Present your declaration form to a customs official. Custom officials may or may not inspect your luggage. If they do check your bags and find restricted items, you may be asked to pay duty and/or fines. This is why it is critical to declare items as asked and required.
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Customs Action Steps
Complete the Customs Declaration Form while on the flight.
Ask questions to your flight attendant or traveling companions as needed.
Declare any goods you have with you that might have restrictions, and/or goods you purchased in country when returning to your home country.
All travelers must complete a CBP Declaration Form 6059B itemizing all purchased merchandise and agricultural products. Here are your options: Complete a paper form that may be obtained at the port of entry or on the flight or cruise.
Everyone arriving at a port of entry to the U.S. is subject to inspection by Customs and Border Protection officers for compliance with immigration, customs and agriculture regulations.
When entering the United States from overseas, you must obtain your luggage and bring them through Customs and Border Protection (CBP). You will need to check them back into the airlines to make your next flight. Baggage not obtained after your international flight will not get to your final destination.
Officials at customs and immigration are checking travelers for things like whether they have the right documents to be in the country, whether they're legally allowed to be there, and whether they're bringing anything illegal with them.
Allow enough time: Customs can be time-consuming, especially during peak travel periods. Make sure you allow enough time to clear customs and get to your connecting flight. As a general rule, it's best to allow at least two hours for international layovers.
While on your flight, your flight attendant will distribute a Customs Declaration Form. Most forms ask the point of exit and entry of your flight, your flight number, and what goods you may be bringing into the country (forms might list prohibited items for the respective country).
For leather handbags valued over $20, the general US tariff (duty) rate is 9%. There is reduced or zero duty for certain countries with which the US has a free trade agreement (Australia, Singapore, Bahrain, others).
The criminal consequences of failing to report cash are severe. Failing to make a report or making an inaccurate report by omitting or misstating a material fact in a report includes not only forfeiture of the money, but a fine ranging from $250,000 to $500,000 and jail time from 5 to 10 years.
USA customs officials get the same information as anyone else when they scan your passport. However, in the US there is no customs or immigration when you leave the country. There's no reason that you should need your son's birth certificate at the airport.