Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, Why is it so? I was also in transit in Frankfurt on my way to London last year, when they refused to sell me duty free booze - though I had no problems on the return journey. I would think this is more an excise/customs duty issue within the EU rather than a security issue. Cheers Jayanand On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 12:04 AM, Nathan Wajsman <nathan@nathanfoto.com> wrote: > Hi Jayanand, > > Maybe I was not clear--in Europe (and the US as far as I know) you > can also bring duty-free booze from anywhere. The problem arises if > you are transiting to another flight on arrival--then you run into > the "no liquids" rule in the EU if your origin is outside the EU. But > if I fly from New York to Madrid, say, with a bag of tax-free booze, > and Madrid is my final destination, then there will be no problem > (except of course if the customs agents take an interest in the > quantity I bring in, but that is a different issue). > > Cheers, > Nathan > > On 29-mrt-2008, at 13:06, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > > > Thank Heavens I stay in a civilized part of the world where I am > > allowed to > > bring in duty free booze from anywhere! > > > > *Paranoia runs deep.* > > *Into your life it will creep.* > > *It starts when you're always afraid.* > > *Step out of line, the man comes,* > > *And takes you away.* > > *You better Stop. Children,* > > *What's that sound?* > > *Everybody looks.* > > *What's going on?* > > > > **Stephen Stills - "For What It's Worth" - BTW, the man=cops > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJV44YV69z0&feature=related > > > > Great song of my youth! > > > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 5:24 PM, Geoff Hopkinson > > <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> > > wrote: > > > >> The same restrictions on liquids apply in Australia. I think that > >> this is > >> an > >> international standard adopted widely. You can thank hijackers > >> with liquid > >> explosives for that. Japan is another place that will confiscate > >> duty free > >> alcohol bought elsewhere. > >> > >> Cheers > >> Geoff > >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > >> -----Original Message----- > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Weird TSA Luggage Search > >> > >> This is a universal rule everywhere in the EU. Specifically, the rule > >> states: > >> > >> - only liquids, gels etc. in containers up to 100 ml in carry-on > >> - totalling no more than 1 l > >> - must be presented to security in a ziplock-type plastic bag (many > >> airports provide those bags just before security) > >> > >> This presents a set of challenges when buying booze at the airport > >> shops. If you are transiting at an EU airport, the rule is that you > >> can carry on stuff bought at another EU airport provided it is in a > >> sealed plastic bag. Every tax free shop in the EU will seal the bag > >> in the appropriate manner. If you are coming from outside the EU, > >> then you may have a problem. At least last year the situation was > >> that if you flew from, say, New York to Amsterdam to somewhere else, > >> then your tax-free purchases from New York would be confiscated at > >> Schiphol. > >> > >> The details are here, unfortunately in Dutch only: > >> http://www.schiphol.nl/AirportInformation/NewsPage/NewsPage.htm? > >> contentid=23 > >> > >> > >> Nathan > >> > >> On 27-mrt-2008, at 20:36, FRANK DERNIE wrote: > >> > >>> You were lucky........... shades of Python, > >>> At Southampton and D?sseldorf toiletries must be put in a clear > >>> plastic bag and removed from hand baggage to be scanned and > >>> inspected separately. I go through these two weekly. Heathrow is > >>> the same. > >>> Frank > >>> > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ---- > >>> From: Steve Unsworth <lug@steveunsworth.co.uk> > >>> To: LUG Group <lug@leica-users.org> > >>> Sent: Thursday, 27 March, 2008 7:29:48 PM > >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Weird TSA Luggage Search > >>> > >>> I travelled to Berlin earlier this year with a rucksack that was > >>> checked in. > >>> My aerosol of shaving gel attracted interest at both Liverpool and > >>> Berlin > >>> airports when it went through the X-ray machines.<grin> > >>> > >>> Steve > >>> > >>> > >>> On 27/3/08 08:37, "FRANK DERNIE" <frank.dernie@btinternet.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> I got a big reaction to marzipan bars in my hand luggage (I often > >>>> bring some > >>>> home to England from Germany)! I assume they thought they were > >>>> plasic > >>>> explosive. Great amusement when they saw what they actually were! > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >> > >> Nathan Wajsman > >> nathan@nathanfoto.com > >> General photography: > >> http://www.nathanfoto.com > >> http://www.greatpix.eu > >> http://www.frozenlight.eu > >> Picture-A-Week <http://www.frozenlight.euPicture-A-Week>: > >> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > >> Book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/128276 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > Nathan Wajsman > nathan@nathanfoto.com > General photography: > http://www.nathanfoto.com > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.frozenlight.eu > Picture-A-Week <http://www.frozenlight.euPicture-A-Week>: > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > Book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/128276 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >