Lol, reading this back to myself it sounds like a joke or exaggeration.
It is not.
There are ways around it if you're friendly with government workers or embassy personnel, but we reserve favours for emergencies.
Damn that's crazy. There is duty import fees here too but it's all pretty straight forward and the package is never opened.
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Yes it is bad, especially in island nations where the customs people have more power and wealth than the elected officials (for the most part.)
Custom mafia?