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.
An FAA-approval sticker doesn't guarantee your car seat will fit on your specific airline, said Dr. Baer. Car seats can vary in width, usually from 17 inches to 21 inches. It's best to check your car seat dimensions against the seat dimensions of your airline. If you purchased a ticket for your child, you are entitled to use the child's car seat in his or her airplane seat. 2  If the car seat doesn't fit in your assigned seat, the airline has to find a different seat that will fit the car seat in the same class of service.