[meteorite-list] Customs & meteorites

[Marco Langbroek]

Martin wrote:

 > (at customs office they are always a little desperate,
 > because they don't know to which kind of goods they should
 > group meteorites for the paper work, mostly, as I explain
 > them, that they contain iron, they decide to number it
 > as industrial slag, waste)

I received one parcel with a meteorite slice once, opened by customs and 
classified by them as "pottery for decoration" on the accompanying VAT papers.

- Marco   :-)


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Dr Marco Langbroek
Dutch Meteor Society (DMS)

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