Sell it all and start over. Some folks have no problems, but for the majority, it's just a big headache.
Danny is Dominican and we were also under the impression that we could bring in a container duty free and all that crap....we had to pay through the nose in duties, taxes, whatever, but it was all the bribes we had to pay to get the car released that was the real killer. Dot this "i", cross that "t" etc. When we finally got our container, anything worth being stolen was and most of the other stuff was either broken or nasty from the thieving pigs that plundered through everything under the guise of an inspection. Then the driver tried to rip us off. That, at least, was settled very quickly with the help of several friends. I do love our heavily armed primos and amigos.
When all was said and done we were out well over US$15,000 between shipping cost, taxes, duties, bribes and replacing or repairing stolen and damaged items. Would we do it again......no phucking way!!
Dianne