8/15/2012
Dangerous Goods that Can be Carried Onto an Airplane [IATA DGR Section 2.3]
Transportation
Under certain circumstances, you may carry ammunition and other dangerous goods onto an airplane. Section 2.3 of the International Air Transport Association Dangerous Goods Regulations (IATA DGR) identifies which dangerous goods are forbidden under any circumstance and which dangerous goods are permitted, and when they are prohibited to be brought aboard an aircraft by passengers or crew.
Forbidden Goods (IATA DGR 2.3.1) - The following dangerous goods may not, under any circumstance, be brought aboard an aircraft by passengers or crew.
- Attaché cases, cash boxes/bags (incorporating dangerous goods such as lithium ion batteries and/or pyrotechnic material)
- Disabling devices (mace, pepper spray, etc.)
- Liquid oxygen devices (personal medical oxygen devices that utilize liquid oxygen)
- Electro shock weapons (e.g. tasers)
Goods Acceptable with Airline Approval as Checked Baggage Only (IATA DGR 2.3.2) - The following dangerous goods are permitted only as checked baggage (not permitted as carry-on baggage) if the airline approves. Other restrictions may apply.
- Ammunition
- Wheel chairs/mobility aids with non-spillable batteries
- Wheel chairs/mobility aids with spillable batteries
- Wheel chairs/mobility aids with lithium batteries
- Camping stoves and fuel containers that have contained a flammable liquid fuel
- Security-type equipment (containing dangerous goods)
Goods Acceptable with Airline Approval as Carry-on Baggage Only (IATA DGR 2.3.3) - The following dangerous goods are permitted only as carry-on baggage (not permitted as checked baggage), if the airline approves. Other restrictions may apply.
- Mercury barometer or thermometer
- Lithium ion batteries
Goods Acceptable with Airline Approval as Checked or Carry-on Baggage (IATA DGR 2.3.4) - The following dangerous goods are permitted as checked or carry-on baggage, if the airline approves. Other restrictions may apply.
- Medical oxygen
- Non-flammable gas cylinder fitted into a life jacket
- Insulated packages containing refrigerated liquid nitrogen (dry shipper)
- Avalanche rescue backpack
- Chemical agent monitoring equipment
- Carbon dioxide, solid (dry ice)
- Heat producing articles
- Portable medical electronic devices
For travel in the US, the Transportation Security Administration has established additional restrictions for dangerous goods that can be brought aboard an aircraft. For details see http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm.
Learn how to properly ship dangerous goods by air at Environmental Resource Center's Transportation of Dangerous Goods: Compliance with IATA Regulations - Webcast.