What Exactly Can You Bring Back With You?

The United States has history’s most complicated system of tariffs, taxes, duties, and restrictions on what you can bring into the country when returning from a business trip of vacation. Can you bring that bottle of tequila back from Mexico, those fine chocolates from Germany, or those great snowshoes you bought in Vancouver? Can you mail them? And do you have to pay extra for it?

For those in the dark, here’s a list of the most common border concerns and issues.