When going through customs to catch a connecting flight, can I re-check baggage later?
Normally when you have to go through customs in the US/Canada to catch a connecting flight, you have to pick up your baggage, and you re-check it right after clearing customs.
As a follow-up to this question, is it possible to take your bags landside and re-check them later if you have sufficiently long layover? If you haven't used up your baggage allowance for the flight, could you even check an additional bag?
[edit] I have added the USA and Canada tags. Let me know whether there are other countries where you pick up and re-check your baggage upon immigration with a connecting flight.
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Do you have to check your bag again on a connecting to international flight?
If you're connecting in the U.S., they require everyone from international flights to re-check their baggage upon the first landing point.Do I need to change my luggage on a connecting flight?
If you have booked your connecting flights independently, the airline is under no obligation to transfer your baggage to your connecting flight. In this case, you will need to collect your baggage after your first flight and re-check your baggage before your connecting flight.#AmericanAnswers - Do I have to recheck my bags after customs when traveling internationally?
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