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Old May 18, 2018, 1:17 pm
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coffee in hand luggage
flying BA man to Heathrow then on to Lisbon

can i take illy coffee beans in a tin in my carry on ?

thanks in advance
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Old May 18, 2018, 1:18 pm
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Yes. You can.
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Old May 18, 2018, 1:24 pm
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Originally Posted by capetown2k
flying BA man to Heathrow then on to Lisbon

can i take illy coffee beans in a tin in my carry on ?

thanks in advance
Why not? Sometimes, security people get suspicious of organic material and ask to check your hand luggage (so if I have a lot of it, I sometimes proactively take it out anyway) but it is absolutely allowable.
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Old May 18, 2018, 1:27 pm
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I brought cat-pooped beans back from Indonesia in hand luggage no problem
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Old May 18, 2018, 1:56 pm
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I bought cat-pooped beans back from Indonesia in hand luggage no problem
What on Earth does this mean?
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Old May 18, 2018, 1:59 pm
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Originally Posted by Greenpen


What on Earth does this mean?
This, I think...
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Old May 18, 2018, 2:09 pm
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I've done Nespresso capsules without any problem. Security not even pulled my bag for manual check.
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Old May 18, 2018, 2:29 pm
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CWS travels with a coffee + tea stash, sugar, water heater and mug in the all-in-one Skypak bag. No problems anywhere, including Australia, New Zealand and the USA, though I always mention it if asked if I have any food products on me. One never knows where one will end up, but I do know where I'll end up without caffeine in the morning. LHR and LIS won't be a problem.
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Old May 18, 2018, 3:06 pm
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Originally Posted by mikeyfly
I brought cat-pooped beans back from Indonesia in hand luggage no problem
And what did customs say? AFAIK, once the beans go through an animals intestines, you'll have a hard time getting it home.

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What on Earth does this mean?
Kopi Luwak (Civet coffee)
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Old May 18, 2018, 3:44 pm
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Why in the world would you take coffee TO Portugal? I always take bagloads of Delta coffee out of Portugal!

No issues ever in having a full carry-on bag of beans.
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Old May 18, 2018, 3:55 pm
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Originally Posted by mikeyfly
I brought cat-pooped beans back from Indonesia in hand luggage no problem
me too. Cat poo chino!
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Old May 18, 2018, 4:26 pm
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I brought home 3 large tubs of Folgers Colombian from New York in my carry-on the other week without anyone so much as raising an eyebrow...
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Old May 18, 2018, 5:16 pm
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Good heavens. To think I have been throwing the contents of my cat’s litter tray into the wheelie bin (double bagged of course)!

I could have sold it to Starbucks for megabucks (I always thought their coffee tasted like ....)!

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Old May 18, 2018, 6:06 pm
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Originally Posted by Greenpen


What on Earth does this mean?
I was expecting this reaction from someone as soon as I read the post above yours and it did not disappoint
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Old May 18, 2018, 6:10 pm
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Originally Posted by Annalisa12
me too. Cat poo chino!
I have 10 packages in my carry-on right now, my supplier in Jakarta gives them to me every visit.
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