Personal importation policy: difference between revisions
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| 10 | The conditions typically named include a quantity consistent with personal use, a substance not otherwise prohibited, and an absence of commercial character. Meeting them does not guarantee entry; a consignment may still be refused. See [[Customs seizure]].{{r|fda_pip}} | 10 | The conditions typically named include a quantity consistent with personal use, a substance not otherwise prohibited, and an absence of commercial character. Meeting them does not guarantee entry; a consignment may still be refused. See [[Customs seizure]].{{r|fda_pip}} |
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| + | 12 | Policies differ substantially between jurisdictions and are revised. This wiki describes the mechanism and does not advise on the legality of any transaction; see [[Regulatory status by jurisdiction]].{{r|wco}} | |
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| 12 | == Discretion is not permission == | 14 | == Discretion is not permission == |
| 13 | A policy of this kind states that an authority does not ordinarily act in defined circumstances. It does not change the underlying legal position, and it can be changed without legislation.{{r|fda_pip}} | 15 | A policy of this kind states that an authority does not ordinarily act in defined circumstances. It does not change the underlying legal position, and it can be changed without legislation.{{r|fda_pip}} |
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| 15 | The practical consequence is asymmetric: a person relying on such a policy has no entitlement if it is not applied, and no remedy if a consignment is refused. Goods are not usually returned. | 17 | The practical consequence is asymmetric: a person relying on such a policy has no entitlement if it is not applied, and no remedy if a consignment is refused. Goods are not usually returned. |
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| + | 19 | Research chemicals occupy a different category again. A substance imported as a laboratory reagent rather than as a medicine is subject to different rules, and the declared purpose is part of what determines which rules apply.{{r|wco}} | |
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| 17 | == References == | 21 | == References == |
| 18 | {{reflist}} | 22 | {{reflist}} |
| 19 | <ref name="fda_pip">United States Food and Drug Administration, ''Regulatory Procedures Manual'', chapter 9 (coverage of personal importations).</ref> | 23 | <ref name="fda_pip">United States Food and Drug Administration, ''Regulatory Procedures Manual'', chapter 9 (coverage of personal importations).</ref> |
| + | 24 | <ref name="wco">World Customs Organization, ''International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures'' (revised Kyoto Convention).</ref> | |
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| 21 | {{DEFAULTSORT:Personal importation policy}} | 26 | {{DEFAULTSORT:Personal importation policy}} |