Sydney CBD duty-free purchase - LAGs as HLO

[Chatswood]

Hello brains trust,

Seeing as Lotte Duty Free is closing down in Sydney I’ve bought a couple of bottles of 30ml cologne and a tub of <100ml moisturiser. I’m however travelling hand luggage only and international, and it looks like I can’t break the duty free bag to repack them in the 20x20cm bag. I won’t be carrying other LAGs.

Any tips on whether SYD security would confiscate the items, or how best to comply with the liquids rules?

 

[esseeeayeenn]

Duty free liquids in sealed duty free bags are usually exempt from LAGS at the port of purchase.
Otherwise how could anyone ever buy a 750 ml bottle of champagne duty free?

However if you are transiting another airport before your final destination that might be a problem.
Usually only if your final destination is AU, UK or US.
For example, flying CDG-LHR-SIN-PER I have left airside at SIN and checked in again just to check in a backpack containing two bottles of champagne as checked luggage. Otherwise they wold have been confiscated at the gate leaving SIN for PER.