Restricted items - UK departures
Additional restrictions apply for UK departures
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has additional rules that apply to all flights departing from the United Kingdom. These are in addition to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) prohibited items list and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Pack Safe Hazmat restrictions. They cover both carry-on and checked baggage, so review them carefully before you travel.
- Restricted items
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If you travel with items listed under the TSA prohibited items or FAA Pack Safe Hazmat restrictions, they will be confiscated. Failure to declare dangerous items is a violation of U.S. Federal Law and may result in up to 5 years imprisonment and a fine of $250,000 (49 U.S.C. 5124).
Prohibited items
Carry-on bags
These items are not allowed in secure airport areas or on board aircraft, in accordance with safety rules:
Devices capable, or appearing capable, of being used to cause serious injury by discharging a projectile, including:
- Firearms of all types, such as pistols, revolvers, rifles and shotguns
- Toy guns, replicas and imitation firearms capable of being mistaken for real weapons
- Component parts of firearms, excluding telescopic sights
- Compressed air and carbon dioxide guns, such as pistols, pellet guns, rifles and ball bearing guns
- Signal flare pistols and starter pistols
- Bows, cross bows and arrows
- Harpoon guns and spear guns
- Slingshots and catapults
Devices designed specifically to stun or immobilise, including:
- Devices for shocking, such as stun guns, Tasers and stun batons
- Animal stunners and animal killers
- Disabling and incapacitating chemicals, gases and sprays, such as mace, pepper sprays, capsicum sprays, tear gas, acid sprays and animal repellent sprays.
Tools capable of being used either to cause serious injury or to threaten the safety of aircraft, including:
- Crowbars
- Drills and drill bits, including cordless portable power drills
- Tools with a blade or a shaft of more than 6cm capable of use as a weapon, such as screwdrivers and chisels
- Saws, including cordless portable power saws
- Blowtorches
- Bolt guns and nail guns
Objects capable of being used to cause serious injury when used to hit, including:
- Baseball and softball bats
- Clubs and batons, such as billy clubs, blackjacks and night sticks
- Martial arts equipment
Explosives and incendiary substances and devices capable, or appearing capable, of being used to cause serious injury or to pose a threat to the safety of aircraft, including:
- Ammunition
- Blasting caps
- Detonators and fuses
- Replica or imitation explosive devices
- Mines, grenades and other explosive military stores
- Fireworks and other pyrotechnics
- Smoke-generating canisters and smoke-generating cartridges
- Dynamite, gunpowder and plastic explosives
Checked bags
Passengers are not permitted to pack the following items in their checked bags:
Explosives and incendiary substances and devices capable of being used to cause serious injury or to pose a threat to the safety of aircraft, including:
- Ammunition
- Blasting caps
- Detonators and fuses
- Mines, grenades and other explosive military stores
- Fireworks and other pyrotechnics
- Smoke-generating canisters and smoke-generating cartridges
- Dynamite, gunpowder and plastic explosives