Alan,

Thanks for posting this and clarifying the issues involved with shipping such items internationally.

As far as how much the UN regs will affect the US internally, frankly, the UN's repuation is little better than that of a 'scarlet woman', and is close to universally dispised here inthe States. Any politician seen as being their stooge, except for certain fringe left-wing areas of the country, can pretty much kiss their political career good-bye.