Permitted and Prohibited Items List

The TSA has recently modified its policies and procedures allowing passengers to bring toiletries along with their carry-on baggage. As per the new regulations; passengers are permitted to carry on 3.4 ounce (100ml) in a single, quart-size, zip-top, clear plastic bag. Passengers cannot use any other bag such as gallon size or a fold-over sandwich bag. For security purposes, each passenger carrying a toiletry kit should have it scanned at the security check conveyor belt separately. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has mentioned a list of items that can be carried in a carry-on and checked baggage.


All food items should pass through the X-ray machine. Every food item should be wrapped and unpeeled; natural food items being an exception. Beverages purchased in the secured boarding area can be brought onboard. No restriction on the amount of baby formula, breast milk, and medicines. But, they should be declared at the checkpoint.



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Sharp Objects Item Type Carry-on Bags Checked Bags Razor Blades including utility knives and box cutters No Yes Ice Axes/Ice Picks No Yes Knives (excluding plastic or round bladed butter knives) No Yes Swords No Yes Box Cutters No Yes Sabers No Yes Metal Scissors with pointed tips and blades shorter than four inches Yes Yes Meat Cleavers No Yes
Note: to prevent a mishap while handling baggage, any sharp object should be properly packed and sealed.
Guns and Firearms Item Type Carry-on Bags Checked Bags BB guns No Yes Please contact the respective airline to check the terms and conditions for ammunition to be carried under checked baggage. If the airline permits the carriage of ammunitions under the checked baggage, it should be declared at the check-in counter. Small arms and ammunitions, if permitted by the airline, should be sheathed in fiber, wood or metal boxes or other packaging exclusively designed for small arms and ammunitions. No Yes Compressed Air Guns without compressed air cylinder attached. No Yes Flares No No Flare Guns MUST be unloaded Packed in a locked hard-sided container MUST be declared at the airline Check-in desk No Yes Parts of Guns and Firearms No Yes Gun Powder (including black powder and percussion caps) No No Gun Lighters (permitted only if without lighter fluid) No Yes Starter Pistols No Yes Realistic Replicas of Firearms No Yes Pellet Guns No Yes
Note: Confirm with the airline if firearms are permitted in checked baggage along with any limitation or fee applicable.
Explosive Materials Item Type Carry-on Bags Checked Bags Hand Grenades No No Flares (in any form) No No Fireworks No No Dynamite No No Blasting Caps No No Realistic Replicas of Explosives No No Plastic Explosives No No
Flammable Items Item Type Carry-on Bags Checked Bags Aerosol (any except for personal care or toiletries in limited quantities) No No Fuels (including cooking fuels and any flammable liquid fuel) No No Gasoline No No Gas Torches No No Lighter Fluid No No Common Lighters - Lighters with fuel are prohibited in checked baggage. However, if they adhere to the Department of Transportation (DOT) exemption (which allows up to two fueled lighters if properly enclosed in a DOT approved case), they can be included in the checked baggage. If you’re not sure about its DOT adherence, it is highly recommended to exclude them completely. Yes No Torch Lighters (used to light cigars and pipes) No No Strike-anywhere Matches No No Flammable Paints No No Turpentine and Paint Thinner No No Realistic Replicas of Incendiaries No No
Note: Please visit www.faa.gov to learn more about other hazardous materials regulated by the FAA.
Sporting Goods Item Type Carry-on Bags Checked Bags Bows and Arrows No Yes Baseball Bats No Yes Hockey Sticks No Yes Lacrosse Sticks No Yes Cricket Bats No Yes Ski Poles No Yes Pool Cues No Yes Golf Clubs No Yes Spear Guns No Yes
Note: Check with the airlines you’re flying to find out if they allow crematory remains as a checked baggage.
Tools Item Type Carry-on Bags Checked Bags Crowbars No Yes Drills and drill bits (including cordless portable power drills) No Yes Axes and Hatchets No Yes Hammers No Yes Cattle Prods No Yes Tools (greater than seven inches in length) No Yes Saws (including cordless portable power saws) No Yes Wrenches and Pliers (seven inches or less in length) Yes Yes Screwdrivers (seven inches or less in length) Yes Yes Tools (seven inches or less in length) Yes Yes
Note: for safety reasons, any sharp object should be properly sealed and packed.
Martial Arts/Self Defense Items Item Type Carry-on Bags Checked Bags Billy Clubs No Yes Black Jacks No Yes Nunchakus No Yes Kubatons No Yes Throwing Stars No  Yes Martial Arts Weapons No Yes Stun Guns/Shocking Devices No Yes Brass Knuckles No Yes Night Sticks No Yes Self Defense Sprays One 4 ounce (118ml) container of mace or pepper spray is permitted in checked baggage only if it is equipped with a safety mechanism to prevent accidental discharge. Self Defense Sprays with more than 2% by mass of Tear Gas are prohibited in Checked Baggage. No Yes
Disabling Chemicals and Other Dangerous Items Item Type Carry-on Bags Checked Bags Chlorine for Pools and Spas No No Small compressed gas cartridges (Up to 2 in life vests and 2 spares. The spares must accompany the life vests and presented as one unit) Yes Yes Spillable Batteries - except those in wheelchairs No No Liquid Bleach No No Fire extinguishers and other compressed gas cylinders No No Tear Gas - Self Defense Sprays containing more than 2% by mass of Tear Gas (CS or CN). No No Spray Paint No No
Note: For a complete list of hazardous materials, please visit www.faa.gov.
Other Items Item Type Carry-on Bags Checked Bags Snow globes and like decorations regardless of size or amount of liquid inside, even with documentation. No Yes Gel shoe inserts - Gel shoe inserts are not permitted, but shoes constructed with gel heels are allowed and must be removed and screened. No Yes Non-flammable liquid, gel, or aerosol paint Yes - 3.4 ounces (100ml) or smaller container Yes Flammable liquid, gel, or aerosol paint No No Knitting Needles Yes Yes Circular thread cutters No Yes Fishing Rods (Confirm with the airline about the size limitations) Yes Yes Spear Guns No Yes Musical Instruments (up to airline’s discretion) Yes Yes Service Animals Yes - Photographic Equipment (up to airline’s discretion) Yes Yes Gasoline No No Aerosols Insecticides No No
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