The TSA has recently made changes that allow for passengers to carry-on small amounts toiletries under certain conditions. To comply with the new rules, each of your toiletries must be 3oz or less (most drug stores have a section that features these smaller travel sizes) and you must place all the toiletries in a single quart-size zip-top bag. You must remove this zip-top bag from your carry-on for screening at the security checkpoint. Read more about the new TSA Carry-on Rules. When traveling in the USA, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) enforces rules on what type of items can be carried aboard your flight in your carry-on bags, as well as what can be packed in your checked baggage. The following lists details which items are allowed and which are prohibited.

Make-up & Toiletries ( > 3oz. and not in a clear bag) Item Type Carry-on Bags Checked Bags All creams and lotions including Neosporin or first-aid creams and ointments, topcial or rash creams and ointments, suntan lotions, moisturizers, etc. No Yes Bug sprays No Yes Bubble bath including gel or liquid filled bubble bath balls or bath oils or moisturizers No Yes Gel deodorants No Yes Gel cap type pills No Yes Hair styling gels No Yes Hair sprays of all kinds including aerosol No Yes Nail polishes, such as those shown here, are now prohibited from the security checkpoint and in your carry-on baggage. Hair straightener or detangler No Yes Lip gels, glosses or liquids No Yes Liquid foundations No Yes Liquid soaps No Yes Make up removers or facial cleansers No Yes Mascara No Yes Mouthwash No Yes Nail polish and removers No Yes Perfumes or colognes No Yes Toothpaste No Yes

Food & Drinks Item Type Carry-on Bags Checked Bags All beverages No Yes Baby formula and breast milk if a baby or small child is traveling Yes Yes Empty Camelbaks, similar backpacks and water bottles Yes Yes Gel based sports supplements No Yes Jellos No Yes Puddings No Yes Yogurts or gel like substances No Yes

Personal Items Item Type Carry-on Bags Checked Bags Baby teethers with gel or liquid inside No Yes Children's toys with gel inside No Yes Cigar Cutters Yes Yes Corkscrews Yes Yes Cuticle Cutters Yes Yes Eyeglass Repair Tools (including screwdrivers) Yes Yes Eyelash Curlers Yes Yes Gel candles No Yes Gel shoe inserts No Yes Knitting and Crochet Needles Yes Yes Knives - prohibited as carry-on except for plastic or round bladed butter knives. No Yes Nail Clippers Yes Yes Nail Files Yes Yes Personal care or toiletries with aerosols, in limited quantities (such as hairsprays, deodorants) Yes Yes Safety Razors (including disposable razors) Yes Yes Scissors - plastic or metal with blunt tips Yes Yes Scissors - metal with pointed tips and blades longer than four inches in length No Yes Toy Transformer Robots Yes Yes Toy Weapons (if not realistic replicas) Yes Yes Tweezers Yes Yes Umbrellas (allowed in carry-on baggage once they have been inspected to ensure that prohibited items are not concealed) Yes Yes Walking Canes (allowed in carry-on baggage once they have been inspected to ensure that prohibited items are not concealed) Yes Yes

Note: Some personal care items containing aerosol are regulated as hazardous materials. The FAA regulates hazardous materials. Click here for details

Medication and Special Needs Devices Item Type Carry-on Bags Checked Bags Blood sugar treatment up to 8 oz. of liquid or gel Yes Yes Braille Note-Taker, Slate and Stylus, Augmentation Devices Yes Yes Diabetes-Related Supplies/Equipment, (once inspected to ensure prohibited items are not concealed) including: insulin and insulin loaded dispensing products; vials or box of individual vials; jet injectors; pens; infusers; and preloaded syringes; and an unlimited number of unused syringes, when accompanied by insulin; lancets; blood glucose meters; blood glucose meter test strips; insulin pumps; and insulin pump supplies.  Insulin in any form or dispenser must be properly marked with a professionally printed label identifying the medication or manufacturer’s name or pharmaceutical label. Yes Yes Nitroglycerine pills or spray for medical use (if properly marked with a professionally printed label identifying the medication or manufacturer’s name or pharmaceutical label) Yes Yes Ostomy Scissors All scissors with blades four inches or less Yes Yes Prescription medicine with a name that matches the passenger's ticket Yes Yes Non-Prescription medicine up to 4 oz. Yes Yes Prosthetic Device Tools and Appliances, including drill, allen wrenches, pullsleeves used to put on or remove prosthetic devices, if carried by the individual with the prosthetic device or his or her companion Yes Yes

Electronic Devices Item Type Carry-on Bags Checked Bags Camcorders Yes Yes Camera Equipment - The checked baggage screening equipment will damage undeveloped film in camera equipment. We recommend that you either put undeveloped film and cameras containing undeveloped film in your carry-on baggage or take undeveloped film with you to the checkpoint and ask the screener to conduct a hand-inspection. Yes Yes Laptop Computers Yes Yes Mobile Phones Yes Yes Pagers Yes Yes Personal Data Assistants (PDA’s) Yes Yes

Note: Check with your airline or travel agent for restrictions on the use of these and other electronic items during your flight.

