Ron,
Take it from me,
DON'T do it!
It will leave you quite depressed...
Every now and then I'll stumble into a surplus store in Belgium
or Holland.Bad move. All these goodies at reasonable prices and
no way to bring em back. It drives me nuts.
It is the same way in entomology. If you bring back a dead bug, let's say a fly, without the proper paperwork, you can be arrested for smuggling. We are not talking Rhino horns or Elephant tusks here, just a dead fly.
But the law treats it the same. Country you are bringing the dead fly from does not give a sh*t, even if you could get paperwork they would laugh at you.
It's our customs that nail ya.
It seems that you should be able to bring in parts, but theoretically, even a screw from a Thompson
can land you in trouble.
So, you see all this great stuff but you have to just pass it up.
Don't even mention Ex-East Block country’s flea markets! You will go back to your hotel and hang yourself!
Best, Zamm