Authority conferred to customs officers to inspect goods, means of transport and persons including their baggage within a customs territory and when entering and exiting customsâ zones. Harmonized System. A system set out in a systemized form coding, designations and description of goods including their payable customs duties.
Car Seats Gate-Checked or Checked as Luggage. Car seats are designed to withstand most motor vehicle crash forces. In general, the MACPS does not consider a gate-checked car seat or a car seat that is checked as luggage to be one that has experienced forces equivalent to a motor vehicle crash.
Other Luggage Restrictions. All sharp objects, including knives and scissors, firearms and martial arts weapons must be placed in checked-in luggage. Passengers can carry on tools that are smaller than 7 inches long. Athletic equipment, including ski equipment, pool cues, baseball bats and dumbbells, must be placed in checked-in baggage. Flammable liquids are prohibited on the aircraft entirely, except for cigarette lighters, which must be in a carry-on bag, and compressed gas cartridges for life vests.