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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}} | 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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| + | 21 | == What varies between jurisdictions == | |
| + | 22 | | Variable | Typical range | | |
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| + | 24 | | Whether a policy exists | Some jurisdictions have none | | |
| + | 25 | | Quantity treated as personal | Weeks to a few months of supply | | |
| + | 26 | | Prescription requirement | Sometimes required for the policy to apply | | |
| + | 27 | | Prohibited categories | Controlled substances always excluded | | |
| + | 28 | | Practical enforcement | Varies with resources and priorities | | |
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| + | 30 | The gap between the written policy and observed practice is often wide in both directions, which is why community reports of consignments arriving or being stopped are weak evidence about what any policy says.{{r|reports}} | |
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| 21 | == References == | 32 | == References == |
| 22 | {{reflist}} | 33 | {{reflist}} |
| 23 | <ref name="fda_pip">United States Food and Drug Administration, ''Regulatory Procedures Manual'', chapter 9 (coverage of personal importations).</ref> | 34 | <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> | 35 | <ref name="wco">World Customs Organization, ''International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures'' (revised Kyoto Convention).</ref> |
| + | 36 | <ref name="reports">PeptidePedia Wiki community test-report tally, 2024–2026 (self-reported; see [[Project:Sourcing_guidelines]]).</ref> | |
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| 26 | {{DEFAULTSORT:Personal importation policy}} | 38 | {{DEFAULTSORT:Personal importation policy}} |