# New Toilets still have federal restrictions?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-toilets-still-have-federal-restrictions/462941>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 10, 2008, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-toilets-still-have-federal-restrictions/462941 "2008-09-10T14:16:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-toilets-still-have-federal-restrictions/462941/21 "2008-09-11T16:37:32Z")

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> [@vetbridge](#):
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> When my little brother remodeled his home in Michigan, his contractor “smuggled” a toilet in from Canada. A few of his neighbors confided that they had done similar things. This was 8 or 10 years ago.

Nothing at all illegal about that. Just declare it, pay your duty if it’s over a certain amount (and if you’re not just waved through). Pretty common, in fact.

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