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mihu
Jun 22, 2015
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I'm in Canada, and ordered one a little while ago. I got a nice little letter saying that is has been seized as a prohibited weapon.
I sent a letter of appeal, but so far have not heard back. I just talked with a Customs official on the phone today, and he said it'll be a couple weeks before I hear anything.
So...just be aware. I might still get the knife, I might not. Probably also depends on the individual inspecting it.
Update (2 months later): it's been deemed prohibited. I could pursue it at the federal level. I'm not sure what I'm going to do about it yet.
Jun 22, 2015
Cuco
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Jun 23, 2015
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mihuI just wrote out my appeal as well, stating direct quotes from the Customs Tariff (9898.00.00.00) why this knife should not be classified as prohibited. Hoping for a positive outcome.
Jun 23, 2015
guvnor
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Jun 24, 2015
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mihuUnfortunately once it's been seized, they won't want to change their minds which might make them look incompetent.
I had one knife taken by the CBSA over the years and they didn't care that you could buy the same knife from retailers in Canada.
They recently got an extra $5 million or so in funding from Harper, isn't it nice to see our taxes being put to good use....
Jun 24, 2015
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