Questions tagged [prohibited-items]
For questions about whether or not goods may be transported in an aircraft cabin or hold, items that may or may not be imported at all or without a special permit, that may or may not be inserted into a postal system, and similar.
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Can I carry regulated medicine if my flight transits through a country where it's illegal?
I have a hypothetical question. Suppose someone is flying from a country where a medicine, such as Codeine, is perfectly legal, to a country where Codeine is also perfectly legal. However, the flight ...
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Is travel to Europe allowed with a new portable oxygen concentrator in hand luggage?
I am planning to take a new portable oxygen Inogen 3 to my father in Romania.
Can I carry it in my hand luggage on the plane?
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Can I travel with injections that need to be kept cool on a Swiss International Air Lines flight?
I'm an Indian citizen travelling to Dublin, Ireland from New Delhi, India via Zurich, Switzerland. I will be starting work in Ireland. I have to carry injections with me for 9 months, I have to have ...
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Carrying mustard oil in checked luggage into Germany
So I consume mustard oil a lot and this is very costly in Germany. I purchased a 5 liter (1.32 Gallon) bottle and put it in my checked baggage (the one that goes inside the plane hold, that's what I ...
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May I take maté (dried form) on an aircraft and may I drink some while on board?
I'm from Argentina, and I'm not sure if one can board a commercial flight with mate ("tea"). It's a beverage you prepare by filling a recipient with the dried grass ("yerba mate") with hot water, and ...
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Can I carry my makeup like kajal eyeliner hair serum on my check in bags?
Can I carry my makeup like kajal eyeliner hair serum on my check in bags? Kolkata to Chennai flight
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Can I carry pellets for my airgun with me on a South African Airways flight?
I am planning to travel to Zimbabwe from Australia on South African Airways.
Can I carry a vintage Hawke scope (telescope) and pellets for a pellet gun?
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Flight safety and liquid chemicals: 95% alcohol and formol
I am going to take a flight for some "working holidays". I'm expected to carry some alcohol (95%) and formol in order to do some field work at my destination. I'd probably take 1L of alcohol and 0,5L ...
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Can I put nail clipper, tweezer and razors in Emirates hold luggage?
Travelling with Emirates airline, can I keep a nail clipper which has a small knife built into it, tweezer or razors in my hold baggage, not in a carry-on bag?
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Bringing whale meat in to the EU
Can I bring whale meat from Iceland to EU?
(I am based in Poland but I guess everywhere in the EU rules are the same.)
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Why are fishing rods prohibited in hand luggage when travelling by airplane in Europe?
Can anyone explain why exactly we cannot take a cheap collapsible fishing rod in hand baggage? (Europe, e.g. UK and Spain)
I mean seriously, what am I going to do? poke someone gently from a distance?...
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Small umbrella in the carry-on bag?
I am planning my next trip and I was wondering whether I could have a small umbrella in my carry-on baggage:
Is it the same as carrying a large umbrella ?
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Travelling with a portable Stove and fuel canisters
I am planning to order a portable stove and the fuel canisters (may or may not be empty) from US.
Reason of not having it shipped to India is: The particular product I am looking forward to purchase ...
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Sending dried fruits to Australia through courier [closed]
I have sent 1kg of dried fruits as a gift to a friend from New Zealand to Australia. I DECLARED them in customs form when sending parcel through New Zealand post. But now some one now tells me that ...
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Can I carry slush powder as a carry-on on a flight?
I am going to attend an international conference in which I need to perform a magic trick using slush powder (aka sodium polyacrylate water gel). Can I carry it on the flight? I will be travelling ...
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Gillette shaver on board?
is there any chance I might get problems because of taking Gillette shaver (razor blade version) on board? I mean, I could not find it in prohibited items list, but it still cuts you know...
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Can I transport a hairdryer in my hand luggage in Europe?
I am going to travel for Christmas and I would like to bring an hairdryer for a friend (yes, there are also hairdryers in the destination, but she likes this particular brand).
In principle there is ...
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Which US airlines have banned the new 'hoverboards' onboard?
It seems that in the past few weeks, several airlines have decided to ban hoverboards for fear of possible exploding/flammable batteries.
However, presumably the list will grow - and the article is ...
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An extra battery in a hand luggage?
I normally carry an extra battery for my electronics.
I am travelling in Europe.
Is it allowed to have an extra battery in a hand luggage?
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Can you take large umbrellas on a plane?
By large umbrellas, I mean the non-collapsible ones that look like these :
Will there be any issue with bringing around a long, pointy object on aircraft?
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Do U.S. Domestic Flights Allow Carrying Meat Inboard?
This might be a weird question but I hope you have an answer.
Are the U.S. domestic flights have restriction in carrying raw meat (such as ground beef, boneless chicken) in the cabin? I mean, is ...
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Can you carry drones (eg. DJI Phantom or Inspire) on a plane as a carry on?
I live in the US and contemplating travel to Europe next Spring and taking a drone with a couple of extra batteries as carry-on, to get some aerial shots. The batteries are 5200mAh (57.72Wh) each on ...
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Is nail polish and / or nail polish remover prohibited?
I am based in the US. I am preparing to move out, and am thinking of giving some nail polish and polish remover to some people who will be visiting me before my move, since they will have more use for ...
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Who should I ask about the items I can and cannot take with me? The airport or the airline I'm flying with?
I need to check if I can bring the items I am planning on bringing. Who should I ask? The airport or the airline I'm flying with?
Additional info :
Airport - Perth Airport T1
Airlines - Cathay ...
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Air Travel with an Electric Arc Lighter
I have a rechargeable USB electric 'arc' lighter. It a similar model to the one shown here (sorry for the ebay link, best I can find and I can't find a picture of it working). When activated it ...
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Can I carry a ceramic knife in the cabin baggage?
On the airlines website, knives are listed as restricted items (but are not prohibited).
I do not have any checked in luggage and am travelling from Darwin (Australia) to Singapore in Singapore ...
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Straight razor on a plane to Moscow from abroad
Hi I have a simple question, I’d like to know if I can put my straight razor in my checked-in luggage and be sure not to be arrested or something.
It’s a regular straight razor and I don’t think it ...
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Are there any flights which permits a Sikh to carry a kirpan?
I am a religious Sikh from Jalandhar, India. I have not travelled outside of the country for a single time so far. However, my family is pestering me to take them for a jolly holiday trip to a ...
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Air travel with lighters
In Southeast Asia I anticipate purchasing multiple, old Zippo lighters to bring to the United States. I've attempted this previously but the lighters disappeared from my checked luggage in either ...
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