Can I carry a watch as a gift in my carry-on luggage when flying from Kolkata to Chennai? [duplicate]
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I bought a new watch for my friend and made a surprise gift pack as well. The watch is an expensive one. I am flying from Kolkata to Chennai and my friend will take it from Chennai and will fly to Bangalore next.
Can I take this watch and surprise gift box in my carry-on luggage?
Is extra tax or custom search needed?
Best Answer
As this is an internal flight within a single country (India), there's no customs. I did a domestic flight this year and can confirm this.
There is security checking, and obviously there's the usual rules around batteries and the like, but a watch should not be a problem at all to take in carry-on.
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Can I bring a watch in carry-on?
Finally, when the day of your trip finally arrives, be sure to wear your watch or pack it in its case in your carry-on bag. You should never pack your watch in your checked bag. However, airport security may ask you to remove the watch for screening.Can I put wrist watch in checked luggage?
Watches are not safety relevant items (like laptop batteries) which can not be put into checked luggage. Your parents may have to declare the watch at customs and may have to pay duty or taxes on it.Do gifts count as a carry-on?
While wrapped gifts are permitted through security checkpoints, TSA agents will unwrap them for further screening if necessary. If you must carry on wrapped presents, look into using a gift box or bag that can be easily opened for screening.Can you bring gift on a plane?
While wrapped presents aren't prohibited, the TSA says they \u201chighly encourage you to keep your presents unwrapped\u201d just in case an officer needs to inspect them. Liquid gifts such as colognes or perfumes must not exceed 3.4 ounces in your carry-on bag.Don't Put Coffee In Your Luggage and 23 Other Tips
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Answer 2
For domestic flights there is no custom but better carry a purchase bill for that. CISF Guard checks hand luggage where baggage gets checked by the Airline Carrier itself - i.e. putting something in big baggage is less problematic.
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