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Author:  Orange [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:04 am ]
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Can we bring in fresh fruit (nectarines) into CR?
Author:  Rigger12 [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:24 am ]
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I would say no...i had kiwi's confiscated when my bag went through the xray machine in imagration last time in CR.
Author:  Irish Drifter [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:00 am ]
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Any kind of organic product will be confiscated if detected. They are very good at reading the images that they get from the baggage xray. Additionally they ask are you bringing in any fresh foods on your customs declaration.
Author:  Orange [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:29 am ]
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Irish Drifter wrote:
Any kind of organic product will be confiscated if detected.

If detected. The only concern is checking NO on the form. What could they do if they found it?

Irish Drifter wrote:
They are very good at reading the images that they get from the baggage xray.

I would disagree with this statement.

A couple trips ago, I brought some homemade food in one of my suitcases. I put both suitcases on the belt and to his credit, he did recognize the food and put a inspection sticker on the suitcase. The only problem was that he got the image inverted or something because he put it on the wrong suitcase. He should be working for TSA. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Author:  Irish Drifter [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:47 am ]
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Orange wrote:
Irish Drifter wrote:
Any kind of organic product will be confiscated if detected.

If detected. The only concern is checking NO on the form. What could they do if they found it?


They will confiscate it if detected.

Orange wrote:
Irish Drifter wrote:
They are very good at reading the images that they get from the baggage xray.

I would disagree with this statement.

A couple trips ago, I brought some homemade food in one of my suitcases. I put both suitcases on the belt and to his credit, he did recognize the food and put a inspection sticker on the suitcase. The only problem was that he got the image inverted or something because he put it on the wrong suitcase. He should be working for TSA. :lol: :lol: :lol:


You may disagree and you have some anecdotal evidence to support your disagreement as I have anecdotal evidence to support my position. So good luck.
Author:  BlueDevil [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:25 pm ]
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Concur with everyone who said "confiscate." I lost 1 Fuji apple four years ago when it was spotted in the X-ray at SJO customs. :wink:
Author:  Irish Drifter [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:35 pm ]
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BlueDevil wrote:
Concur with everyone who said "confiscate." I lost 1 Fuji apple four years ago when it was spotted in the X-ray at SJO customs. :wink:


Last year a friend was bringing me a few Idaho baking potatoes. They were spotted on the xray and confiscated. Dam still can't get a decent steak with a good baked potato in CR. :(
Author:  JazzboCR [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:03 pm ]
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OK it's been pretty well established you can't bootleg anything in via airliner. How about shipping it in, using an authorized shipping service? A friend that's sailing down here? Or is it just a total, strongly enforced ban?
Author:  TheMadGerman [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:30 pm ]
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It's pretty easy to get something like that in.. just wear pants (or shorts) with cargo pockets and put them in the pockets.. they never search you.
Author:  Ciaociao32001 [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:32 pm ]
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JazzboCR wrote:
OK it's been pretty well established you can't bootleg anything in via airliner. How about shipping it in, using an authorized shipping service? A friend that's sailing down here? Or is it just a total, strongly enforced ban?


I wouldn't say you can't bootleg anything. While I've never checked with the authorities, I don't know that they would approve of my bringing in gallons of half and half, HolaB's bringing in steaks and cookie dough, etc. Perhaps it is just fresh fruit and veggies they go after, and not all things 'organic.'

Ciaociao
Author:  Crackerass [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:38 pm ]
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They found a bag of apples and grapes in my bag on the last 2 trips,all they did was take it and put it in the trash. They had to see it on the x-ray machine or how else would he have known they were in there.
Author:  Gringotim [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:46 pm ]
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With all the fresh fruit in CR, why would anyone want to bring it in with them?
Author:  Irish Drifter [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:00 pm ]
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Ciaociao32001 wrote:

I wouldn't say you can't bootleg anything. While I've never checked with the authorities, I don't know that they would approve of my bringing in gallons of half and half, HolaB's bringing in steaks and cookie dough, etc. Perhaps it is just fresh fruit and veggies they go after, and not all things 'organic.'

Ciaociao


Perhaps "organic" is not the correct term but I know when I had a couple of bags of pepperoni and they told me open the bag the officer kept saying "organic, organic"?. When he saw it was pepperoni he said okay. I know people who have brought in beef and other meats with no problem. However any fresh fruit, vegetables, seeds, etc. are confiscated if they find them.
Author:  HikerTom [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:42 pm ]
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Yes, it's fresh fruit, vegetables and plants that they're looking for, as those things could have foreign microbes, bugs and other critters on them that need to be kept from coming into the country. If it's been processed in any kind of way, no problem.
Author:  Gringo Malo [ Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:29 pm ]
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I usually arrive somewhere around 9pm and I swear they are so callous, that I could bring in a bag of hand grenades unnoticed.
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