RE: [Paddlewise] customs quibble [was: Entering and exiting a kayak from a mothership]

From: Ralph Hoehn <FoldingBoats_at_aol.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:54:16 -0500
Craig Jungers wrote on November 25, 2007:

On Nov 25, 2007 2:42 AM, Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com> wrote:
> I think someone told me a person can call in from Bamfield and clear 
> Canadian Customs there.

This is a quibble, I know... but you "enter" customs when you arrive and
"clear" customs when you depart.  :)

In one of my careers I sorta worked for the Department of State . Kinda.

ENDQUOTE

In my day job I used to import (non-boat-related) commercial goods into the
US (that joy has disappeared for now, courtesy of the weak US-Dollar, but
hopefully I will be able to do so again in a better future). Those inbound
goods "entered customs" upon crossing the US border and "cleared customs"
once the paperwork and the goods had been found in order, cleared to
continue their inbound journey to US customer -- that's in the parlance of
the USCS agents, at least.

:-)

Ralph
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