Where do bags go through customs?
Jul 1, 2013 | 2:04 pm
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Where do bags go through customs?
I am flying from the USA to Florence, Italy with connections in Berlin and then Stuttgart. All of these flights are on 1 ticket on the same airline.
Where will I have to pick up my checked bags? Will I have to pick them up and take them through customs in Berlin because I am connecting to an intra-Germany flight or will I not take them through customs until I get to Florence?
Where will I have to pick up my checked bags? Will I have to pick them up and take them through customs in Berlin because I am connecting to an intra-Germany flight or will I not take them through customs until I get to Florence?
Jul 1, 2013 | 2:14 pm
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I am flying from the USA to Florence, Italy with connections in Berlin and then Stuttgart. All of these flights are on 1 ticket on the same airline.
Where will I have to pick up my checked bags? Will I have to pick them up and take them through customs in Berlin because I am connecting to an intra-Germany flight or will I not take them through customs until I get to Florence?
Where will I have to pick up my checked bags? Will I have to pick them up and take them through customs in Berlin because I am connecting to an intra-Germany flight or will I not take them through customs until I get to Florence?
Jul 1, 2013 | 3:00 pm
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If I remember correctly, your carry-on baggage "technically" goes through customs at the first point of entry and checked baggage at last point of entry, but I imagine if you get chosen for an inspection at your final destination, they'd go through everything.
Last edited by Bigzamboni; Jul 1, 2013 at 3:27 pm
Jul 1, 2013 | 3:33 pm
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