Dub - Gatwick - Orlando return - Duty Free ?

RayCon

Hi ... just wondering what the situation would be bringing Duty Free from the US through a UK airport onto Dublin ... we're flying Orlando - Gatwick - Dub , so If I buy Duty Free in Orlando will it then be taken off me when I try to board in Gatwick due to the whole "no liquids brought onto planes anti-terrorist" rule ?

Anybody travelled US - UK - Ireland have any experience with this ?

correct.
You will have to put it very securely in your checked luggage and hope for the best.

H2G2

Similar question...
I am flying Dublin - New York - Chicago. If I buy duty free booze in Dublin and they pack it in those special sealed bags, can I transit with it in New York? Or will the JFK security staff take it off me / or insist it goes in checked bags?

lynchie

H2G2 wrote: »

Similar question...
I am flying Dublin - New York - Chicago. If I buy duty free booze in Dublin and they pack it in those special sealed bags, can I transit with it in New York? Or will the JFK security staff take it off me / or insist it goes in checked bags?

You will have to put them into your checked baggage in JFK.

RayCon

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correct.
You will have to put it very securely in your checked luggage and hope for the best.

Bummer ... thought so. Thanks for the reply ... looks like no Duty Free for me cos I believe my checked bags will go right through

decskelligs

RayCon wrote: »

Bummer ... thought so. Thanks for the reply ... looks like no Duty Free for me cos I believe my checked bags will go right through

Your baggage has to be claimed at the first point of entry into the states unless you are flying through shannons CBP system so buy your duty free outbound.
On the way back to ireland it depends what airline you are getting e.g virgin to gatwick then ryanair to dublin you will need to claim your bags.
If it is the same airline your baggage will probably be checked the whole way through to the destination.

decskelligs

decskelligs wrote: »

Your baggage has to be claimed at the first point of entry into the states unless you are flying through shannons CBP system so buy your duty free outbound.
On the way back to ireland it depends what airline you are getting e.g virgin to gatwick then ryanair to dublin you will need to claim your bags.
If it is the same airline your baggage will probably be checked the whole way through to the destination.

If going through Gatwick then US CBP is done in the US so baggage has to be collected and rechecked through which presents the opportunity to put dutyfree in at that stage.
The same does not apply if you do cbp in Ireland.


Now I have to correct myself for the OP-I was wrong
Agreements are now in place and are working.
When flying within the EU (plus Switzerland, Iceland and Norway), duty-free purchases are OK if they are sealed in a tamper-proof bag with the receipt (or a copy of it) sealed inside the bag.
Bilateral agreements have also been reached with Singapore and Croatia so that purchases from these countries are now OK to be taken through security checkpoints in the EU as well, and that items purchased in the EU can be taken through their airports.
So that means the OP can bring his carry on bottles in their tamper proof bag [which you do actually get in the U.S as they don't allow you to open it mar dhea untill outside the states] through security to board the dublin flight... but have the receipt!

Going to the US via the UK, duty-free items bought outside the US will be confiscated at the security check for further connecting flights, even if they are in a tamper-evident bag. However, since in the US you have to pick up your luggage to take it through customs personally, you can place your duty-free purchases in your checked luggage before you re-check it for a connecting flight.

RayCon

Thanks again for the replies .... so my concern isn't travelling out (entering the US) ... it's on the way home .... Im thinking if I buy some Duty Free in Orlando airport , when I get my connecting flight in Gatwick (Aerlingus) to Dub , will the Duty Free be taken off me at security in Gatwick ... looking at your post above , specifically this line "When flying within the EU (plus Switzerland, Iceland and Norway), duty-free purchases are OK if they are sealed in a tamper-proof bag with the receipt (or a copy of it) sealed inside the bag." , it seems like I might be OK ???

lynchie

RayCon wrote: »

Thanks again for the replies .... so my concern isn't travelling out (entering the US) ... it's on the way home .... Im thinking if I buy some Duty Free in Orlando airport , when I get my connecting flight in Gatwick (Aerlingus) to Dub , will the Duty Free be taken off me at security in Gatwick ... looking at your post above , specifically this line "When flying within the EU (plus Switzerland, Iceland and Norway), duty-free purchases are OK if they are sealed in a tamper-proof bag with the receipt (or a copy of it) sealed inside the bag." , it seems like I might be OK ???

According to virgins website...

Virgin's Website wrote:

If your journey involves changing flights at any EU airport, special restrictions apply. You may only take liquid duty free purchases above 100ml through the security check point at your connecting airport if they have been purchased at another EU airport or in Iceland, Norway or Switzerland, or on board an aircraft operated by an EU carrier or a carrier of Iceland, Norway or Switzerland. You will need to show proof of purchase to demonstrate this. Liquid purchases of more than 100ml bought from other airports or on board other airlines may only be carried as checked in baggage on the connecting flight.

RayCon

Thanks for the reply ........ aaaarrrrgghhhhhhhh ... now Im even more confused ... bollocxs to the lot of it ... I just wont buy any.:mad: