Chile Forum

trabajo en progreso wrote:The time that I was *ahem* reprimanded for not declaring Vegemite as food - well to some people it's not - the Customs officers spoke English, well enough to be completely understood by me.

They're looking for honey. Any flat-topped jar looks like honey on the x-ray machine, and once the SAG people can see that it's hair-conditioner, vegemite, marmite or anything else other than honey they're perfectly happy. In my experience the SAG / customs people not only speak English but have a good grasp of international geo-agricultural issues; I was asked a few years back if I wouldn't happen to have any potatoes in my suitcase by any chance

I always declare that I have foodstuffs coming in, even if it's just chocolate and coffee. Makes for no misunderstandings. I don't remember a place on the customs form where you declare you're over or under the limit though. There are no red and green channels in customs / SAG anyway, everything gets checked.

@Zer0nz, do you really want to bring in beer? If something goes wrong in the transportation, like a can or bottle rupturing with the pressure difference on the plane, the consequences will be very messy.