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Theme 5:
Shop till you drop
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STRANGE ILLEGAL SOUVENIRS
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STRANGE ILLEGAL SOUVENIRS
It's advice Robert Cusack could have used, when a bird of paradise flew out of his suitcase at Los Angeles Airport during a routine inspection. When agents asked if he had anything else to tell them, he was reported to have said, 'Yes, I've got monkeys in my pants.' He wasn't lying : he had two small primates stuffed down his trousers.
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The contents of your luggage may not be quite as exciting, nor as lively, but souvenirs are one of the great joys of travel. A meaningful handicraft or an unusual article of clothing is a big part of how we continue to enjoy our travel experience. Still, watch out; your new cherished knick-knack could get you stopped by US Customs, just as surely as if you'd hidden monkeys in your knickers.
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Beyond obvious things any traveller should know not to pack - politically troublesome items like Cuban cigars, ancient relics that should stay in their place of origin, goods like tortoiseshell jewellery made from endangered species - many apparently harmless items can bring trouble at the US border.
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Food and beverages are frequent troublemakers, often posing unseen health and environmental hazards that ask for tight regulations. Of course, strict inspection is understandable; California's $100 million fight against the Mediterranean fruit fly may well have been triggered by a tourist importing just one piece of infected fruit.
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But not all fruit restrictions are due to insect hazards. Some fruits themselves are banned from airports. The durian, for instance, is regarded 'King of fruits' by many people in southeast Asia. It looks like the Chinese lychee, only much bigger. Some people say it smells sweet. Others think it resembles the odour of rotten onions. That's why the durian is also known as the stink fruit, and it's the main reason it's banned from public transportation and airports. Other fruits are simply dangerous. The ackee, for example, is Jamaica's national fruit and one that is both delicious and nutritious when properly prepared. Otherwise, the flesh of the ackee contains a toxin that can induce vomiting, seizures, and even death. So if you're planning to take some foreign fruit home with you, think again!
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Likewise, Scotland's national dish, haggis, is also banned, and not just because it's a meat product, which always gets the attention of Customs. Haggis is created by pushing a sheep's heart, liver, and lungs into its stomach and then simmering the result until it resembles food. US Customs objects to this not out of culinary discretion, but because it contains lung, an item whose importation has been banned for sanitary reasons since 1971.
The restrictions on haggis and ackee are fairly well known, at least in their home countries, but others are nearly impossible to know about until it's too late. The most surprising items may be Kinder Surprise eggs, the famous Swiss sweets with little toys in the centre. Believe it or not, Kinder Surprise is specifically banned by US Customs, thanks to a 1938 food safety law that illegalised the sale of any confectionery containing 'non-nutritive' items. Surprise, indeed.
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Fortunately, travellers who mean no harm rarely suffer more than the loss of their souvenirs, and possibly a fine. But before your next trip, you might want to glance at the US Customs and Border Patrol list of prohibited and restricted items. That way, you'll get to keep your keepsake - no matter how strange, exotic, or seemingly ordinary it might be.
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