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Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa, ON K1A 0G3 ( & 800/567-6868; www.
dfait-maeci.gc.ca).
For Residents of Ireland: You can apply for a 10-year passport at the Passport
Office, Setanta Centre, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2 ( & 01/671-1633; www.irlgov.ie/
iveagh). Those under age 18 and over 65 must apply for a €12 3-year passport. You can
also apply at 1A South Mall, Cork ( & 021/272-525 ) or at most main post offices.
For an up-to-date country-by-country listing of passport requirements around the
world, go the “Foreign Entry Requirement” web page of the U.S. State Department
at http://travel.state.gov.
CUSTOMS
WHAT YOU CAN BRING INTO SCOTLAND The same rules for travel to
any part of the U.K. apply to travel to Scotland. From outside the European Union,
you can bring in the following for your own use without paying tax or duty: 200 ciga-
rettes, 100 cigarillos, 50 cigars, or 250 grams (9 oz.) of smoking tobacco; 60cc of
perfume; 2 liters of still table wine; 250cc eau de toilette; 1 liter of spirits or strong
liqueurs or 2 liters of fortified wine; £145 worth of all other goods, including gifts
and souvenirs. Any amounts over these limits should be declared.
If you bring in goods from a European Union member country on which tax has
been paid in that country, no tax or duty is due (as long as they are for your own
personal use). Some special rules may apply, however, for tobacco from some E.U.
countries.
For up-to-date information on customs, go to www.hmrc.gov.uk and search for
“information for travelers.”
WHAT YOU CAN TAKE HOME FROM SCOTLAND Canadian Citizens:
For a clear summary of Canadian rules, write for the booklet I Declare, issued by the
Canada Border Services Agency ( & 800/461-9999 in Canada, or 204/983-3500;
www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca).
U.K. Citizens: For information, contact HM Customs & Excise at & 0845/
010-9000 (from outside the U.K., 020/8929-0152), or consult their website at
www.hmce.gov.uk.
Australian Citizens: A helpful brochure available from Australian 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.
New Zealand Citizens: Most questions are answered in a free pamphlet avail-
able at New Zealand consulates and Customs offices: New Zealand Customs Guide
for Travellers, Notice no. 4. For more information, contact New Zealand Customs,
The Customhouse, 17-21 Whitmore St., Box 2218, Wellington ( & 04/473-6099
or 0800/428-786; www.customs.govt.nz).

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Calling Scotland from Abroad

To call Scotland from outside the U.K.,
dial the international prefix, for exam-
ple 011 in the U.S. ; then U.K.'s country
code, 44; then the city code, for exam-
ple, 131 for Edinburgh and 141 for

Glasgow; and then the local phone
number . Inside the U.K. you add a zero
before the local or city code, so 0131
for Edinburgh and 0141 for Glasgow.