The broad sunlit uplands of next March. Yeah, really. .

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by Dave Brand

If I remember correctly TIR (Transports Internationaux Routiers) was a system which allowed goods vehicles to be sealed in the country their load originated in & to pass through intermediate borders with no requirement for customs inspection.

I'd say the same thing. We had to have the seals checked when arrived at the final destination, either a custom officer or a representing person.
In the '80s, we had a kind of hassle too. Importing certain goods from certain countries - say hi-fi from Japan - we had to discuss each year to buy what was called a licence fixing the amount of business we could make over the coming year. The way our government found to protect an industry incapable to match Pioneer or Alpine quality products for instance…