weapon

carrying sharp things onto planes anywhere these days in NOT ALLOWED.Forget it.Even nail scissors or chopsticks are OUT, forbidden.

I know people who carried swords out of turkey and nepal in the main baggage section. NOT carry on. With no problem.

The safety issue is declined in main baggage greatly. Call the airport if you are still worried and ask for the security desk.

Posting it from Iran may work via courier so long as you have plenty of reciepts in english and Farsi saying how much, where you bought it, from who, and stating beyond all doubt it is not an antique!

The reason why your Sword in Lhasa got confiscated is because it is a weapon... Even if it is in your backpack you can still take it out and go on a rampage on the train.

Take a look at the idiot with the hunting knife in canada who beheaded a poor guy in the bus. Soon we won't be able to carry penknives.

In fact in some parts of SEA you cannot even carry your swiss army knife overland. Only thanks to bribing guards and inferior security can you do it. Keep that in mind too.

If you want buy good knifes(maybe swords too) go to Zanjan! This town is famous for its knifes. It's between Tabriz and Teheran.

On arrival: Tell them that you have these things. Personal belongings such as cameras, handy camera, or personal computers, etc. these things are forbidden: Having narcotics, alcoholic beverages, guns, ammunition, aerial photographic cameras (air-survey camera), transmitter-receiver apparatus, vulgar films, unpleasant records, indecent photographs, or any kind of fashion magazine.
On departure: The things that you are allowed to take with yourselves: 6 square meters of Persian carpet, or 3kg of silver, and 125 grams of gold, handicraft no limitation.
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Green Channel

Those who can pass the green channel are ones who:

A) Do not carry the things below:
1- Arms and ammunitions
2- Disks, audio / video tapes Books and magazines against the Islamic and national believes of the country.
3- Wireless telephone and sender

4- Seed and cutting, flower bulb

5- Gambling tools

6- Alcoholic drinks and Narcotics

B) Have the first trip in the current year or do not use the passenger exemption in their previous trips.

C) Do not have business goods and the values of their new goods do not exceed 80 dollars for each person.

Red Channel

Those passengers pass the red channel who:
1-Have had more than one trip to other countries in the current year.
2-Have legal goods which are mentioned above.

Note 1
The green channel dose not mean than the customs do not perform the investigation of goods The customs officers can select some of the passengers of green channel and investigate their goods. If they do not have the requirements for passing through this channel, their declaration will be illegal and their goods will be considered as smudging.

Note 2
If a passenger do not have any goods or his / her goods cost less than 80 dollars, in order to be able to use the remain of his / her exemption in his / her other trips, he/she should pass through red channel. The customs officers should pass through red channel. The customs officers will mention the case in his/her passport.

Note 3
In the case of no items mentioned in the passenger’s passport, he / she can use the passenger exemption. Customs can urge the passengers to complete the declaration presented to them at the gate of entry/exit, in order to investigate the passengers’ goods according to their written declaration. In the case of any difference between the passenger’s goods and his/her declaration, the goods not mentioned in declaration or declared illegally supposed as smuggled goods.
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