>>>>> "Bill" == Bill Sommerfeld <sommerfeld@xxxxxxx> writes: Bill> has what claims to be a summary. There appears to be a Bill> personal use exemption of some sort but there's no mention Bill> of re-export of the laptop you imported when you entered the Bill> country.. Same deal with the US. Take a look at 15 CFR 740.14. While aliens can bring crypto into the US, the exemption that would allow US citizens to re-export their laptop does not apply to aliens. It has been a while since I read 15 CFR 740, although I have read it since the 2002 changes. As I recall, while the baggage exemption (740.14) doesn't allow aliens to re-export their crypto, the US government is not completely without understanding of the needs of visitors. I seem to recall that aliens are allowed to re-export their personal allowance of shotguns and shotgun shells which they imported. This export is controlled by the same provision that would allow US citizens to export crypto for personal use. For many programs, it seems like 15 CFR 740.15 (e) or 15 CFR 740.17 will allow re-export. I'm not a lawyer; I just had to argue too much about this stuff with lawyers. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf