Originally Posted by
Hotel Tango
Considering that you have to go past customs first I question that statement. It may perhaps be correct in regard to domestic travel.
No, even for international. There is a sign that non-passengers are not allowed to enter (its one way gates) and to exit you need to go through customs. A few years back there might hv been the loophole that if you only travel with handluggage you never go through customs. I had thr impression when I started to pay attention to that that there was a small change: on the way out (but before reentering baggage zone) there is a custom desk installed. I am not 100% certain about if the desk has not always been there.