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Items With Conditions Attached to Their Carry-on or Check-in (International Flights)

This page contains information on the restrictions in place for all routes. There are certain items that cannot be carried on board or checked in for international flights. Please be sure to check which items this applies to before coming to the airport.

Notes

  • If a codeshare flight or flight operated by another airline is included in the itinerary, the baggage rules of the other airline may apply.
  • When traveling on Japanese domestic sectors using a ticket for which the International Conditions of Carriage apply, the baggage rules for international flights will apply.
  • Please be advised that in the event that it is impossible to confirm whether or not an item can be transported by airplane before the departure time, the request for transport may be rejected.
  • Some countries and regions may place restrictions on the carry-on and check-in of items other than those mentioned.

Items Which Are Not Permitted to Be Checked In or Carried on Board

Please note that it is prohibited by law to check in or carry on dangerous goods on board. (Depending on the laws and regulations of the relevant country, violation may be subject to legal penalties or fines.)
Please discard of any dangerous goods you are carrying with you in the box for abandoned property which is placed in front of the security checkpoint.
Explosives (fireworks, firecrackers, unexploded bombs, etc.), flammable substances (including a large quantity of matches, lighter fuel, camping/household stoves, and alcoholic beverages containing more than 70 % alcohol), compressed gases (including gas cartridges for gas cartridge stoves, oxygen canisters for sports, and dust-proof sprays), toxic substances (including insecticides), corrosive substances*, radioactive substances, ferromagnetic substances, oxidizing substances*, harmful or irritating materials, and any other items that may endanger or cause trouble for the aircraft itself and/or the persons and items on board it.

* Bleach is considered to be either a corrosive or oxidizing substance, and is therefore not permitted to be checked in or carried on board.

Electric stand-on vehicles
Fireworks and Firecrackers
Gas Cartridges for Camping
Bleach
Insecticides and Pesticides
Sport Oxygen Canisters, etc.

Typical Examples of Dangerous Goods

Oil-filled pocket warmers

Oil-filled pocket warmers are not permitted to be checked in or carried on board, as they use flammable liquid as fuel which falls under the dangerous goods regulations.

  • Although the inner configuration of an oil-filled pocket warmer is similar to that of an oil lighter with absorbent cotton, carry-on of one lighter per person is specially permitted in the dangerous goods regulations provided that it is a lighter used for smoking.

Gas Cartridges / Insecticides and Pesticides / Fireworks and Firecrackers

Gas Cartridges for Camping

Stoves are not permitted to be checked in or carried on board unless it is possible to check that no gas is remaining in the main body of the stove.
Gas canisters and gas cartridges are not permitted to be checked in or carried on board.

Insecticides and Pesticides

Insecticides and pesticides are not permitted to be checked in or carried on board regardless of their amount.

Fireworks and Firecrackers

Fireworks and firecrackers are not permitted to be checked in or carried on board regardless of their amount.

Items With Conditions Attached to Their Carry-on or Check-in (International Flights)

This page contains information on the restrictions in place for all routes. The items listed here can be placed inside carry-on baggage or checked baggage as long as certain conditions are met.

Notes

  • If a codeshare flight or flight operated by another airline is included in the itinerary, the baggage rules of the other airline may apply.
  • When traveling on Japanese domestic sectors using a ticket for which the International Conditions of Carriage apply, the baggage rules for international flights will apply.
  • Please check the information about hazardous chemicals on the SDS (Safety Data Sheet), the relevant instruction manuals, etc. in advance to make sure that there are no dangerous goods among your belongings.
  • Please be advised that in the event that it is impossible to confirm whether or not an item can be transported by airplane before the departure time, the request for transport may be rejected.
  • Some countries and regions may place restrictions on the carry-on and check-in of items other than those mentioned below.

Please see here for typical examples of other dangerous goods (Homepage of Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism)

Lighters and Matches
Sprays (Flammable Gas)
Lithium-ion batteries
Smart Baggage
Liquid Batteries

Lighters

Please take care to ensure that you do not leave lighters or other such items in the cabin.

