Путешествие - Travelling. Руденко Т.П. - 71 стр.

       When you have come through customs, you will have completed all          tus (e.g. walkie-talkies and citizen’s band transceivers); radio microphones
the formalities and will have officially arrived in the UK.                     and microbugs; plants, bulbs, trees, fruit, potatoes and other vegetables;
                                                                                live animals and birds (see below); stuffed animals and birds and articles
                                                                                derived from rare species, including fur skins, ivory and reptile leather
                                                                                goods.

                                                                                Animals and birds
                                                                                       Due to quarantine requirements (six months for animals, 35 days for
                                                                                birds, or if the stay is shorter, until taken out of the country again), bringing
                                                                                your animal with you on a shorter holiday visit to Britain is not really a
                                                                                viable proposition. The penalties for landing an animal without a license
                                                                                are severe - at present the maximum penalty is an unlimited fine rule - it is
                                                                                enforced to keep out rabies.

                                                                                What you need not declare (green channel)
                                                                                       Your personal belongings which you will be taking back with you
                                                                                (unless you are staying for more than six months in which case you should
What you must declare (Red channel)                                             declare them); a reasonable quantity of photographic and cine film; camp-
       Alcoholic drinks, tobacco goods, perfume, toilet water and any other     ing equipment you will be using during your stay and your duty- and tax-
articles over and above the duty-and tax-free allowances detailed later and     free allowance varies both according to where you bought the goods, and
any prohibited or restricted goods.                                             whether or not you live outside Europe.
       You must also declare anything you intend to leave or sell in Britain,
and, if you are staying longer than six months, you should declare all arti-    Duty- and tax-free allowances
cles (including gifts) obtained abroad or on the journey, or obtained in the            You are entitled to the allowances in either of the columns below
U.K. free of duty or tax, or obtained in the U.K. more than three years pre-    (but not both) for any category of goods (categories are divided by horizon-
viously. The examining customs officer will be able to advise you about         tal lines). Passengers under 17 are not entitled to tobacco and drinks allow-
reliefs of customs and excise charges applicable to the effects of both visi-   ances.
tors and intending residents.
                                                                                                  Duty-and tax-free allowances (see above)
Prohibited and restricted goods                                                  Goods obtained duty-and tax-free in Goods obtained duty-and tax-
       Importation of the following articles is prohibited: counterfeit coins    the EC (European Community), or paid in the EC.
and banknotes, flick knives, horror comics, indecent and obscene books,          duty- and tax-free on a ship or aircraft,
magazines, films, video tapes and other articles. Importation of the follow-     or goods obtained outside the EC.
ing articles is prohibited, except under the authority of import licenses or                                   Tobacco goods
other import authorities: controlled drugs such as opium, heroin, morphine,
cocaine, cannabis, amphetamines and lysergide (LSD); firearms (including         200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 300 cigarettes or 150 cigarillos or
gas pistols and similar weapons); ammunition and explosives, including           cigars or 250 grammes of tobacco 75 cigars or 400 grammes of to-
fireworks; meat and poultry (not fully cooked); radio and telephone appara-      (double if you live outside Europe)    bacco


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