- Lithium-ion batteries exceeding 160Wh (excluding mobility aid batteries)
- Batteries that are damaged, leaking, distorted, corroded, recalled, or defective
- Spillable batteries
- Non-spillable batteries exceeding 12V and 100Wh
- Smart bags with non-removable power bank or lithium batteries
You are not allowed to carry these items on an aircraft
When you check-in online or at the airport, you must declare any dangerous goods (hazardous materials) in your baggage.
If you fail to declare or make a misleading or false declaration, you could face serious penalties – up to 7 years jail.
Before you fly, check online or with your airline.
Batteries and battery-powered devices
Flammable and combustible items
- Flammable liquids (e.g., petrol, paint, lighter fluid, thinners, lacquer, glues, methylated spirits, isopropanol)
- Flammable aerosol cans, excluding toiletries that are applied to skin or hair (e.g., spray paint, fly/bug spray, lubricating spray)
- Flammable gas cylinders or cartridges (e.g., butane canisters, BBQ gas bottles, propane, camping gas)
- Flammable solids (e.g., fire starters/hexamine tablets, activated carbon, quick lighting charcoal, mothballs)
- Oil-based paint and paint stripper
Explosives and other hazardous items
- Explosives (e.g., fireworks, flares, gunpowder, sparklers, party poppers, unassembled "make your own" kits)
- Strike-anywhere matches
- Blue flame cigarette or cigar lighters
- Butane-powered chef or trade torches
- Gas powered soldering irons
- Gas cartridges exceeding 28g/50ml
Weapons
- Devices containing an irritant or incapacitating substance (e.g., mace, pepper spray, oleo-capsicum (OC) spray)
- Electroshock weapons (e.g., tasers, cattle prods)
Industrial and household chemicals
- Bleaching agents (e.g., laundry bleach, hydrogen peroxide)
- Corrosive products (e.g., oven cleaner)
- Fertilisers
- Industrial cleaning products
- Insecticides, pesticides and weed killers
- Pool cleaning products (e.g., chlorine)
Engines and fuel-powered equipment
- Used fuel-powered engines and equipment with residual fuel or fumes (e.g., chainsaws, lawnmowers, hedge trimmers, generators)
- Petrol-powered articles
Restricted electronic and recreational items
- Self-balancing boards (e.g., hoverboards, aero wheels)
Food and organic materials
- Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) with self-heating elements
- Coconut meat (Copra) – Note: Retail-packaged coconut products are permitted
Safety equipment
- Fire extinguishers
- Self-inflating life rafts
Search consumer product recalls
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) recalls unsafe products that may contain dangerous goods posing a risk of injury, fire, or explosion. Check the ACCC website before you travel and do not use or pack recalled items.
Do not bring dangerous goods into Australia
The Australian Border Force lists prohibited and hazardous goods you must not bring into Australia. Do not pack these items in your baggage.