Lighters Permitted for Carry-on

Items carried on the person used for smoking.

* Individual passengers may only carry one small cigarette lighter or a small box of safety matches on their person.

Gas Lighters
  • Disposable lighters (100 yen lighters)
  • Injection-type lighters
Oil Lighters
  • Oil lighters with absorbent cotton
Handling of Lithium Battery-powered Lighters
  • Only the following lithium batteries may be carried on board: Lithium-metal batteries with a lithium content of 2 g or less, and lithium-ion batteries with a watt-hour rating of 100 Wh or less.
  • Please do not charge such lighters inside the aircraft.
  • Take the necessary measures to prevent accidental activation of the heat producing component.
  • Wrap spare batteries individually to prevent short-circuiting.
Lighters Not Permitted for Check-in or Carry-on
  • Lighters with oil tanks not containing absorbent material (excluding liquefied gas), cigar lighters, premixing burner lighters (turbo lighters, jet lighters, lighters producing a blue flame etc.), pistol-shaped lighters, and torch lighters cannot be checked in or carried on board.
  • Lighter fuel and refills (gas/oil) are not permitted to be checked in or carried on board.
  • Lithium battery-powered lighters that do not have a function to prevent accidental activation are not permitted to be checked in or carried on board.
Gas Lighters
  • Cigar lighters

* Lighter type that produces a strong blue flame, used for cigars

Oil Lighters
  • Oil tank type lighters without absorbent cotton

Sprays

Sprays Permitted for Carry-on and Check-in
Non-radioactive Cosmetics and Medicine/Medicinal Products (Including Hairsprays); and Sprays for Sporting Equipment and Daily Use (Excluding Those Containing Flammable and Poisonous Gases)

For cosmetics (hairsprays or antiperspirant sprays), medicine/medicinal products (sterilization/disinfection sprays or cooling sprays), and sprays for sporting equipment and daily use (excluding those containing flammable and poisonous gases), 2 kg or 2 liters per person are permitted to be checked in or carried on board in containers of up to 0.5 kg or 0.5 liters.

General Electronic Devices with Built-in or Attached Lithium Batteries

Lithium battery is the generic term for lithium-metal batteries and lithium ion batteries.

Smart Baggage

Items with a non-removable lithium battery are not permitted to be checked in or carried on board.

Smart baggage with a removable lithium battery can be checked in and carried on board.
The removed lithium battery should be carried on board. If you would like to carry smart baggage on board, please confirm the size and weight restrictions for carry-on baggage.

It will be possible to check in and carry on board lithium-metal batteries with a lithium content of 0.3 g or less and lithium-ion batteries with a watt-hour rating of 2.7 Wh or less. (This also includes non-removable lithium batteries.)

Spare Electric Wheelchair Batteries

The following is applicable only if the electric wheelchair will be transported by the passenger intending to use it as a walking aid.
Please note that spare batteries cannot be transported on their own as they must be transported together with the actual electric wheelchair.

Electronic Cigarettes

  • Carry-on: Permitted (personal use only)
  • Check-in: Not permitted

Out of consideration for other passengers, the use of electronic cigarettes, electronic pipes, electronic cigarettes, personal vaporizers, electronic nicotine delivery devices, and other smoking devices that do not use fire (including those that do not emit smoke) is also prohibited on board ANA Group-operated flights. In addition, the charging of electronic cigarettes and their spare batteries is also prohibited.

Handing of Lithium Battery-powered Electronic Cigarettes
  • Only the following lithium batteries may be carried on board: Lithium-metal batteries with a lithium content of 2 g or less, and lithium-ion batteries with a watt-hour rating of 100 Wh or less.
  • Take the necessary measures to prevent accidental activation of the heat producing component.
  • Wrap spare batteries individually to prevent short-circuiting.

