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Old Jul 19, 2007 | 2:48 pm
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Originally Posted by stevenshev
You clear passport control in FCO, but customs (which will be a JOKE) in CTA. You DO NOT collect bags in FCO, so long as CX tags them through to CTA, which it is your responsibility to ensure that they do.
Thanks. That was my experience before and assumed it would be the same again. Yes, I will be sure to check bags through to CTA.

The AA person explained that one clears customs at the final destination when traveling to a "foreign" country. Upon return to one's home country, customs is cleared at the point of entry. Is that correct?

If so, I think the CX agent may have thought that I live in Italy.
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