Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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duty-free one carton of cigarettes, one can
of tobacco, 40 imperial ounces of liquor,
and 50 cigars. In addition, you're allowed
to mail gifts to Canada valued at less than
C$60 a day, provided they're unsolicited
and don't contain alcohol or tobacco
(write on the package “Unsolicited gift,
under $60 value”). All valuables should be
declared on the Y-38 form before depar-
ture from Canada, including serial num-
bers of valuables you already own, such as
expensive foreign cameras.
Note:
The
$750 exemption can be used only once a
year and only after an absence of 7 days.
U.K. citizens returning from
a non-E.U.
country
have a Customs allowance of 200
cigarettes; 50 cigars; 250 grams of smoking
tobacco; 2 liters of still table wine; 1 liter of
spirits or strong liqueurs (over 22% vol-
ume); 2 liters of fortified wine, sparkling
wine, or other liqueurs; 60cc (ml) perfume;
250cc (ml) toilet water; and £145 worth of
all other goods, including gifts and souve-
nirs. People under 17 cannot have the
tobacco or alcohol allowance. For more
information, contact HM Customs &
Excise at
&
0845/010-9000
(from outside
the U.K., 020/8929-0152), or consult the
website at www.hmce.gov.uk.
The duty-free allowance in
Australia
is
A$400 or, for those under 18, A$200.
Citizens can bring in 250 cigarettes or 250
grams of loose tobacco, and 1,125 millili-
ters of alcohol. If you're returning with
valuables you already own, such as foreign-
made cameras, you should file form B263.
A helpful brochure available from Austra-
lian consulates or Customs offices is
Know
Before You Go.
For more information,
call the
Australian Customs Service
at
&
1300/363-263;
or log on to www.
customs.gov.au.
The duty-free allowance for
New Zea-
land
is NZ$700. Citizens over 17 can
bring in 200 cigarettes, 50 cigars, or 250
grams of tobacco (or a mixture of all three
if their combined weight doesn't exceed
250g); plus 4.5 liters of wine and beer, or
1.125 liters of liquor. New Zealand cur-
rency does not carry import or export
restrictions. Fill out a certificate of export,
listing the valuables you are taking out of
the country; that way, you can bring them
back without paying duty. Most questions
are answered in a free pamphlet available
at New Zealand consulates and Customs
offices:
New Zealand Customs Guide for
Travellers, Notice no. 4.
For more informa-
tion, contact
New Zealand Customs,
The Customhouse, 17-21 Whitmore St.,
Box 2218, Wellington (
&
04/473-6099
or 0800/428-786; www.customs.govt.nz).
For information on what you're allowed
to bring home, contact one of the follow-
ing agencies:
U.S. Citizens:
U.S. Customs & Border
Protection (CBP), 1300 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20229
(
&
877/287-8667;
www.cbp.gov).
Canadian Citizens:
Canada Border
Services Agency (
&
800/461-9999
in
Canada, or 204/983-3500; www.cbsa-asfc.
gc.ca).
U.K. Citizens:
HM Customs & Excise
at
&
0845/010-9000
(from outside the
U.K., 020/8929-0152), or consult the
website at
www.hmce.gov.uk
.
Australian Citizens:
Australian Cus-
toms Service
at
&
1300/363-263,
or log
on to
www.customs.gov.au
.
New Zealand Citizens:
New Zealand
Customs,
The Customhouse, 17-21
Whitmore St., Box 2218, Wellington
(
&
04/473-6099
or 0800/428-786;
www.customs.govt.nz
).
MEDICAL
REQUIREMENTS
No shots are required to enter Russia.
Anyone applying for a visa for more than
3 months must provide proof of a recent
HIV test, a discriminatory and futile effort
to cope with Russia's growing AIDS/HIV
problem. A positive test does not mean
automatic refusal but can pose difficulties.
Shorter-term visas do not require this.
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