Sharp Objects Item Type Carry-on Bags Checked Bags Box Cutters No Yes Ice Axes/Ice Picks No Yes Knives - prohibited as carry-on except for plastic or round bladed butter knives. No Yes Meat Cleavers No Yes Razor-Type Blades, such as box cutters, utility knives, razor blades not in a cartridge, but excluding safety razors No Yes Sabers No Yes Scissors – metal with pointed tips and blades longer than four inches No Yes Swords No Yes

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Note: Any sharp objects in checked baggage should be sheathed or securely wrapped to prevent injury to baggage handlers and inspectors.

Sporting Goods Item Type Carry-on Bags Checked Bags Baseball Bats No Yes Bows and Arrows No Yes Cricket Bats No Yes Golf Clubs No Yes Hockey Sticks No Yes Lacrosse Sticks No Yes Pool Cues No Yes Ski Poles No Yes Spear Guns No Yes Can I take it? Carry-on Checked

Guns and Firearms Item Type Carry-on Bags Checked Bags Ammunition - Check with your airline or travel agent to see if ammunition is permitted in checked baggage on the airline you are flying. If ammunition is permitted, it must be declared to the airline at check-in.  Small arms ammunitions for personal use must be securely packed in fiber, wood or metal boxes or other packaging specifically designed to carry small amounts of ammunition. Ask about limitations or fees, if any, that apply. No Yes BB guns No Yes Compressed Air Guns No Yes Firearms No Yes Flare Guns No No Gun Lighters No No Gun Powder No No Parts of Guns and Firearms No Yes Pellet Guns No Yes Realistic Replicas of Firearms No Yes Starter Pistols No Yes

Note: Check with your airline or travel agent to see if firearms are permitted in checked baggage on the airline you are flying. Ask about limitations or fees, if any, that apply. All of the firearms listed above, as well the frame or receiver of such firearms, carried as checked baggage, MUST be unloaded, packed in locked hard-sided gun case, and declared to your airline at check-in.

Tools Item Type Carry-on Bags Checked Bags Axes and Hatchets No Yes Cattle Prods No Yes Crowbars No Yes Hammers No Yes Drills (including cordless portable power drills) No Yes Saws (including cordless portable power saws) No Yes Tools (greater than seven inches in length) No Yes Tools (seven inches or less in length) Yes Yes Screwdrivers (seven inches or less in length) Yes Yes Wrenches and Pliers (seven inches or less in length) Yes Yes

Note: Any sharp objects in checked baggage should be sheathed or securely wrapped to prevent injury to baggage handlers and security screeners.

Martial Arts/Self Defense Items Item Type Carry-on Bags Checked Bags Billy Clubs No Yes Black Jacks No Yes Brass Knuckles No Yes Kubatons No Yes Mace/Pepper Spray One 118 ml or 4 Fl. oz. container of mace or pepper spray is permitted in checked baggage provided it is equipped with a safety mechanism to prevent accidental discharge.  For more information visit Click here for details click on Passengers, then Preparing to Fly. No  Yes Martial Arts Weapons No Yes Night Sticks No Yes Nunchakus No Yes Stun Guns/Shocking Devices No Yes Throwing Stars No Yes

Note: Any sharp objects in checked baggage should be sheathed or securely wrapped to prevent injury to baggage handlers and security screeners

Explosive Materials Item Type Carry-on Bags Checked Bags Blasting Caps No No Dynamite No No Fireworks No No Flares (in any form) No No Hand Grenades No No Plastic Explosives No No Realistic Replicas of 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 Lighters * No * No * Strike-anywhere Matches ** No ** No ** Turpentine and Paint Thinner No No Realistic Replicas of Incendiaries No No

* All lighters are prohibited as carry-on items. Lighters without fuel are permitted in checked baggage. Lighters with fuel are prohibited in checked baggage, unless they adhere to the DOT exemption, which allows up to two fueled lighters if properly enclosed in a DOT approved case. If you are uncertain as to whether your lighter is prohibited, please refrain from bringing it to the airport. ** Up to 4 books of safety (non-strike anywhere) matches are permitted as carry-on items, but all matches are prohibited in checked baggage Note: There are other hazardous materials that are regulated by the FAA. Click here for details

Disabling Chemicals and Other Dangerous Items Item Type Carry-on Bags Checked Bags Chlorine for Pools and Spas No No Compressed Gas Cylinders (including fire extinguishers) No No Liquid Bleach No No Spillable Batteries (except those in wheelchairs) No No Spray Paint No No Tear Gas No No

Note: There are other hazardous materials that are regulated by the FAA. Click here for details