Can I Bring Duty-Free Liquors and Perfumes Into the U.S. as Carry-On Items?
Can I Bring Duty-Free Liquors and Perfumes Into the U.S. as Carry-On Items?Answer: Yes and no. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) rigorously enforces its regulations pertaining to transportation of liquids, gels and aerosols in carry-on baggage. Any item containing more than three ounces of product must be transported in checked baggage once you arrive in the U.S. This means that you can purchase duty-free liquid items (perfume, liquor, etc.) at a duty-free shop outside the U.S. and put them in your carry-on baggage for the international leg of your trip only. If you are changing planes in the U.S., you will need to put those duty-free items in your checked baggage after you clear customs at your point of entry, regardless of packaging. For example, a traveler flying from Cancún, Mexico, to Baltimore, Maryland via Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport cou
