The President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, will put the issue of duty free confiscations by airport security on the agenda of the EU-US summit which takes place next month.
Airport duty free operators want mutual recongnition of security regimes at the world's major hub airports, so that transit pasengers do not end up having their alcohol and perfume taken away by security staff.
The measures strictly limit the amount of liquid which can be carried in hand luggage.
Retailers claim the new rules are seriously damaging airport sales.
Travellers arriving in the EU who then fly onto another EU airport are having their duty free confiscated by security staff.
In Frankfurt International Airport alone, staff have taken 300 tonnes of duty free liquids off transit passengers since November.
Airport retailers like Aer Rianta International, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dublin Airport Authority that operates 20 duty free shops worldwide, are losing huge sales, as are the drinks and cosmetic companies that supply them.
They want the European Commission to change its rules so passengers coming from the US and Canada would no longer be viewed as a security risk if they have purchased duty free drink.
