"Survivor" needs a new Customs Broker

I will admit, I have not watched the Survivor TV show since the first season.

Apparently there have been at least 17 seasons.(I guess they do more than 1 per year?)

It's hard to believe they don't know how to import things back into the U.S. after 17 seasons, but they screwed up this time.

The reality competition ran into some hot water Nov. 18, when a container of props arrived in Houston from Gabon in West Africa—where the CBS hit just completed its 17th season finale.

The freight contained several animal skulls and hides, ceremonial masks, ostrich feathers, shells and various bones, Yolanda Choates, a spokeswoman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, told the Houston Chronicle. The items were taken by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to be evaluated. Some were infested with termites, while other artifacts potentially carried microbes linked to Ebola and other viruses.

Choates said the contents manifest claimed to be "returning U.S. goods," but all such packages are inspected to make sure they haven't mixed with foreign objects.

This highlights, just like I said back on Dec. 8, 2008.

International shipping can be quite complicated. And honestly, do these express companies really want the liability of filing entries for packages they don't actually own?