Re: [council] Senegal - Letter with State Dept stamp for personal computers etc.?

[William Drake <william.drake@xxxxxx>]

Hi

I asked Maimouna Diop-Diagne (the host).  No such requirement.  It's only an 
issue for orgs bringing a bunch of machines in, a clearance is organized in 
advance (I'd guess the same is true if one shows up at a US airport with ten 
laptops etc, no? never done it).  She also noted there will be a medical unit & 
related support at the conference site.

Cheers

Bill

On Jul 22, 2011, at 10:19 AM, Stéphane Van Gelder wrote:

> Thanks Ching, that's very useful.
> 
> All, FYI, Glen is also researching this and trying to get some concrete 
> answers. More as we get it.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Stéphane
> 
> 
> 
> Le 21 juil. 2011 à 22:22, Ching Chiao a écrit :
> 
>> I've asked some Afrinic / African colleagues and they've indicated that 
>> there's no such thing on paying tax of personal computer unless you're 
>> bringing in large quantity. 
>> 
>> Ching
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 12:26 AM, Rosette, Kristina <krosette@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Greetings!
>>  
>> Have any of the other US folks been told that, in order to avoid paying duty 
>> on personal computer, iPad, etc., one has to have a letter that itemizes the 
>> equipment, states it's for personal use, and bears a State Department stamp? 
>>  When I asked if the State Department stamp meant apostille, the person at 
>> the Senegalese Embassy didn't know.  Before I go (or, more accurately, my 
>> assistant goes) chasing this down to find out exactly what is needed, I 
>> thought I'd check to see if someone else has.
>>  
>> Anyone?
>>  
>> K
>>  
>> 
>> 
>> 
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