Can I use the Blue "Arrivals from EU" queue on arrival in the UK, if I entered another EU country on a layover?

1/2/2015 10:01:13 AM

“If you checked your bag through, and did not pick it up in Amsterdam, then you did not go through customs with it already when you enter the UK. Only your hand luggage will have been cleared through customs if you leave the Airport in Amsterdam.

Thus, it makes sense to use the “nothing to declare” lane in the UK, as you are in a situation where you could have something to declare.

Here is a source – Question 5 covers this case and makes it explicit that the customs check will be at the final destination in the EU, except that it does not talk about leaving the Airport or the transfer area.

As far as the gates are concerned, there is nothing in the rules, and using the definition of “intra-EU flight” from the page, the green gates would actually be fine to use. Using them with a non-green luggage tag will probably raise suspicion, though.

1/2/2015 8:12:30 AM

Answers in the other question you linked say “Baggage tags from EU airports are marked with green stripes.” So if your bags have green-striped tags on them, go through the blue exit. If not, use the green exit. Yes, the colors don’t match–this is an aptitude test as well!

I suspect you would be allowed to use the blue lane, but your bags probably won’t have the green tags so you’ll use the green lane. This doesn’t seem detrimental in any way unless you’re trying to bring in something that would only be allowed from the EU…but nothing you’ve said indicates that would be the case. Easier to just do what your bag tags seem to indicate, rather than having a philosophical debate with the customs officers.

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