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Carry-On-Case at U.S. Customs

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Hi,

first excuse my bad english in all my posts. I'll do my very best.

I've got a question. Is it allowed to have Disney Pins in your carry-on-case, when you're flying to the U.S. from overseas?

I'm not sure, because they've got this sharp sticks. On my last journey I was not in Pin Trading and got no Traders, but this time, there are some.

Other question - how is it handled with chocolate and gingerbread? I want to bring some german chocolate bars in different flavors, like oreo, nougat and more and some real german gingerbread, for a friend in Orlando.

Thanks for all ya answers
 
it has been awhile since i last flew from germany to the states, but i do believe that customs is only interested in fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, tse kind of things. not chocolates and gingerbread. As far as the pins, i flew with mine to hawaii in my carry on no problems.
 
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(Firstly - your English is excellent)
I can not be of much help because I'm not American, but I know that for both Australia, England/France and the UAE, pins are NOT allowed in the carry on luggage. I think it will probably be the same rule for the States.

Good luck and happy holidays !
 
I have flown with mine in carry on inside the US. Many people come to the big pin event in the fall and some are from outside US. Hopefully, one of them will post here for you!
 
I have personally never flown with pins (yet) But everyone I talk to prefers to have their pins as their cary-on so it shouldn't be an issue. Chocolate and gingerbread shold also be ok. I know we have taken cookies and candy before in our carry-pns. Hope this helps!
 
Here's a link to the official TSA guidelines in the US: http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm

Pins aren't on the list either way, but in the section about scissors I see this: "Scissors - [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]metal with pointed tips and blades shorter than 4 inches are allowed, but blades longer than 4 inches are prohibited"[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]

I would think that if they're allowing scissors under 4 inches, they're allowing pins. One other note from that page: "[/FONT]NOTE: Any sharp objects in checked baggage should be sheathed or securely wrapped to prevent injury to baggage handlers and inspectors."
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I doubt pins are likely to cause much injury in any case, but I'd keep them wrapped up just so that they won't get nitpicky with you.
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I have flown with my pins as a carry on domestically, but never internationally. I don't trust the baggage carriers with my pins!
 
Thanks - that helped a lot :wiggle:

Special thanks to Vixy for the TSA Guideline! They've got "Trading Pins" in their list for both - carry-on and check.

Now our vacation can start - wish it could be end of august :cry:
 
I only extra thing I can throw in is: take the pins out of your carry on and send them thru the xray machine separately - otherwise security will want to unpack your carry-ons to see what the hunks of metal are. I've even had a few security agents thank me for doing that - makes their job easier...
 
Great info. I was actually worried on my trip in a few days since I will have a bunch of traders that I was packing in my carry-on.
 
ownedbycats said:
I've come back into the States with Chocolate, so you should not have any problems.
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We brought back an entire small suitcase filled with these chocolate hazelnut sticks called Amacelli's. MMMMM! Those are my favorite! We also had several boxes of Kinder Eggs since they can't sell them in U.S. due to small parts being inside something edible.
 
I put my pins in my checked luggage for my trip to France last fall. That worked fine. Mostly over seas they only care about perishable foods.... And the French have a thing about Cheese... But mostly I just don't declare chocolate as... Well.. It's chocolate and they can pry it from my cold, dead fingers.
 
I agree with theothersteve- take the bit of time to remove your trading bags from the carry-on, as you would a laptop..
I travel with a huge trading bag reguarly WITHIN the states and never have a problem, sespecially in orlando, they see it all the time.
I also brought olive oil/lemonchello/cookies and treats back from Italy and had no problem, but i do forget what i declared. They are concerned with bugs and fungus and disease carried by produce and plants even coral from islands.
 
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