Can I bring duty free liquids through LIM-CDG-LHR?
Similar to this question regarding transit on a DUB-ORD-PDX route, can I make duty-free purchases (e.g. alcohol) in Lima, and return with it to London via Paris (LIM-CDG-LHR), and bring the liquids with me?
I also note that this (unanswered) question is similar, though less specific about the intermediate airport. I don't know whether that would make a difference (i.e. whether individual airports have different mechanisms which might specifically allow or preclude such a thing).
The UK Government web site's advice is vague on the subject, while ifly says that it simply can't be done without the liquids being confiscated.
The value of the drink is unlikely to be sufficient to make it worth buying a suitcase at CDG and checking that in, though a collapsible holdall might be one solution, if that's a possibility. I just find it frustrating that something which should be easy is made so difficult.
[Edit] The return flights (AF483 and AF1080) both use terminal 2E at CDG, which (according the the easycdg site in DCTLib's answer) means I'll definitely be going through a security check.
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Update on April 2018. My flight was from San Jose - Costa Rica (SJO) with the first change in Panama (PTY), the second in Paris (CDG), heading to Poland (WAW). I've just passed the security check in Paris with the 0,5 bottle of rum packed in sealed (transparent) bag at the duty-free shop at SJO Airport. The receipt was entered in the bag (but not sealed together). It has alerted the French officer but eventually, this wasn't the problem. The security crew repacked the bottle in their own (official) bag and sealed it together with the original receipt inside. Based on my experience there is no reason to worry. Duty-free item can transfer through CDG without any problems when basic security principles are maintained.
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Can you take duty free liquids on connecting flights?
You can take duty free liquids onboard your flight to the US. If you'll be transferring to an onward connection after landing in the States, you should pack your duty free liquids into your hold baggage at the transit point (take care not to exceed your baggage allowance in doing so, though).Can you take duty free liquids through security?
You may carry duty free liquids in secure, tamper\u2013evident bags, more than 3.4 oz or 100 ml in your carry-on bag if: The duty free liquids were purchased internationally and you are traveling to the United States with a connecting flight.Can I carry duty free alcohol while transiting?
Yes, you can carry alcoholic beverages purchased from the duty free along with your hand baggage, as long it is packed in a transparent, secure, tamper-evident bag by the retailer along with the original receipt.Can you take liquids through transit?
Exemptions. You can take liquid containers larger than 100ml through security if they are for essential medical purposes, for special dietary requirements, or contain baby food or baby milk.Short Video - Paris, Charles de Gaulle Airport, Duty Free Shops
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The CDG web page has a nice website for flight connections that also states whether you have to go though a security check. If that is the case, liquids will be problematic.
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