A Rusian Nanonoter needs help with customs.

Konstantin Lepikhov lakostis at unsafe.ru
Tue Apr 12 11:20:37 EDT 2011


Hi dmitry!

Thursday 31, at 09:29:26 AM you wrote:

> > Hello all,
> > we are on a hurry next day 6 of April (not a month like he
> > specifies)the Nanonote will come back to spain, leting this dude
> > without his beloved NanoNote, anyone with enough experience or acces
> > to Rusian administration to  try to do something? at least if not for
> > this one for future Rusian Nanonoters?
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm on the list now. I don't know how much this topic is appropriate to this
> list, so please pardon me in advance.
> 
> I don't think there is a workaround currently because Ben NanoNote is a
> microcomputer that have a cryptographic software installed by default and
> it makes it covered by the current import restrictions in the Russian
> Federation, even for personal use. The only way to overcome this is to
> register NanoNote in FSB, which implies some actions from two sides at
> least: 1) the NanoNote manufacturer (or its representative); 2) the Russian
> legal person (some business) interested in importing this device to the
> country. It is also possible to use a help of some broker company to let it
> deal with FSB.
> 
> AFAIK most of IT companies are undertaking this weird registration in Russia
> without a problem. I don't know if Qi Hardware (or maybe Tuxbrain?) is
> concerned enough to bother, though.
> 
> (Well, there's another option: to brick the NanoNote by removing its
> software, so it would have no cryptographic features, and ship it like that
> to Russia, officially. But I doubt this is reliable because it is a
> customer who'll need to prove it each time at customs.)
> 
> Regards, Dmitry Samoyloff
Several months ago I bought one Nanonote without any problems as private
person. Also I have MID from China delivered to me in a month. Maybe it
depends on post address?

-- 
WBR et al.




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