A letter and prayer request

But...if we can't get our Khukuris...*surely* they don't want this group coming there to get them!!! :eek:

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Yeah, if you raise too much of a stink that could stop the whole deal.
Just curious, has there been an increase in shipments leaving lately?

Either way

Smoke and prayers rising in the Carolinia's tonight.
 
~~~Smoke~~~



mamav said:
That last shipment that came in was held up in customs for an extra week and the customs officials split several scabbards extracting knives.
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Maybe we need some "modified" pictorial instructions for the customs guys on how to hold a scabbard when drawing a khukuri.

:)
 
Kismet said:
er, sometimes fixing a problem creates bigger problems in cultures not our own.

Bakeesh is common throughout many parts of the world, to the point where it is virtually institutionalized, if in fact this is such a case.

It may be a trickle down of Homeland Security regulations.

Might be appropriate to let the folks there deal with it until it becomes such a situation that they request outside help.

Nice thought, though. Typically generous.
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As I understand it, Mamav was referring to U.S. Customs and Homeland Security. It is illegal for these people to request or accept bribes. It is also illegal for U.S. citizens to bribe them. What can be done without roughing the people in Nepal up - whether they be U.S. or Nepali citizens is to request a clarification of the U.S. Customs classification for khukuris and knives in general. If a classification is given for knives or khukuris from one country, the same must be given to those products from all other countries. Obviously, khukuris from Nepal and elsewhere were classified before so if this changed a reason should be given. This request can be made to the U.S. Customs main office, in New York I believe. If there are now Homeland Security implications, the same uniform rules should be applied to imported knives from all other countries.

By the way, although Engineering is my main profession, I did study International Trade at UCLA.
 
It is a problem with US customs. DHL who usually does the shipping is saying they are having problems with US customs because these knives are considered weapons and therefore not allowed to imported. They are working on it, but this is holding things up right now. And with all the nonsense with terrorists, it could get ugly. Of course, I'm assuming that no one else will be allowed to import either, so we'll just have to see what happens. We'll be just like UK pretty soon. :eek:
 
Call your Congressional Rep. Tell them about a poor village in Nepal, Uncle Bill, Yangdu, 25 cents a day, Ram's medical college expenses, chopping wood, beautiful handles, and "some mindless, corrupt bureaucrat abusing the homeland security rules to exploit poor workers in the third world."
Send him a nice AK or BAS.
Say "please help."
Say "newspapers.."
 
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