Dangerous goods 

You can find detailed information about the transport of electronic devices and batteries via the following link:

Quantity restriction: 

• max. 2 kg/2 l (total net quantity of all items) per passenger
• max. 0.5 kg/0.5 l (net quantity) per item

Care products are medical, cosmetic or non-radioactive products, such as:

• hairspray
• perfume and eau de cologne
• medical items containing alcohol, such as nasal sprays that contain alcohol
• hand sanitiser with alcohol

Spray cans/aerosols for sport and personal domestic use:

• Only non-poisonous and non-flammable spray cans/aerosols for sport or personal domestic use in Hazard Division 2.2 without subsidiary hazard are permitted.

Transport regulations for spray cans/aerosols:

• Release valves on aerosols must be protected by a cap or other suitable means to prevent the inadvertent escape of their contents.

Note:

• Please also observe the general safety regulations for commercial liquids, gels or sprays in carry-on baggage.

Items used for self-defence are prohibited in carry-on baggage and checked baggage.

Examples of items used for self-defence:

• Stunning equipment and devices for shocking, such as stun guns, tasers and stun batons, or equipment for stunning and killing livestock
• Disabling and incapacitating chemicals or substances, such as “knock-out drops”, mace, pepper sprays, capsicum sprays, tear gas, acid sprays and animal repellent sprays

Ammunition quantity restriction: max. 5 kg gross weight per individual baggage and passenger

Transport regulations for ammunition:

• Only ammunition in Hazard Division 1.4S with UN 0012 or UN 0014 is permitted.
• Explosive or incendiary projectiles and black powder are prohibited for transport.
• The ammunition must be safely protected against movement and impact (without empty spaces) in a sturdy container made of wood, metal or cardboard.
• Only ammunition for personal use may only be transported.
• The quantity permitted for multiple people may not be packed together in one or more bags.

Transport regulations for firearms:

• Only sports, hunting and service weapons are permitted for transport.
• Weapons of war are prohibited for transport.
• Every weapon (gun, revolver, rifle, shotgun) must be secured and unloaded and appropriately packed in a designated, locked, secure transport container, for example, made of wood, metal, a hard-shell material or Styrofoam. The passenger must provide this container themselves.
• Multiple weapons are permitted per transport container.
• Additional airport taxes may apply depending on local security measures.
• If the firearm contains a lithium battery, the regulations for the carriage of loose batteries or portable electronic devices with installed batteries apply. You will find information about this in the sections ‘Power banks, replacement batteries and loose batteries’ and ‘Portable electronic devices with lithium batteries for personal use’.
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Other conditions:

• objects shaped like weapons, such as toy weapons or “dummy” weapons, as well as archery bows, arrow guns, starting pistols, air guns, firearm components (excluding telescopic sights), compressed air and carbon dioxide weapons (handguns, air rifles, rifles and BB guns), signal pistols, harpoon and spear guns, slingshots and catapults, as well as other small defensive weapons such as knives, daggers, stilettos and swords may only be transported in checked baggage.
• Lighters in the shape of a weapon as well as any electro-impulse weapons (e.g. stun guns or tasers) and weapons with explosive or incendiary projectiles are completely prohibited.

Note:

• Firearms and ammunition must be packed in separate bags.
• We recommend that you secure all bags or transport containers containing firearms or ammunition with an integrated or separate lock.
• The bag or transport container must be secured with an integrated or separate lock on flights to/from Italy.
• There are surcharges for transporting firearms and ammunition to/from Italy, Spain and Switzerland. For further information, please contact our Service Centre.
• Firearms and ammunition are prohibited for transport on flights to Sierra Leone and to/from Israel, the United Kingdom and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• When travelling from Brussels Airport, you must pre-notify our Service Centre at least 24 hours prior to departure.
• Transport approval from the airline is required for firearms and ammunition.
• Please register firearms and ammunition with our Service Centre when booking your flight.

Unit restriction: max. 5 l total net quantity per passenger^*

Quantity restriction: max. 5 l per container^*

^* Applies only to alcoholic beverages with an alcohol content of between 24% and max. 70% vol. alcohol.

Transport regulations:

• Alcoholic beverages must be transported in their retail packaging.
• Alcoholic beverages with more than 70% alcohol by volume are prohibited for transport.

