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Old Sep 21, 2015 | 10:05 pm
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Originally Posted by jamar
I flew NRT-LAX last month with duty-free consumables. I handed them the form and that was that, no questions asked. I even made sure to ask "Is that it?" and they said yes, that was it.
Okay, there seems to be no consistency in the way they handle this. Your experience was quite different than mine (see #43). This is essentially something that's not enforceable under the current system at NRT.

Next time I buy these consumables tax-free, I'm tempted to take the individual contents out of the sealed bag so that I could place them separately for much more efficient packing.

Anyways, please keep reporting more anecdotes on this.
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