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manicli



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 2:39 pm Reply with quote
Hey I have 2 orders that's both been stuck in customs for 5 days now, has anyone ever experienced the CBSA (Canadian Border Services Agency) taken the entire order and holding it? What about a particular item in the order and sending the rest?
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Blood-
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 3:09 pm Reply with quote
Sadly, in my experience, having a TRSI order held by Canada Customs for 5 days or longer is not unusual. Don't panic, they will eventually release them (unless Cool Devices is in one of your orders - apparently it is illegal in Canada so it would be seized).
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manicli



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 4:20 pm Reply with quote
Thanks for telling me that Smile Usually my orders clear customs within 2 days so I was getting a bit worried. I don't have cool devices in my order so I guess I'll just be patient Smile
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 5:26 pm Reply with quote
Blood- wrote:
Sadly, in my experience, having a TRSI order held by Canada Customs for 5 days or longer is not unusual. Don't panic, they will eventually release them (unless Cool Devices is in one of your orders - apparently it is illegal in Canada so it would be seized).


Wait, really? I can get TRSI to ship Kite uncut to me, but Cool Devices is a nono?
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Dan297na



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:53 pm Reply with quote
noigeL wrote:
Blood- wrote:
Sadly, in my experience, having a TRSI order held by Canada Customs for 5 days or longer is not unusual. Don't panic, they will eventually release them (unless Cool Devices is in one of your orders - apparently it is illegal in Canada so it would be seized).


Wait, really? I can get TRSI to ship Kite uncut to me, but Cool Devices is a nono?


Apparently

animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-02-26/canada-bans-imports-of-cool-devices-words-worth
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 3:08 am Reply with quote
Blood- wrote:
Sadly, in my experience, having a TRSI order held by Canada Customs for 5 days or longer is not unusual. Don't panic, they will eventually release them (unless Cool Devices is in one of your orders - apparently it is illegal in Canada so it would be seized).


Maybe the border patrol people are just huge anime fans that are also petty and mooch off you guy's stuff by viewing them or burning pirated copies for themselves. Do they come unsealed? Laughing

On a similar note when I bought the Ausie Higurashi no Naka Koroni Kai sets they were both opened and inspected by US customs and held up a day or two.
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Polycell



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 5:36 am Reply with quote
Kruszer wrote:
On a similar note when I bought the Ausie Higurashi no Naka Koroni Kai sets they were both opened and inspected by US customs and held up a day or two.
That might explain why there weren't any sticker seals on two of the items in my last order. Presumably they thought like my brother and decided the ghosts around Yuyuko Saigyouji looked too much like sperm not to look closer.

Doesn't explain why they'd open my Revoltech of a dragon and not my Nendoroid, though.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:17 am Reply with quote
If your order takes roughly two weeks extra than usual to arrive, THEN you should be concerned.

In my case, they confiscated my copy of Love Selection by Kisaragi Gunma. I thought I'd be safe because Eros Comix removed the loli chapter (which I didn't really like anyway so I didn't really care despite my general stance on censorship), but I forgot that there was an incest chapter inside. (Desensitization ahoy!)
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manicli



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 9:31 am Reply with quote
Thanks for all the replies and yeah I am a little worried though I'm not sure which titles they would take :S Anyone know if any of the following titles are banned?

The only one I can see them possibly taking is Ikki-Tousen and My Santa but I only got those because they were pretty cheap anyway so I'm not worried if those get taken.

What's the longest your order has been stuck in Customs?

Afro Samurai DVD (D) Uncut
Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi CD Soundtrack 1: Pine
Chrono Crusade Complete Collection DVD (Hyb) Holiday Edition
Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works Blu-ray (Hyb)
Ikki-Tousen DVD Complete Series (Hyb) - Viridian Collection
Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens DVD Complete Collection (S)
My Santa DVD (Hyb)
Origin: Spirits of the Past Blu-ray (Hyb) Special Edition
Romeo x Juliet DVD Complete Series (Hyb)
Sola DVD Complete Collection (S) (Anime Legends)
Str.A.In.: Strategic Armored Infantry DVD Box Set (Hyb) - S.A.V.E. Edition
Summer Wars Blu-ray (Hyb)
Aria The Animation (Season 1) DVD Collection (S)
Clannad After Story Blu-ray Complete Collection (Hyb)
Code Geass Wallet: L.L.
Eden of the East Blu-ray Complete Series (Hyb)
Kaleido Star: New Wings DVD Bargain Bundle (Hyb)
Nabari no Ou DVD Complete Series (Hyb)
Negima!? (Season 2) OVAs DVD (Hyb): Spring & Summer Specials
Oreimo DVD Complete Set (S)
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Blood-
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 9:38 am Reply with quote
In terms of what the longest time an order has been stuck in Customs, it's hard for me to say. TRSI only started providing tracking information that let's you see how long an order stays there earlier this year. I think I remember seeing one stuck for 7 days. Ikki Tousen and My Santa are fine: I've received both of those from TRSI in the past. Your list looks fine. Like I say, relax - you'll get it eventually.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:32 pm Reply with quote
Dan297na wrote:
noigeL wrote:
Blood- wrote:
Sadly, in my experience, having a TRSI order held by Canada Customs for 5 days or longer is not unusual. Don't panic, they will eventually release them (unless Cool Devices is in one of your orders - apparently it is illegal in Canada so it would be seized).


