My Umbrella was Confiscated!!!

[mpit7628]

Hi everyone.  Haven't been on here for a long time.  I need a bit of help in trying to understand why Global Shipping confiscated a antique umbrella I recently purchased.  It was a beautiful gold plated and mother of pearl handled umbrella which I was going to display in a antique umbrella stand.  I thought maybe the mother of pearl in the handle might be the issue but mother of pearl is not illegal to import into Canada.  I got it for a excellent price when these umbrellas usually go for a lot more and so I am so disappointed.  Any similar umbrellas are being sold through G.S. and so buying one of those is not a option since it may be confiscated also.  I've read that G.S. will confiscate anything made of wood also.  So no wood umbrellas.  What the heck!  Any ideas or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

[marnotom!]

Actually, as it’s an export permit, it wouldn’t be my responsibility to pay for the paperwork. But it’s likely that Pitney Bowes wouldn’t want to pay for it either and they know that most buyers would be unwilling to reimburse them as part of the import charges.