YOUR TRAVEL

Forbidden and animal origin products

Forbidden items
ICAO and IATA classify all substances and materials that due to their nature may be dangerous for air transport and are forbidden on passenger flights, both in registered baggage and carry-on.
The list is as follows:

• document holders with allarm device
• pressurised gas of any kind (refrigerating, flammable, non flammable and poisonous) as butane, oxygen, liquid nitrogen, camping gas, scuba gear with gas loaded (Ok if empty)
• corrosive or caustic substances, such as acids, alkalis, mercury and batteries with liquid elements
• explosives, arms and munitions that are for other purposes than hunting or sports, strip capsules, fireworks and rockets, all toys similar to weapons
• flammable liquids and solids, such as lighters and their fuel, matches, paint of any kind, solvents
• other dangerous objects, such as magnetic items, harmful, toxic, of unpleasant or irritating smell, oxydating products, such as whitening powder and peroxides
• poisonous and infective substances, insecticides, weedkiller and pathogen components materials
• radioactive substances
• allarm devices complete of lithium batteries to make them work (Ok if devoid of batteries)
• underwater flashlight with inserted batteries (Ok if devoid of batteries)

Animal origin food products
Animal origin food products (meat, milk or products based on them) may be carriers of pathogen elements, spreading contagious animal diseases.  
There are strict controls and procedures for introduction of these products in the European Union. Travellers* must submit such products for official controls. Further information is available by local health authorities.  
* Travellers with small quantities for personal use are excluded if coming from: Andorra, Faeroer Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland.

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