Note: 

• Alcoholic beverages with less than 24% alcohol by volume are not classified as dangerous goods.
• The consumption of alcoholic beverages brought on board by passengers themselves is prohibited.

Fireworks, flares and explosives are prohibited for transport.

This includes the following items:

• sparklers
• smoke canisters and smoke cartridges
• explosives and incendiary materials as well as explosive and incendiary devices, fireworks, distress flares, party poppers, Christmas crackers and other pyrotechnic items
• blasting caps, detonators and fuses
• dynamite, gunpowder and plastic explosives
• mines, grenades or other explosive military items
• Blasting caps
• Replicas or imitations of explosive devices

Unit restriction: 1 small pack of safety matches or 1 small lighter^*

^* For personal use only, filled with liquid gas. May not contain any other unabsorbed liquid fuel.

The following items are prohibited:

• lighter fuel or liquid gas
• lighter refill packs
• strike-anywhere matches
• “Blue Flame” lighters or cigar lighters
• Zippo lighters
• lighters in the shape of a weapon 
• lighters powered by a lithium battery without a safety cap or other safety mechanism that protects against unintentional activation

Note: 

• In many countries the transport of matches or lighters is prohibited.

Camping stoves are prohibited for transport. 

Spare cartridges for camping stoves are also prohibited for transport.

Only non-poisonous and non-flammable gas in Hazard Division 2.2 without subsidiary hazard is permitted. 

Quantity restriction: max. 4 gas cartridges per passenger

Capacity restriction: max. 50 ml water capacity per gas cartridge (in the case of carbon dioxide this size is equivalent to a 28 g gas cartridge).

Transport regulations:

• The gas cartridges or cylinders must be packed in such a way that they cannot be activated accidentally.

Note:

• Nitrous oxide (N₂0) is prohibited for transport due to the subsidiary risk 5.1.
• You will find detailed information about transporting compressed air cylinders and empty oxygen cylinders in the “Diving equipment” section under Sports equipment | Brussels Airlines
• Transport approval from the airline is required for gas cartridges or cylinders.
• Please register your gas cartridges or cylinders via the contact form when booking your flight.

Weight restriction: max. 5 kg gross weight per cylinder

Transport regulations:

• Cylinder valves and regulators must be protected as best as possible against any damage that could cause the inadvertent release of their contents.
• Oxygen cylinders or air cylinders must be transported in manufacturer-approved outer packaging that protects the outlet valve.

The following items are prohibited:

• chemical oxygen generators
• equipment or containers with liquid gas
• personal oxygen canisters (“canned oxygen”)

Note:

• Flights to/from/within the USA: oxygen gas canisters are prohibited on these routes.
• Transport approval from the airline is required for gas cylinders or air cylinders used for medical purposes.
• Medical authorisation is required for use on board the aircraft.
• Please send details about your device (manufacturer’s technical datasheet or manual) to the Medical Department for pre-registration and medical review no later than 48 hours before departure.

Item restriction: 2 per passenger

Life jackets and other self-inflating safety equipment are equipped with a release mechanism that uses gas, which, as dangerous goods, is subject to special transport regulations.

Definition of “self-inflating safety equipment”: self-inflating personal safety equipment which is designed to be worn by one person.

Quantity restriction for gas cartridges:

• Max. 2 small integrated gas cartridges with non-toxic and non-flammable gas in Hazard Division 2.2. without subsidiary hazard (e.g. carbon dioxide).
• In addition, max. 2 small spare gas cartridges (e.g. carbon dioxide) per piece of equipment may be transported.

Transport regulations:

• The integrated gas cartridges may only be used for self-inflating purposes.
• The equipment must be packed in such a way that it cannot be activated accidentally.
• Self-inflating safety equipment with pyrotechnical release mechanisms in Hazard Division 1 is prohibited for transport.

Note:

• Transport approval from the airline is required for life jackets, life vests or other self-inflating safety equipment.
• Please register life jackets, life vests or other self-inflating safety equipment via our Dangerous Goods Department when booking your flight.

This regulation only applies on flights to/from/within the USA and Togo.

We generally recommend that you do not transport powder or powder-like substances.

* Quantity restriction: max. 350 ml total volume

The following substances are excluded from this regulation:

• Medicines, baby food and human remains in the form of ashes
• Powder-like substances purchased at shops in the airport security area, provided they are packed in a sealed transparent container

Note:

• Powders or similar substances of less than 350 ml total volume may also be prohibited from being transported in carry-on baggage, for example if there is doubt about the authenticity of the material.

