Can I Fly With This?
Can I bring alcohol on a plane?
Quick rules for flying with alcohol in carry-on and checked baggage. Verdicts and conditions across the major aviation regions below.
🇺🇸 United States (TSA)
Carry-on: ≤3.4 oz (100 ml) containers in your quart bag. Checked: up to 5 L per passenger if 24–70% ABV (in unopened retail packaging); under 24% ABV is unlimited; over 70% ABV is prohibited.
🇪🇺 European Union (EASA)
Carry-on: 100 ml rule. Checked: up to 5 L of 24–70% ABV; under 24% unlimited; over 70% banned. Duty-free in sealed STEB bags is allowed in carry-on.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom (CAA)
Carry-on: 100 ml rule. Checked: up to 5 L of 24–70% ABV; under 24% unlimited; over 70% banned. Duty-free in sealed STEB bags allowed in carry-on. UK duty-free at arrival: 18 L wine + 4 L spirits.
🌎 Latin America
Carry-on: 100 ml rule. Checked: up to 5 L of 24–70% ABV; under 24% unlimited; over 70% banned. Duty-free in sealed STEB bags allowed in carry-on. LATAM customs limits at arrival vary: Mexico 3 L, Brazil 12 L (only 2 L of spirits), Argentina 2 L, Chile 2.5 L, Colombia 3 L, Peru 3 L.
🌏 Asia (ICAO / IATA baseline)
Same ICAO 100 ml carry-on + 5 L checked rule, BUT customs limits at destination are strict and vary widely. Muslim-majority countries: Brunei BANS alcohol import outright (non-Muslims may bring 2 L for personal use, must declare); Malaysia 1 L duty-free; Indonesia 1 L (Bali stricter, drug-style penalties for spirits over the limit); Maldives BANS alcohol outside resort islands — confiscated at Malé. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kuwait, Afghanistan: total ban. India: 2 L duty-free per state, but several 'dry' states (Gujarat, Bihar) require a permit. China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam: standard 1–2 L duty-free.
🇦🇺 Australia & Pacific (CASA)
Carry-on 100 ml rule; checked up to 5 L of 24–70% ABV. Australia + NZ duty-free customs limit: 2.25 L per adult (18+). Pacific Islands: Fiji 2.25 L, Vanuatu 2 L spirits OR 9 L beer, French Polynesia 2 L. Always declare on arrival — failure to declare incurs heavy fines under biosecurity/customs law.