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On Thu, 6 Aug 2026 14:18:25 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 06/08/2026 14:14, Theo wrote:
>> To be fair, 'merkins do have tariffs and import fees and whatnot to
>> worry about these days.  It's not as simple for them as it is for us.
> 
> I wonder what would happen if (once available again) you bought 1000 Pi
> zeros in the UK, put them in a suitcase and flew home with them, and
> then sold them on Ebay...

As I mentioned in a previous post US and Canadian customs can be 
unpredictable. 1000 Zeroes probably would get you special processing. 
Bringing in Chinese tech might get you very special processing.