TSA Relaxes Duty Free Liquids Restrictions

Published: January 31, 2014

Beginning January 31, 2014, passengers traveling internationally into the United States with a connecting flight will be permitted to carry liquids in excess of 100 mL in their carry-on baggage, provided they were purchased in duty-free shops and placed in secure, tamper-evident bags (STEBs).

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Technological advances may allow passengers to keep these liquids in their carry-on baggage, provided they are presented in a STEB and are able to be screened and cleared by Transportation Security Officers at the checkpoint.

Liquids that cannot be screened and cleared will not be allowed to remain in a passenger’s carry-on baggage. Passengers may elect to place these items into checked baggage, if available, or forfeit them prior to entering the secure area of the airport. This may include liquids in opaque, ceramic, or metallic bottles, or other containers that cannot be effectively scanned.

Well, it’s a step in the right direction…

(Tip of the hat to AJ)

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Richard Guest

February 1, 2014, 2:01 am

I'm not at all surprised at this exception, what surprises me is that it has taken the airports/airlines/merchants six years to make it happen. I have to imagine duty free sales amount to (or have the potential to amount to) an enormous amount of money.

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Jorge Guest

February 1, 2014, 12:25 am

I usually check perfumes the moment I pick up my bags. So this is great news. They are about the only interesting type of liquid I buy in France; usually when a new fragrance comes out Everything else I can get cheaper in the US. Liquor, forget about it! I am not carrying any bottles to save a few bucks! Well maybe if I get some rare vintage but luck has it, I will end up dropping the bottle or something...

JustSaying Guest

January 31, 2014, 10:47 pm

Wow.....learn something new every day.......never had to deplane an international first class seat and change planes so didn't have the pleasure of that experience.........I will have to start slumming so I will be able to communicate on boarding area......

Robin Guest

January 31, 2014, 4:53 pm

@ lucky #13: Pre-clearance in Shannon, Canada, or Abu Dhabi is arguably an exception to this, unless you go with the argument that you have "entered the US" while in Canada/Ireland/etc. I'm not objecting to your statement (it's fundamentally true, and definitely true in the context of JustSaying's comment), just pointing out that taken out of context there's a loophole.

lucky OMAAT

January 31, 2014, 4:42 pm

@ JustSaying -- In ALL US airports you have to exit security and reclear security. There's no way to enter the US and get on a connecting flight without leaving the "secure area."

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