Hair Curling Irons, Hair Styling Tools

Plug-in hair curling irons and hair styling tools

Permitted to be checked in or carried on board.

Gas hair curling irons and hair styling tools

Gas hair curling irons and hair curlers filled with hydrocarbon gas, with a safety cover securely fixed to the heat source, can be checked in or carried on board.

  • Up to 1 piece per passenger
  • Refillable gas cartridges are not permitted to be checked in or carried on board.
Battery-operated (cordless) hair curling irons and hair styling tools

Battery-operated (cordless) hair curling irons and hair curlers with a removable battery can be checked in or carried on board.

  • The removed lithium batteries are only permitted to be carried on board.

Battery-operated (cordless) hair curling irons and hair curlers with a non-removable battery are not permitted to be checked in or carried on board.

Alcoholic Beverages

Up to five liters per person of alcoholic beverages with an alcoholic content exceeding 24% but no more than 70% are permitted to be checked in and carried on board.
  • There are no restrictions on alcoholic beverages with an alcohol content of 24% or less.
  • The alcoholic beverages must be stored in the container in which they were sold.
  • Even if an alcoholic beverage is within the carry-on limits permitted by the regulations, it may not be possible to bring it on board depending on restrictions imposed on the carry-on of liquids for international flights. For further details, please see the information on carry-on baggage restrictions.

Dry Ice

Up to 2.5 kg per person of items used for cooling perishable goods can be checked in or carried on board.

  • Dry ice for other purposes than that above is not permitted to be checked in or carried on board.

Ammunitions

Ammunition for sports and hunting.
Up to 5 kg including the package can be checked in per person. It is not permitted to carry them on board.

Ski Wax

Solid type

Permitted to be checked in or carried on board.

Liquid/paste type

Liquid ski waxes that have a flashpoint of more than 60°C are permitted to be checked in and carried on board.
ANA cannot transport any liquid ski waxes for which the flashpoint cannot be confirmed.
Please bring a safety data sheet (SDS) or another document confirming the flashpoint along with the wax.

Sprays (Gases)

Please see the items under sprays.

Avalanche Rescue Backpack

Only one avalanche rescue backpack per person containing no more than 200 mg of gunpowder, and that uses neither a flammable nor toxic gas as compressed gas are allowed to be checked in or carried on board.

  • The backpack must be packed in such a manner that it cannot be accidentally activated, and the airbags within the backpack must have pressure release valves.
  • Please provide explanatory documents to prove that conditions are met.

Inflatable Life Vest and Spare Cylinders

Up to two life vest with small cylinders filled with carbon dioxide gas attached (up to two cylinders per one life vest) per person, and up to two spare cylinders per one life vest can be checked in or carried on board.

Heat Producing Articles

Battery-operated underwater torches (lights for scuba diving) or soldering irons, etc.

  • Items with their battery removed to prevent accidental operation during transport can be checked in or carried on board without restrictions.
  • The removed lithium batteries are only permitted to be carried on board.
  • Soldering irons with pointed ends are not permitted to be carried on board.

Experimental Drugs

Transportation of experimental drugs

Experimental drugs in development can only be checked in or carried on board if the following conditions are met.
As it may take some time for the security check and necessary confirmation, please arrive at the airport with adequate time to spare.

Conditions
  • The passenger has a document stating that it is an experimental drug.
  • There is no “three-leaf mark” indicating that the drug is radioactive on the outer container.
  • Security check standards* established in the Civil Aeronautics Act of Japan are met.。
    • Liquid experimental drugs need to undergo a liquid inspection or will be opened for inspection in order to allow them to be carried on board. Please note that if the container cannot be opened, the item may not be permitted to be checked in or carried on board.
  • The quantity restrictions are 0.5 L or 0.5 kg per container, and 2 L or 2 kg per person.
Security Checks for Experimental Drugs
 
Type of Experimental Drugs Carry-on Check-in
Liquid X-ray inspection, liquid inspection X-ray inspection
Solid X-ray inspection X-ray inspection