Customs Inspection

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Customs Inspection

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Next!
Step forward, magister. Do you have your professio? Yes, now let’s see…have you declared all property? Any goods, valuables, jewelry, or slaves you’ve forgotten? Anything inscripta -- not declared -- will be confiscated during inspection.
Very good, then. Your food, grooming items, and bedding – and anything else ad usum proprium (for personal use) – taken on your trip are exempt. If you travel by land, your instrumenta itineris, such as luggage, wagons, or beasts of burden, are also exempt.
Ah, you have a lot of valuables here, magister. Yes, indeed. Luxuries like silk, gems, spices, and exotic animals are taxed up to 25 percent ad valorem. The same goes for eunuchs and pretty slaves, male or female.
Now, what does this all come to?

What are you taking home from Syria? File your professio by declaring your valuables in the thread below.

Sample luxury items listed in the Digesta Iustiani:

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