Customs And Exise , Need This Question Answered .

[dieseldick]

i flew into eire dublin few months ago *** customs took my wifes gold bracelet off me because i did not declare. so to get it back i was slapped with fine ect about 800 euro.

anyway, i have another bracelet i will take back home, it was about 1000 pounds, i have had it around 4 years but has lost reciept. if me or my wife are wearing this going through customs gate can or do customs have the right to confiscate it ? under eu law . we have no proof of purchase , it was bought a few years ago. obviously if it is in box with reciept they can prove it was recently bought if that was the case but this is an old necklace that i wish to take back to my family. so the question is do they have a right to confiscate it or hold it ?

[DaisyNonna]

I wear my mother's and my grandmother's engagement rings. How would I prove this?

[hc4361]

Daisy, assuming they are hallmarked it will be obvious both the age and origins of the rings