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Henk · 18th April 2005, 06:05 PM

Vinny,

It depends what kind of keris you are going to import. Also the delivery service from Indonesia is important. There is one service that has never problems at the customs, but I know from a friend of mine that customs in Indonesia can be very nasty. When a package is examined and the customs have the idea that it might be a national heirloom (and they think very fast it is)it is confiscicated and examined by a museum. Takes a lot of time and trouble and you have the change your keris is lost forever.

However you have a reasonable change that your package will arrive without trouble. A keris with gold, ivory or fossile molar give the most problems.

Good luck!!

18th April 2005, 06:05 PM	#10
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Vinny, It depends what kind of keris you are going to import. Also the delivery service from Indonesia is important. There is one service that has never problems at the customs, but I know from a friend of mine that customs in Indonesia can be very nasty. When a package is examined and the customs have the idea that it might be a national heirloom (and they think very fast it is)it is confiscicated and examined by a museum. Takes a lot of time and trouble and you have the change your keris is lost forever. However you have a reasonable change that your package will arrive without trouble. A keris with gold, ivory or fossile molar give the most problems. Good luck!! Last edited by Mark Bowditch; 19th April 2005 at 10:18 PM.