On Fri, 7 Jun 2002, Jerry Durand wrote:
> I seem to remember that a probe to Venus had a huge diamond lens and NASA
> would have had to pay import duties on it, but in that case customs
> determined that a launch WAS an export so the diamond just passed through
> the US on its way to Venus.
I suspect that's what the "shall be considered exports with regard to
customs entry" stuff at the end is about -- if it's just passing through,
en route to space and not coming back, duties don't apply.
(The lens wasn't actually all that big, but it had to be gem-quality
diamond, and those get expensive fast. They *did* have to pay duty on
the one for the ground spare...)
Henry Spencer
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