Item restriction: 1 per passenger

Transport regulations for medical or clinical thermometers:

• Small medical or clinical thermometers containing mercury for personal use must be packed in a protective case.

Meteorological thermometers and barometers with mercury are prohibited for transport.

Pacemakers or other medical devices containing radioisotopes, including those powered by lithium batteries, implanted or attached externally to the person are permitted for transport.

For safety reasons the following objects are not permitted in carry-on baggage:

• crowbars, drills and drill bits (including cordless portable power drills)
• tools over 6 cm in length capable of being used as a weapon, such as screwdrivers and chisels
• saws, including portable cordless saws, blowtorches, nail guns and pneumatic staplers
• pointed or sharp objects, such as cutting tools (axes, hatchets and cleavers), ice picks, razor blades, box cutters, knives or scissors with a blade length of more than 6 cm (measured from the hinge)
• martial arts equipment with a sharp point or sharp edge, such as swords and sabres
• blunt instruments such as baseball and softball bats, clubs, batons, bludgeons, martial arts equipment and maces

Note: 

• Combustion engines and petrol-powered devices and tools (e.g. chainsaws, emergency generators) are completely prohibited for transport.
• You can find further information and transport regulations on the transport of electronic tools and batteries under “Electronic devices and batteries”.

Quantity restriction: max. 1 l of flammable liquid per outer packaging

Permitted non-infectious samples and biological substances:

• include, for example, mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish, insects and other invertebrates,
• contain small quantities of flammable liquids (UN 1170, UN 1198, UN 1987 or UN 1219) and
• must adhere to the following transport regulations.

Transport regulations for inner packaging:

• 1. Variant 1: The samples or biological substances are wrapped in a paper towel and/or cheesecloth moistened with alcohol or an alcoholic solution and also packed in a sealed plastic bag.
• 2. Variant 2: The samples or biological substances are packed in a vial or a rigid container that contains alcohol or an alcoholic solution.
• Free liquids in the container must not exceed 30 ml.
• The samples and biological substances in the inner packaging are also packed in a sealed plastic bag with absorbent material.

Transport regulations for outer packaging:

• This plastic bag must then be packed in sturdy outer packaging with suitable cushioning material.
• The total quantity of flammable liquid per outer packaging may not exceed 1 l.
• Once the outer packaging is sealed, it must be marked: “Scientific research specimens, not restricted Special Provision A180 applies”.

Note:

• Infectious samples or biological substances such as blood samples, tissue, fungi or bacterial and viral cultures that can infect humans or animals, as well as substances from category UN 3373, are prohibited for transport.
• Transport approval from the airline is required for non-infectious samples and biological substances.
• Please register non-infectious samples and biological substances via our Dangerous Goods Department when booking your flight.

Quantity restriction: max. 2.5 kg dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) net weight per passenger

Transport regulations:

• Checked bags containing dry ice must be labelled with the additional label “Dry ice” or “Carbon dioxide, solid”. In addition, an indication of the net weight of the dry ice contained or an indication that the net weight is 2.5 kg or less is required.
• The packaging must be able to allow gas to escape.
• Dry ice (carbon dioxide, solid) is only permitted as a cooling agent for perishable goods which are not classified as dangerous goods.

Note:

• Transport approval from the airline is required for dry ice (carbon dioxide, solid).
• Please register dry ice (carbon dioxide, solid) via our Dangerous Goods Department when booking your flight.

Magnetised materials (UN 2807) are classed as dangerous goods and are prohibited for transport.

Examples of magnetised materials according to UN 2807 are:

• ferromagnetic metals and shielding materials with relatively high magnetic field strength, such as magnetrons,
• unshielded permanent magnets without holder,
• magnetised objects with a magnetic field strength that produces a compass deflection of 2 degrees at a distance of 2.1 m, i.e. min. 0.418 A/m or 0.000525 gauss.

^* Due to their low magnetic field strength, the following objects may be carried for personal use:

• consumer goods containing magnets, such as common refrigerator magnets, magnetic kitchen knife holders, mobile phone or credit card cases or magnetic plug connectors
• magnetic armbands for repelling sharks (e.g. Sharkbanz): these armbands must be transported in the manufacturer’s transportation box.
• electromagnets found in various devices such as detectors are permitted if they are completely switched off, protected against accidental activation or disconnected from their power source.

