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« on: April 29, 2003, 11:03:12 PM »
Oh well, I tried.  I'm sure there are dealers selling with full trades.  More power to them and good luck too.  Customs, despite the step up in security post 9/11, still can only inspect about 2-3% of incoming shipments.  And the application and interpretation of the regulations vary from agent to agent.  We've been done in so many times by customs so many ways that there's no way we're going to take more chances.  We've lost several shipments last year large enough to put some airsoft dealers out of commission so we speak from first-hand experience.  Some are due to very very savvy customs agents that know all the tricks dealers pull to import these guns and others due to inexperience and therefore strict interpretations of regulations from newbie agents.
As far as other dealers criticizing us, I'm not surprised.  I've heard it all from other customers who inform us of what is being said.  We've made it policy to never criticize another dealer and we do not participate in online forums (unfortunately) as much anymore to avoid getting into situations that cause agitation and unwinnable arguments.

Now for OpLC2, let's kick some Alpha ass!  I've been shooting off my mouth at some of the Alpha leaders (who are friends) and don't want to have to eat my boot leather afterwards...

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« on: April 28, 2003, 05:00:35 PM »
Thanks to Raven1's headsup on this thread and thanks to the rest of you for helping to clarify the trademark issue.  Here is part of my response that maybe you guys might find helpful too.  
 
This method of removal of trademarks is the only one that US Customs will accept in order to comply with US Code Title 19 Section 1526 regarding trademark violations.  HK is a registered US trademark and Tokyo Marui does not license this for the US market.  Ever since 9/11/01, Customs has stepped up inspections and became stricter in enforcement as evidenced by multiple seizures that we and some other airsoft dealers have experienced in the past year.  If other dealers are importing with intact trademarks, they are in violation of US regulations and just haven't been caught yet.  We import in too large quantity to accept this risk.  You may contact your local US Customs office or the Dept of Commerce Office of Science and Technology in Washington DC to verify the information.  

I don't know if you guys know or not but we learned the hard way that puttying trademarks does not work with some of the savvier customs officers and is risky too now.  Now, even with full compliance, we still occasionally run into some issues.  There are some agents that seem to have a hard on against airsoft.

Hope to shoot, er, see some of you guys at OpLC2 and hope and pray it'll be a fun game and the dimwits keep low profiles.

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