Originally Posted by
aviationwiz
Just a data point here...
I just entered at MSP declaring food using the kiosk and receiving the "circle receipt". The officer at the desk then proceeded to (apparently) process my entry manually, scanning my passport twice and typing information in to the computer before asking what I had. He then stamped my passport book and the BACK of the receipt so that the officer at the exit didn't see I had already been questioned before asking himself what food I had. It would have been quicker to use the regular line!
Does the layout at MSP allow you to skip the primary inspection officer? Since the receipt with the circle tells you to proceed to "baggage control," skipping primary inspection and reporting to the customs officer at the exit seems to be the best course of action, but that is not possible at all airports.