Restricted and Prohibited Items

Oil-filled pocket warmers are not permitted to be checked in or carried on board, as they use flammable liquid as fuel which falls under the dangerous goods regulations.

Stoves are not permitted to be checked in or carried on board unless it is possible to check that no gas is remaining in the main body of the stove.
Gas canisters and gas cartridges are not permitted to be checked in or carried on board.

Insecticides and pesticides are not permitted to be checked in or carried on board regardless of their amount.

Fireworks and firecrackers are not permitted to be checked in or carried on board regardless of their amount.

Please take care to ensure that you do not leave lighters or other such items in the cabin.

Items carried on the person used for smoking.

• * Individual passengers may only carry one small cigarette lighter or a small box of safety matches on their person.

• Disposable lighters (100 yen lighters)
• Injection-type lighters

• Oil lighters with absorbent cotton

• * Only the following lithium batteries may be carried on board: Lithium-metal batteries with a lithium content of 2 g or less, and lithium-ion batteries with a watt-hour rating of 100 Wh or less.
• * Please do not charge such lighters inside the aircraft.
• * Take the necessary measures to prevent accidental activation of the heat producing component.
• * Wrap spare batteries individually to prevent short-circuiting.

• * Lighters with oil tanks not containing absorbent material (excluding liquefied gas), cigar lighters, premixing burner lighters (turbo lighters, jet lighters, lighters producing a blue flame etc.), pistol-shaped lighters, and torch lighters cannot be checked in or carried on board.
• * Lighter fuel and refills (gas/oil) are not permitted to be checked in or carried on board.
• * Lithium battery-powered lighters that do not have a function to prevent accidental activation are not permitted to be checked in or carried on board.

• Cigar lighters

• * Lighter type that produces a strong blue flame, used for cigars

• Oil tank type lighters without absorbent cotton

According to IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations, for cosmetics (hairsprays or antiperspirant sprays), medicine/medicinal products (sterilization/disinfection sprays or cooling sprays), and sprays for sporting equipment and daily use (excluding those containing flammable and poisonous gases), 2 kg or 2 liters per person are permitted to be checked in or carried on board in containers of up to 0.5 kg or 0.5 liters.

However, even if the liquid item is within the carry-on limits permitted by the regulations, it may not be possible to bring it on board depending on restrictions imposed on the carry-on of liquids for international flights. For further details, please see the information on carry-on baggage restrictions.

• * Sprays must have their valve secured by a cap or other adequate method to prevent the content from accidentally leaking out.
• * When checking in non-radioactive cosmetics or drugs and sprays for sporting equipment or daily use together, their combined amount must not exceed 2 kg or 2 liters.

Lithium battery is the generic term for lithium-metal batteries and lithium ion batteries.

Handling differs depending to the watt-hour rating (Wh).

If the watt-hour rating (Wh) is not indicated, please use the following formula to confirm it.

Watt-hour rating (Wh) = rated capacity (Ah) × rated voltage (V)

• * 1000mAh = 1Ah
  Example) 27Wh = (2500mAh ÷ 1000) × 10.8V

• cell phones
• battery chargers for cell phones
• wireless radios
• transceivers
• laptop computers
• digital cameras
• mobile terminals
• portable copiers
• printers
• hand-held terminals
• electronic book readers
• mobile game devices
• camera equipment
• Wireless earphones

etc.

* Electric vehicles (hoverboards, electric skateboards, self-balancing scooters, etc.) are not permitted to be checked in or carried on board due to safety reasons.

Lithium-metal batteries containing no more than 2 g of lithium and lithium ion batteries with a watt-hour rating of no more than 160 Wh can be checked in or carried on board

(Notes)
Please take the measures below for checking in electronic devices containing lithium batteries as checked baggage.

• * Turn off the power of the device completely. (Sleep mode is not allowed.)
• * Please protect the device by packing it in a sturdy suitcase or thick fabric. (To prevent fires from accidental operation or damage)

Spare batteries cannot be transported on their own as they must be transported together with the actual electronic device.

Lithium-metal batteries containing no more than 2 g of lithium and lithium ion batteries with a watt-hour rating of no more than 100 Wh can be carried on board. They are not permitted to be checked in.

Up to two lithium ion batteries with a watt-hour rating exceeding 100 Wh but of no more than 160 Wh can be carried on board. They are not permitted to be checked in.

* Battery chargers with a lithium ion battery for cell phones are handled as spare batteries.

Large-sized camera equipment, electrically driven robots, etc.

Lithium-metal batteries containing more than 2 g of lithium and lithium ion batteries with a watt-hour rating exceeding 160 Wh are not permitted to be checked in or carried on board.

Spare batteries cannot be transported on their own as they must be transported together with the actual electronic device.

