Thread: TSA?

Thanks guys I was worried I was going to have to mail them a few days before I left. I'm planing on visiting a friend in phoenix and wanted to bring him one as a gift which would've kinda ruined the surprise.

Yes I am in china right now and brought 5 straights with me in my checked baggage along with my norton 4/8 stone and some other stuff so I would have something to do in the hotel room for these two weeks.

They also made it through the screening for the bullet train. I did get nervous about that.

Y have to claim them when you fill out your paper work for internal travel.

Originally Posted by swimlikehell

Y have to claim them when you fill out your paper work for internal travel.

Which country are you referring to I have taken mine to Italy and now china this year, there is no paper work asking about straight razors.. Only on the return trip back to the US do they ask about meat/cheese type products. I have never been asked to fill out a customs report or even go through customs(baggage check) when entering foreign countries... Only when returning. To the US

Originally Posted by sidmind

Which country are you referring to I have taken mine to Italy and now china this year, there is no paper work asking about straight razors.. Only on the return trip back to the US do they ask about meat/cheese type products. I have never been asked to fill out a customs report or even go through customs(baggage check) when entering foreign countries... Only when returning. To the US

I went US to Australia and I had to claim them on the customs report.

Was it because they considered it a knife? Did they say anything specific about it?

it specifically said straight razor on the list of items being brought into the country, I thought it was weird that it would be on there.

Originally Posted by swimlikehell

I went US to Australia and I had to claim them on the customs report.

I carried a couple from Canada to the US and then to Australia and don't recall being asked to to declare them - that being said, I did treat the trip as the world's largest pub crawl so I may have missed that part.

Originally Posted by swimlikehell

Y have to claim them when you fill out your paper work for internal travel.

I just traveled to Europe. I flew into Munich Germany and flew out of Paris France. I just packed them in my checked bag and didn't have any troubles.

If you're flying within the US, you're fine. Heck, I often travel with firearms and never have a problem...though I do have to declare them. Not so for a knife or razor.