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sonicdeth
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_ 		11. May 2008 @ 22:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Do I need to worry about VHS tapes getting erased while going through airport security? I'll be travling back from somewere with many of them soon.
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iluvendo
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_ 		12. May 2008 @ 00:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Have the security do a hand visual inspection instead of x ray if possible. Vhs is magnetic, God only knows what the scanners do to the tapes.
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varnull
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_ 		12. May 2008 @ 01:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Watch out... duty is payable on them.

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 Import Duty and Excise Duty

All goods, new or used, imported into the EU from outside the EU are subject to Customs Duty (Import Duty or Import Tax) and VAT (Value Added Tax) according to their value and import tax classification. All goods imported into the UK from outside the EU must be declared to HM Customs & Excise and in most cases this includes goods bought over the Internet.
http://www.sloanefox.freeserve.co.uk/importukduty.htm


So check it out or you might get an unpleasant surprise. Make sure you have proof of how much they cost or it can come down to customs to put a value on them... and it can be arbitrary.


X-ray machines shouldn't do them any harm... but if they are using induction scanning for metal objects (anti gun things) they will be damaged.
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