![]() ![]() ![]() #4, even though the term "duty free" is used this is not about customs, it's about airport security. That's pretty standard stuff and has been for years - next time make sure you educate yourself on the import rules for your destination country and you should have no issues going forward. Thus for your fIight from BOS to DCA, you should have repacked your purchases into your checked luggage, since they did not comply with the liquids rule for carry on within the US. There is no concept of duty free on a domestic fIight - it only applies to international connections while you are in transit. Once you have passed Customs (and presumably paid any required duty) then the duty free item becomes like a regular item, subject to the normal rules of travel within that country. However there is (potentially) a duty owed at your final destination country, which is why you are required to declare things at Customs. This allows you to carry those items through the transit airport (and onto your departing fIight) without having to declare them. That's the purpose of the STEB - it is visual evidence that you complied with the requirements. So if you are traveling A > B > C and do not officially enter B (just remain airside in transit), then there is no duty owed on duty free purchases from A, since you do not plan to consume or use those items while transiting B. ![]() with no intent to enter) then there is no duty on items that you purchased elsewhere and are transporting to your final destination. The idea is that if you are traveling internationally and passing through a country "in transit" (i.e. Murblelala I think maybe you do not understand the purpose of "duty free". Given the TSA's vague requirements, I do agree that attempting this will often lead to denial. We recommend packing all liquids, gels, and aerosols that are over 3.4 oz or 100 ml in your checked baggage, even if they are in a secure, tamper-evident bag."īased on TSA's above-listed requirements, I did not understand why I could not take my items as a carry on, unless they were "unable to be screened"? However, I still find the terminology extremely vague, as I suppose the TSA intended. The items inside the secure, tamper-evident bags must be screened and cleared.Īny item that alarms or is unable to be screened will not be permitted in your carry-on bag. The original receipt for the liquids is present and the purchase was made within 48 hours. The liquids are packed in a transparent, secure, tamper-evident bag by the retailer and do not show signs of tampering when presented to TSA for screening. The duty free liquids were purchased internationally and you are traveling to the United States with a connecting flight. You may carry duty free liquids in secure, tamper–evident bags, more than 3.4 oz or 100 ml in your carry-on bag if: "Your duty free MUST be placed in your checked bags to allow you to go through TSA screening to get to your connecting flight after arriving in the US"Īccording to the TSA website (.), the above statement is not correct. Does anyone understand the TSA's explanation for the above-referenced events? Is the passenger supposed to direct the Duty Free shop exactly how to package the items? If so, what would be the directions to give to the shop? I understand that the TSA can deny any carry on at their discretion, but the TSA agents did not indicate that they were concerned in any way about the contents of the bag.īy the way, I give great kudos to Jet Blue Airlines, who allowed me to check just the sealed Duty Free bag without charging me for checked luggage. I am most concerned because I do not know how to prevent this in the future if I do not have any checked luggage, or if the Duty Free liquid is something I prefer not to place in checked luggage. Upon transfer from flight arrival in BOS to connecting flight to DCA, I attempted to pass through security with the bag as a carry on but was denied on the basis that the TSA would be "unable to test" the contents of the sealed bag. The shop placed them, along with the receipt, in a clear plastic, tamper-evident sealed bag. ![]() I purchased two clear plastic tubs of hummus, each about 500 ml, from a Duty Free Shop at TLV. I am confused because TSA did not allow me to carry on a sealed bag of Duty Free liquids for a connecting flight. ![]()
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