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<p>[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 3155479, member: 84744"]I've always found that to be extremely bizarre!</p><p><br /></p><p>The ACCG also imported 7 <i>unattributed</i> Chinese coins which may or may not have been prohibited types (i.e. Tang dynasty or earlier). Since the court found that the burden of proof was on the government to show the coins were prohibited types before initiating forfeiture proceedings, and no such proof was provided, those coins were permitted to be imported. The practical upshot seems to be that when exporting anything that might be subject to restrictions to the U.S., don't include anything beyond a vague description of the coins. In the unlikely event that they're seized, make sure you have documents you can provide to the importer showing one of three things, that the coins are:</p><blockquote><p>(1) lawfully exported from its respective state while CPIA restrictions were in effect; </p><p>(2) exported from its respective state more than ten years before it arrived in the United States; or </p><p>(3) exported from its respective state before CPIA restrictions went into effect.</p></blockquote><p>But if the coins are not described very specifically in the package, you probably won't have to go to the trouble of providing those documents.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does that sound right?</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as I can tell (I'm no expert by any means!) the decision isn't a travesty of justice or anything, given the wording of the relevant statutes. It's just that the import restrictions should never have been imposed in the first place (as we pretty much all agree).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 3155479, member: 84744"]I've always found that to be extremely bizarre! The ACCG also imported 7 [I]unattributed[/I] Chinese coins which may or may not have been prohibited types (i.e. Tang dynasty or earlier). Since the court found that the burden of proof was on the government to show the coins were prohibited types before initiating forfeiture proceedings, and no such proof was provided, those coins were permitted to be imported. The practical upshot seems to be that when exporting anything that might be subject to restrictions to the U.S., don't include anything beyond a vague description of the coins. In the unlikely event that they're seized, make sure you have documents you can provide to the importer showing one of three things, that the coins are: [INDENT](1) lawfully exported from its respective state while CPIA restrictions were in effect; (2) exported from its respective state more than ten years before it arrived in the United States; or (3) exported from its respective state before CPIA restrictions went into effect.[/INDENT] But if the coins are not described very specifically in the package, you probably won't have to go to the trouble of providing those documents. Does that sound right? As far as I can tell (I'm no expert by any means!) the decision isn't a travesty of justice or anything, given the wording of the relevant statutes. It's just that the import restrictions should never have been imposed in the first place (as we pretty much all agree).[/QUOTE]
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