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Dubai Civil Aviation Authority ‫ﻫﻴﺌـﺔ ﺍﻟﻁﻴــﺭﺍﻥ ﺍﻟﻤــﺩﻨﻲ – ﺩﺒـﻲ‬

Prohibited Items List – Dubai International Airport

Please note that this list includes comm on prohibited items but is not inclusive .

Item Carry-on Checked

Personal Nails grooming kit - Cuticle Cutters, Nail Clippers and Metal Nail No Yes
Files
Knives – any sharp item such as scissors, swords, blades, box cutters, razor No Yes
blades, Knitting and Crochet Needles, Cigar Cutters, Axes, Hatchets and
Corkscrews
Safety Razors - including disposable razors. Yes Yes
Umbrellas and Walking Canes- allowed in carry-on baggage once they have Yes Yes
been inspected to ensure that prohibited items are not concealed.
Electronic devices – Camcorders, Laptop Computers, Mobile Phones, Pagers,
Personal Data Assistants (PDA’s) and iPods - allowed in carry-on baggage
Yes Yes
once they have been inspected to ensure that prohibited items are not
concealed.
Sports equipment - Baseball Bats, Bows and Arrows, Cricket Bats, Golf Clubs,
Hockey Sticks, Pool Cues, Ski Poles, Spear Guns, Bowling Balls and Skating No Yes
shoes with blades
Firearms – all types of firearms such as BB Guns, Compressed Air Guns, Flare
No No
Guns, Hand Grenades, Ammunition and parts of firearms
Tools – Hammers, Drills and drill bits, Saws, Screwdrivers (including
No Yes
eyeglasses repair kit), Wrenches and Pliers
Martial Arts Weapons - Billy Clubs, Black Jacks, Brass Knuckles, Nunchakus
No Yes
and Throwing Stars
Dangerous Goods – Flares, Lighters, Gun Powder, Dynamite, Fireworks, Gas
Torches, Fuels such as Gasoline and Lighter Fluid, Turpentine and Paint No No
Thinner
Stun Guns/Shocking Devices No No
Explosives and any of their components No No
High speed tape No Yes
Ropes and Electrical wires longer than 3 meters No Yes
Laser pointer No Yes
Handcuff No No
LAGs – within the allowed 100ml container limit in a transparent plastic bag
not bigger than 20x20 cm – please refer to the LAGs regulations for further Yes Yes
details
LAGs – Larger than 100 ml containers No Yes

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Prepared by: GM & Manager AVSEC/DCAA Page # 1
As at 9th June 2008