I hope those custom ladies don't stop me this time.

[Rob]

I have always entered Jamrock without a shake down. I sure hope that continues.

Craig,

It is not a "shakedown", but called duty you pay on bringing in items to a country not for personal use that will remain in that country. All countries do it. There are legal business importers that pay duty to bring items into the country to sell, it makes no logical sense to allow visitors to do the same thing without paying the same or higher duty. Business is business.

This is nothing unusual.

[Craig123]

Craig,

It is not a "shakedown", but called duty you pay on bringing in items to a country not for personal use that will remain in that country. All countries do it. There are legal business importers that pay duty to bring items into the country to sell, it makes no logical sense to allow visitors to do the same thing without paying the same or higher duty. Business is business.

This is nothing unusual.

Geez thanks for pointing that out. I would never have guessed. Now that I know that, I'll be happy to get "selected".

[Rob]

Geez thanks for pointing that out. I would never have guessed. Now that I know that, I'll be happy to get "selected".

Craig,

You are an experienced traveler. And when people hear about a ""shakedown", a form of extortion comes to mind.

There are thousands of first time visitors who read this Board weekly, many who have never traveled internationally and experienced Customs. I have to consider this when posts are made so they can be helpfully informed.

When you use the word "shakedown" for the Customs inspection, you can be misinforming others. I dont think you appreciate how many PMs and emails I get when misleading statements are made like this. First time international travelers have many questions.

I answered your comment in a way so that the first time visitors will understand that there is no shakedown and why Customs inspections exist. This hopefully also prevented some of the private messages and emails I would have received.

If you do get "selected" and are doing nothing illegal, then you have nothing to worry about here.