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.
Tip. 1  Most airlines allow you to check a car seat free of charge and do not count it toward your total allowed baggage. Check with your airline for clarification of their policy. 2  When traveling with certain airlines, your car seat will arrive with the rest of your luggage on the baggage carousel.