxon of caution when sending to Australia. Essentially customs would appear to be operated by at least a certain number of face-smashingly evil petty little fuckmonkeys and it is the luck of the draw whether your parcel gets one of these or not.
Two xmases ago, I had a parcel full of presents going to my family in Australia seized and impounded because it contained a sealed tin of Fortnum and Mason's special blend xmas tea. The kind which I send my mother every year. From one of the most reputable and long-standing exporters and importers of fine teas in the world.
After about two months, my mother received the parcel, minus the tea but with a note which said the tea had been confiscated because it contained a banned ingredient. If she wanted the tea back, she would have to pay for it to be 'treated', at a cost of around AU$60 and they wouldn't guarantee the taste was unaffected.
I now check with F&M when purchasing (they have a big book which tells them whether things can go to psycho-Australia). I would suggest eXtreme caution when sending. Swear words fail me when it comes to Aussie customs 'people'.
On the other hand, all indications would seem to be that you could post me a box full of rabid hamsters feeding on a dead hamster, nestled in a tiny exotic ecosystem of their own, in the UK and no-one would bat an eyelid. |
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