Lithium-metal batteries containing more than 2 g of lithium and lithium ion batteries with a watt-hour rating exceeding 160 Wh are not permitted to be checked in or carried on board.

Please take measures such as putting the batteries in their original retail packaging or insulating the terminals (taping over exposed terminals or placing each battery in a separate plastic bag or protective pouch).

For safety reasons, passengers with spare batteries other than lithium-metal batteries and lithium ion batteries (such as nickel-metal hydride, nickel-cadmium, and alkaline manganese batteries) should take the necessary steps to prevent them from short circuiting before taking them on board the aircraft.

Items with a non-removable lithium battery are not permitted to be checked in or carried on board.

Smart baggage with a removable lithium battery can be checked in and carried on board.
The removed lithium battery should be carried on board. If you would like to carry smart baggage on board, please confirm the size and weight restrictions for carry-on baggage.

It will be possible to check in and carry on board lithium-metal batteries with a lithium content of 0.3 g or less and lithium-ion batteries with a watt-hour rating of 2.7 Wh or less. (This also includes non-removable lithium batteries.)

• * For information about the capacities and quantities for removable lithium batteries, please see (General Electronic Devices with Built-in or Attached Lithium Batteries).

The following is applicable only if the electric wheelchair will be transported by the passenger intending to use it as a walking aid.
Please note that spare batteries cannot be transported on their own as they must be transported together with the actual electric wheelchair.

Up to two batteries per person with a watt-hour rating (Wh) of no more than 160 Wh are allowed to be carried on board. They are not permitted to be checked in.

Up to one battery per person with a watt-hour rating (Wh) exceeding 160 Wh but of no more than 300 Wh is allowed to be carried on board. It is not permitted to be checked in.

Batteries with a watt-hour rating (Wh) exceeding 300 Wh are not permitted to be checked in or carried on board.

* Batteries installed in the main wheelchair body are not included in the spare batteries.
When removing batteries, package them before boarding so that they will be protected against any impact.

Up to two battery per person can be checked in. It is not permitted to carry them on board.

* Although quantity restrictions are not stipulated in the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's standards, ANA has implemented its own restrictions in accordance with the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations.

Up to one battery per person can be checked in. It is not permitted to carry them on board.

Spare batteries cannot be checked in or carried on board.

• * There are no restrictions on alcoholic beverages with an alcohol content of 24% or less.
• * The alcoholic beverages must be stored in the container in which they were sold.
• * Even if an alcoholic beverage is within the carry-on limits permitted by the regulations, it may not be possible to bring it on board depending on restrictions imposed on the carry-on of liquids for international flights. For further details, please see the information on carry-on baggage restrictions.

Up to 2.5 kg per person of items used for cooling perishable goods can be checked in or carried on board.

• * Dry ice for other purposes than that above is not permitted to be checked in or carried on board.

Ammunition for sports and hunting.
Up to 5 kg including the package can be checked in per person. It is not permitted to carry them on board.

Permitted to be checked in or carried on board.

Liquid ski waxes that have a flashpoint of more than 60°C are permitted to be checked in and carried on board.
ANA cannot transport any liquid ski waxes for which the flashpoint cannot be confirmed.
Please bring a safety data sheet (SDS) or another document confirming the flashpoint along with the wax.

Please see the items under sprays.

Only one avalanche rescue backpack per person can be carried on board or checked in. The amount of explosive used must be no more than 200 mg, and the type of compressed gas used must be neither flammable nor toxic.

• * The backpack must be packed in such a manner that it cannot be accidentally activated, and measures must be taken to ensure that the airbag inside it does not inflate.
• * The airbag inside the backpack must have pressure release valves.
• * Please provide explanatory documents to prove that conditions are met.
• * Spare cylinders cannot be carried on board or checked in.

Lithium-ion batteries rated 160 Wh or lower are allowed in both carry-on baggage and checked baggage.
Please completely turn off the power to the device, and take measures to prevent fires caused by accidental use or damage.

Up to two life vest with small cylinders filled with carbon dioxide gas attached (up to two cylinders per one life vest) per person, and up to two spare cylinders per one life vest can be checked in or carried on board.

• * The gas cylinder must contain carbon dioxide gas or high pressure gas of Category No. 2.2.

Battery-operated underwater torches (lights for scuba diving) or soldering irons, etc.

• Items with their battery removed to prevent accidental operation during transport can be checked in or carried on board without restrictions.

• * The removed lithium batteries are only permitted to be carried on board.
• * Soldering irons with pointed ends are not permitted to be carried on board.

Experimental drugs in development can only be checked in or carried on board if the following conditions are met.
As it may take some time for the security check and necessary confirmation, please arrive at the airport with adequate time to spare.