Oxidising agents and organic peroxides are prohibited for transport.

This includes the following items:

• bleach or bleaching powder
• swimming pool chemicals
• dyes

^* Only spare fuel cartridges are permitted in checked baggage.

Fuel cell systems and spare fuel cartridges for portable electronic devices such as cameras, mobile phones, laptops and camcorders must be safely packed to prevent damage.

Quantity restriction for spare cartridges: max. 2 per passenger

Volume restrictions for fuel cells or fuel cell cartridges:

• liquids: max. 200 ml
• solids: max. 200 g
• liquid gases: max. 120 ml for non-metallic fuel cells or fuel cell cartridges or max. 200 ml for metallic fuel cells or fuel cell cartridges
• hydrogen in metal hydride: max. 120 ml water capacity 

Transport regulations for fuel cell cartridges:

• Each fuel cell cartridge must be marked with a label indicating compliance with IEC 62282-6-100:2010/AMD1:2012 specifications and an indication of the maximum quantity and type of fuel.

Transport regulations for fuel cell systems:

• Fuel cell systems must be marked with the manufacturer’s mark “Approved for transport in the aircraft cabin only”.
• The fuel cell systems are not allowed to be used to charge the electronic device when the device is not in operation.
• Fuel cell systems may only contain flammable liquids, corrosive substances, liquid gases, water-reactive materials or hydrogen in metal hydride. Fuel cell systems whose only function is to charge a battery in a device are prohibited.
• Charging/refilling fuel cells on board is prohibited. Only the installation of spare cartridges is permitted on board.

Insulated packaging containing refrigerated liquid nitrogen (dry shipper), fully absorbed in porous material:

• may only be used for products which are not themselves classified as dangerous goods;
• may not allow pressure to build up in the container;
• may not allow refrigerated liquid nitrogen to escape, regardless of the position of the insulated packaging (dry shipper).

Note: 

• For more information on the transport of “Samples or biological substances”, please refer to the section “Non-infectious samples and biological substances containing small amounts of flammable liquids”.
• Transport approval from the airline is required for insulated packaging (dry shipper).
• Please register insulated packaging (dry shipper) via our Service Centre when booking your flight.

The transport regulations below refer to parachutes with a pyrotechnic automatic activation device (AAD), such as Cypres AAD.

Transport regulations:

• You must carry with you written documentation from an authorised national authority containing details of the automatic activation device (AAD) together with confirmation that the device is not classified as dangerous goods.

^* Note: if the transport regulations are not complied with, carriage is prohibited.

Quantity restriction: 1 device per passenger

Transport regulations:

• The use of hairstyling devices operated with hydrocarbon gas cartridges is prohibited on board.
• The safety cover must be securely fitted over the heating element.

Note: 

• Gas refill packs for hairstyling devices operated with hydrocarbon gas cartridges are prohibited for transport.
• For more information on the transport of hairstyling devices with lithium batteries, please refer to the section “Diving lamps, soldering irons and other heat-generating items with built-in batteries”.

Security-type attaché cases and cash boxes are prohibited for transport.

Permeation devices used to calibrate air quality meters may only be carried in checked baggage.

The following additional items are prohibited both in checked baggage and in carry-on baggage:

• containers with flammable liquids, such as paints, varnishes, thinners, cleaning agents, solvents or petrol
• containers with non-flammable paints
• easily flammable materials and articles, such as barbecue lighters, fuel paste, butane or propane gas bottles, dry spirit, fuel or charcoal
• poisonous, toxic or infectious materials and substances, such as mercury, rat poison, insecticide, arsenic, cyanide, or bacteria and virus cultures or infectious laboratory samples
• caustic and corrosive substances, such as acids, alkalis, bases or wet batteries, rust protection or rust removal substances, sulphur dioxide solutions or chemical sets
• radioactive materials and items
• substances that emit flammable gases upon contact with water, such as carbide
• carbon dioxide cartridges (CO₂) for water carbonators over 50 ml
• combustion engines and petrol-powered equipment and tools (e.g. lawn mowers, chainsaws, emergency generators). This applies regardless of whether the equipment or tools are new (in original packaging) or used.
• flammable, non-flammable, refrigerated and toxic propellants
• fragile items such as televisions, air conditioners, refrigerators or PC screens
• signal horns