Can I Fly With This?
Can I bring paint on a plane?
Quick rules for flying with paint in carry-on and checked baggage. Verdicts and conditions across the major aviation regions below.
🇺🇸 United States (TSA)
Oil-based paints, spray paints, and any flammable paint: banned in both bags. Water-based paints in small quantities: technically allowed but airlines often refuse.
🇪🇺 European Union (EASA)
Flammable / solvent-based paint (oil, lacquer, enamel) banned in carry-on, limited in checked per ICAO. Water-based acrylic / watercolour: ≤ 100 ml in carry-on, any size in checked. Spray paint aerosol banned in both bags.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom (CAA)
Flammable paint banned in carry-on, limited in checked. Water-based: 100 ml in carry-on. Spray aerosol banned in both.
🌎 Latin America
Flammable paint banned in carry-on, limited in checked. Water-based: 100 ml carry-on. Spray aerosol banned in both.
🌏 Asia (ICAO / IATA baseline)
Flammable / solvent-based paint (oil paint, lacquer, enamel) BANNED in carry-on; limited to small quantities in checked per ICAO Dangerous Goods. Water-based acrylic / watercolour: ≤ 100 ml in carry-on, any size in checked. Spray paint aerosol: banned in both bags region-wide.
🇦🇺 Australia & Pacific (CASA)
Flammable paint banned in carry-on, limited in checked. Water-based / acrylic: 100 ml in carry-on, any size in checked. Spray paint aerosol: banned in both.