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Duty Free in Dublin - travelling to US via London

  • 17-01-2013 9:42am
    #1
    bovis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 101 ✭✭


    Hi All,
    The lady at the Duty Free in Dublin said that I can buy spirits at duty free prices in Dublin and they get put in a special security sealed bag. This should allow me to carry the bottle with me while I transit to the US via London.

    I wanted to double check with all you wise folk as I have heard stories of peoples duty free being confiscated at the transit security.

    Any ideas on whether I can buy duty free spirits and transit to the US via London without loosing my duty free?
    Bovis


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  • #2
    keithclancy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,208 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    bovis wrote: »
    Hi All,
    The lady at the Duty Free in Dublin said that I can buy spirits at duty free prices in Dublin and they get put in a special security sealed bag. This should allow me to carry the bottle with me while I transit to the US via London.

    I wanted to double check with all you wise folk as I have heard stories of peoples duty free being confiscated at the transit security.

    Any ideas on whether I can buy duty free spirits and transit to the US via London without loosing my duty free?
    Bovis

    As long as its in the sealed security bag its fine.


  • #3
    northknife
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 464 ✭✭northknife


    I think you can leave it at Dublin airport and collect it on way back if you want.If it is a gift for someone in the U.S. you could always buy more in flight.
    Not 100% on this but worth a try.;)


  • #4
    schemingbohemia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,606 ✭✭✭schemingbohemia


    What exactly are you buying, if it's not Irish whiskey it might be cheaper to either buy in London, on the plane from London or on arrival in the US.

    "duty-free" can often be a bit of a con.


  • #5
    endofrainbow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,840 ✭✭✭endofrainbow


    northknife wrote: »
    I think you can leave it at Dublin airport and collect it on way back if you want.If it is a gift for someone in the U.S. you could always buy more in flight.
    Not 100% on this but worth a try.;)

    this service is only available if traveling within EU


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