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Customs Procedures at Honolulu Airport ： No Declaration Form Submitted for GC ？.

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#1
  • こーの字
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  • 2023/07/04 14:26

I am currently in Japan and will return to Hawaii in a few days.
So I am making a list of items to purchase for customs when I enter the country.

However, when I returned to Hawaii last June and this January,
- Before entering the immigration area, I was briefly questioned about the items I was bringing
- Lined up in the GC lane
- Immigration officer asked me if I had anything to declare ？ and I answered truthfully
- After picking up your luggage, you are not asked anything at the customs gate and walk out of the airport
and
there was nowhere to formalize customs declaration.

On board the plane, there was a broadcast that customs declarations would be made at the kiosks, but
GC did not have the opportunity to do so as they were directly in line at the immigration lanes.

I kind of wonder if the actual operation is a spot check at the
customs gate rather than collecting customs declarations from everyone.

I will be well prepared, but I am wondering if this is how it is going to be for this entry
I would like to hear from anyone who has recently returned to Hawaii with a GC and would like to hear about their experience.

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#2
  • nuiloamama
  • 2023/07/04 (Tue) 14:49
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Hello.

I returned from Hawaii in mid-June, a GC holder.

As in January this year, there was no customs declaration form. No one asked me anything about the items I was bringing when I entered the immigration area.
The immigration officer only asked me how many days I had been there ？
and if I had any vegetables or meat ？.

I picked up my luggage as I was and headed for the exit.

but some people were stopped at the customs gate and opened their luggage, so
I thought it was a surprise inspection too.
Be careful on your way back.

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#3
  • こーの字
  • 2023/07/04 (Tue) 15:13
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nuiloamama,

Thank you for your prompt reply.
I guess customs is trying out different situations.
According to the CBP website, APC Kiosk is not operational in Honolulu.

I did my shopping at the supermarket, gammiing the contents just in case there was an inspection.

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