Sometimes flying to US from smaller oversea outpost with local airlines you will get the bag only to entry point. This is due to the fact their tag computer/printing system is not set up for other US destinations.

We has a trip back to US into MSP where half of the team had to transfer to other airports in the mid-west. CZ in China could only print the tags as far as MSP. There was an offer to put a hand written tag on but I prefer the printed one with the barcodes at MSP transfer desk.