TSA’s full list of banned items from taking on US flights
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) prohibits passengers from bringing certain items onboard aircraft. Anyone caught attempting to carry these restricted items on a flight within the U.S. can face fines, along with potential criminal charges.
The fines vary depending on the item and circumstances, with a maximum penalty of up to $17,062 per violation per person. Repeat violations will result in higher penalties. Possession of items with high level of danger can lead to fines and criminal charges.
To avoid these penalties, travelers should review the TSA’s list of prohibited items before packing and ensure compliance with all security regulations.
Please note that below is listed a limit number of items which might be banned, only allowed on checked bags or only allowed on carry-on bags. It’s recommended that you double-check the item you are looking for, by consulting the TSA’s official website to ensure it’s allowed.
Please also note that regulations may have changed since this page was last updated, so it’s best to verify the latest information on the TSA’s official website.
- ❌ Carry on bags ❌Checked bags
- ❌ Carry on bags ✅Checked bags
- ✅Carry on bags ❌Checked bags
Alcoholic beverages over 140 proof
Bang Snaps
Bear Bangers
Bear spray
Blasting Caps
Bug Repellent
Butane
Chlorine for Pools and Spas
CO2 Cartridge
Compressed Air Guns
Cooking spray
Dynamite
Engine-powered Equipment Completely Purged of Fuel
Engine-powered Equipment with Residual Fuel
Engines and Engine-powered Equipment Completely Purged of Fuel
Engines and Engine-powered Equipment with Residual Fuel
English Christmas Crackers
Fertilizer
Fire Extinguishers and Other Compressed Gas Cylinders
Firearms, Firearm Silencers/Suppressors
Firecracker
Fireworks
Flammable Liquid, Gel, or Aerosol Paint
Flammable Paints
Flare Guns
Flares
Fuels
Gas Torches
Gasoline
Gun Powder
Hand Grenades
Lighter (Fluid)
Lighters (Gun)
Lighters (Torch)
Liquid Bleach
Matches (Strike-anywhere Matches)
Medical-Clinical Thermometer (Mercury)
Party Poppers
Propane
Realistic Replicas of Explosives
Realistic Replicas of Incendiaries
Recreational Oxygen
Rocket Launcher
Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Small Compressed Gas Cartridges
Sparklers
Spillable Batteries
Spray Paint
Spray Starch
Tear Gas
Turpentine and Paint Thinner
Vehicle Airbags
Axes and Hatchets
Baseball Bats
Billy Clubs
Black Jacks (Self-Defense Weapons)
Bowling Balls
Bowling Pins
Bows and Arrows
Box Cutters
Brass Knuckles
Canoe/Kayak Paddles
Cap Guns
Cast Iron Cookware
Cattle Prods
Corkscrews (with blade)
Cricket Bats
Crowbars
Darts
Drills and Drill Bits
Foam Toy Sword
Gel-Type Candles
Golf Clubs
Hammers
Heating Pad (Gel)
Hockey Sticks
Ice Axes/Ice Picks
Kirpans Cutting or thrusting weapons, including fencing foils.
Knives
Kubatons
Lacrosse Sticks
Magic 8 Ball
Mallets
Martial Arts Weapons
Meat Cleavers
Nail Guns
Night Sticks
Nunchucks
Pepper Spray
Pocket Knife
Pool Cues
Rainbow Flame Crystals
Razor-Type Blades
Realistic Replicas of Firearms
Sabers
Safety Razor With Blades (allowed without blade)
Saws
Screwdriver (longer than 7 inches)
Self-Defense Sprays
Shoe/Snow Spikes
Ski Poles
Slingshots
Snow Cleats
Spear Guns
Swiss Army Knife
Swords
Tactical Pen
Tent Spikes
Throwing Stars
Utility Knives/Knife
Lighters (Lithium Battery Powered)
Live Coral
Live Fish
Matches (Safety Matches)
Medical Devices
Power Banks
Power Charger
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