traveling with and packing up all my gear

[staypuffed]

hello i am moving to australia and i have a 4 hour stop over in new zealand. my question is that i have a tackle box full of gear and about 50 different bottles of juice all containing nicotine and 9 different pvs its everything i have and im worrying about it all getting confiscated i plan on packing everything in my checked baggage should i be worried ?

 

[RickTheBeard]

i would be a little worried about the juices as they arnt a "sealed product"
also i did a quick google search and found this site Customs home page
first link is about lazer pointers being confiscated. while an e cig isnt a laser pointer they can seem simmilar in appearance.

i would probably email the customs you are going to be passing through and if they say no, selling your PV and juices then buying a new set in aus

 

[Ewunia]

This is the official statement from the Australian Civil Aviation Authority:
Civil Aviation Safety Authority - eCigarettes and electronic cigarettes

So, all you batteries should be in your hand luggage. Regarding nicotine liquid, in Australia you are allowed to import a 3-months supply for personal use. I'm not sure how this will relate to NZ. I recently travelled from Australia to Athens via Abu Dhabi and I had no problem with my stuff, but I didn't have as much as you do. Anyway, noone paid any attention to it.

Re advice to sell and buy new stuff in Australia. Retail sales of nicotine liquids in Australia are not allowed, only hardware and zero-nic liquid, so if you sell you will have to start importing from overseas anyway. In your place I would just reduce my "holdings" a little.

 

[Yves]

New Zealand you wont be coming through customs, if you are in transit, so that's not a worry.

You are limited to 100ml liquid in your carry on luggage. Put your chargers in with any other computer stuff you have, wrap each battery in bubble wrap to keep them seperate, from each other, they can and should be in your carry on luggage. Place upto 100ml of liquid in a zip lock bag and put in your carry on. Customs in New Zealand know what e cigs are I can't say for Australia but would think it will be similar.

If you are at Auckland International Airport there is a smoker's area where you can vape with no worries near the escalators. just ask for directions at information if you can't find it. I vape there I have not tried to vape within the main airport area not worth the problems I feel. Can you pack the rest of your liquid in well sealed bottles then zip lock bags and put it in your checked baggage same as you would put shampoo etc.

Enjoy your trip

 

[Sfera72]

Ewunia: I need 1 litre for 3 month this year. It's 12mg/ml liquid and I want to travvel it in 2 bottles with 0.5 litres each, but not in the hand luggage. Because it's not allowed to take more than 1 litre in 100ml bottles in the hand luggage. Do you think that it is ok and should I write something on the bottles?

 

[Ewunia]

I'm sorry, but I can't answer your question with any certainty. But I think it would be highly unlikely for you to have any trouble or have your luggage open. Customs in Australia are mostly worried about organic materials which can harbour parasites and other undesirable live creatures. And narcotics, of course.

 

[Sfera72]

Thank you, but it's no solution for me to take 100 botlles of original juice to Australia. So I think I must take the risk on travelling with juice. :-( Otherwise I have to ask hacksessor in Perth after arriving. I will contact him to drink a beer in Fremantle and hope to vape with him my own juice.

 

[Ewunia]

Are you sure about your calculations? 1 l of juice for 3 months? With generous rounding (100 days) this gives you 10 ml per day. Do you vape that much? I'm currently on a 3 month holiday in Greece. I took with me 6 x 30ml bottles and about 60 cartriges (say equivalent to two 30ml bottles) - alltogether 240ml (a quarter of what you planning to take). I only have 3 weeks to go and I still have 2 bottles and over 20 carts. Maybe you don't need that much juice?

 

[Sfera72]

Hehe, first I wanna take 0.5 litres, but Odysseus need much more and I'm a permanent vaper... better to have more. I would be sad if I'm in the middle of nowhere without juice. If I have to much, I can give you some at the end of my journey, because I just take 40ml to Singepore. More is to risky.

 

[Yves]

Put the 1 litre into your checked luggage, Better if you put it in a few bottles in case it breaks in transit. (4 x 250mls) Wrap each bottle in plastic bag and pad with your clothes. Carry on luggage is limited to 100ml they will take any extra off you.

 

[Sfera72]

Hello Yves.

Yes, you're right and my plan is to put it in my checked luggage. I think too, that it is better to use 4 bottle with 250ml each. First it's better to transport and second I can choose different taste. Thank you.

 

[staypuffed]

got it all through no problems except my 2 big ... bottles of rum they took

 

[Yves]

lol You didn't tell me you were bringing rum