Confiscating sealed duty free items
Schipol Airport


I recently had a layover at Schipol, on my way back to the States. I had bought very expensive duty free cosmetics at Munich. The duty free shop in Munich checked my flight, and were aware of my itinerary. My goods were sealed and I was told not to open it until I reached my final destination. However, as I was transfering in Schipol, the security guard told me one of the cosmetics in my sealed bag was too large so he proceeded to tear the bag open and discard the item. He then gave me back my remaining items in the now unsealed bag. I guess the official seal is only permitted if you buy items at Schipol. This makes no sense and is an outrage and a scam. There were many people on my flight who purchased large bottles of alcohol, much bigger liquid items than what was taken from me. Is not these countries both part of the EU? Then the customs laws should be the same. Millions of euros worth goods are confiscated unfairly and this must be stopped. I am sure the security officials at the end of the day, pick and choose what they want to take home.