Originally Posted by
cattp
Certainly an interesting thread I had no idea that was their purpose. I always ripped the tag off and binned it as soon as it came off the luggage belt, should I have been keeping it on for passing through the lane?
You should keep it until you have passed customs not only for customs but also if you have any problems with your luggage (eg. damaged), the agents at the baggage enquiry desk would have to record down the tag number.