Wait, really? I can get TRSI to ship Kite uncut to me, but Cool Devices is a nono?


Apparently

animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-02-26/canada-bans-imports-of-cool-devices-words-worth


Yo canucks, if you check out the site that ANN sourced on that story, you can peruse quarterly list after quarterly list of material that Canada deemed obscene.

I scanned the first couple documents and picked the animeish sounding ones:

Cosplay Fetish Academy - Banned
Kiss X Sis 8 - Admissible
Kiss X Sis 5 - Admissible
Cheerful Eros Project - Banned
F3 - Now Admissible
La Blue Girl Original Manga Books 4 and 5 - Banned
La Blue Girl Initiation (DVD) - Admissible
OH My Sex Goddess - Banned
Wordsworth Outer Story - Banned
A whole bunch of Hetalia Axis Powers stuff - Now Admissible (Why on Earth would Hetalia ever have been banned? I mean, I've not seen it, but it looks so, so far removed from any definition of obscene...)

Also, I want to point out that there is a group of people whose job is to watch porn.
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Sailor S





PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:52 pm Reply with quote
DerekTheRed wrote:

I scanned the first couple documents and picked the animeish sounding ones:

Cosplay Fetish Academy - Banned


That's a visual novel, and eroge naturally. I own it, but haven't played it yet, so I'm not sure what Canada would find offensive.

Quote:
A whole bunch of Hetalia Axis Powers stuff - Now Admissible (Why on Earth would Hetalia ever have been banned? I mean, I've not seen it, but it looks so, so far removed from any definition of obscene...)


I haven't seen it yet either, but maybe it makes fun of Canada and they were just being poor sports about it?
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Blood-
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:38 pm Reply with quote
DerekTheRed wrote:
Also, I want to point out that there is a group of people whose job is to watch porn.


Believe me, it's not like I haven't applied 100 times...
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clipeuh



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:45 pm Reply with quote
DerekTheRed wrote:
Dan297na wrote:
noigeL wrote:
Blood- wrote:
Sadly, in my experience, having a TRSI order held by Canada Customs for 5 days or longer is not unusual. Don't panic, they will eventually release them (unless Cool Devices is in one of your orders - apparently it is illegal in Canada so it would be seized).


Wait, really? I can get TRSI to ship Kite uncut to me, but Cool Devices is a nono?


Apparently

animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-02-26/canada-bans-imports-of-cool-devices-words-worth


Yo canucks, if you check out the site that ANN sourced on that story, you can peruse quarterly list after quarterly list of material that Canada deemed obscene.

I scanned the first couple documents and picked the animeish sounding ones:

Cosplay Fetish Academy - Banned
Kiss X Sis 8 - Admissible
Kiss X Sis 5 - Admissible
Cheerful Eros Project - Banned
F3 - Now Admissible
La Blue Girl Original Manga Books 4 and 5 - Banned
La Blue Girl Initiation (DVD) - Admissible
OH My Sex Goddess - Banned
Wordsworth Outer Story - Banned
A whole bunch of Hetalia Axis Powers stuff - Now Admissible (Why on Earth would Hetalia ever have been banned? I mean, I've not seen it, but it looks so, so far removed from any definition of obscene...)

Also, I want to point out that there is a group of people whose job is to watch porn.


Maybe references to Nazi Germany? Could those be illegal? Confused
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 2:00 pm Reply with quote
Sailor S wrote:
DerekTheRed wrote:

I scanned the first couple documents and picked the animeish sounding ones:

Cosplay Fetish Academy - Banned


That's a visual novel, and eroge naturally. I own it, but haven't played it yet, so I'm not sure what Canada would find offensive.

Yeah, I searched for it at ANN because of the word cosplay and saw as such, but I figured it might still be applicable to somebody.

And Hetalia was listed in the obscenity section, so I doubt it would be something about Nazis (They have a separate section for hate speech) or making fun of Canada... I almost wonder if the particular banned books are doujin.

Blood- wrote:
DerekTheRed wrote:
Also, I want to point out that there is a group of people whose job is to watch porn.

Believe me, it's not like I haven't applied 100 times...

Well, I guess you'll just have to keep on polishing that ... résumé. Cool
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