Region Free Freedom

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Originally Posted by steve_dave

That’s the grey market: products only authorized for sale in one country or territory but imported into another.

E-tailers and customs officials are supposed to stop grey market trade. But it rarely happens unless a large quantity of the same item are discovered. Disney was actually able to stop the grey market for Asian films they had the rights to. With the sale of Miramax to another party, that “big corporation” protection ended.

Cubans traveling to the US then back to Cuba were able to bring back with them products the Cuban government prohibited or limited like televisions and tablets. Recent changes have slowed down or stopped this.

DDD House actually marks my orders as gifts to make it easier for these packages to clear customs. When I travel from Thailand and bring back DVDs and CDs, I declare them on the customs form to avoid issues.

Grey market or not, going all-region is the best investment I have made.