Restricted Items

• Liquid, semi-liquid and gases
• Currency
• Indian Postal Articles and all items that infringe the Indian Postal Act of 1898
• Precious and semi-precious stones, gems, jewellery and equivalent items
• Perishables
• Radioactive or magnetic material
• Negotiable Instruments (Bearer Form)
• Pornographic material
• Sodexho pass
• Firearms, explosives and military equipment
• Flammable Items
• Toxic and infectious Items
• Corrosives
• Powders and chemicals
• Drugs
• Machinery parts containing oil, grease, fuel or batteries
• All restricted items as per guidelines of IATA

Dangerous Goods

Definition: Commodities, which possess potentially hazardous characteristics. These are as the laid out by IATA in the Dangerous Goods Regulations.

The categories of dangerous goods are:

Class 1: Explosives
Class 2: Gases
Class 3: Flammable Liquids
Class 4: Flammable Solids
Class 5: Oxidizers and Organic Peroxides
Class 6: Toxic & Infectious Substances
Class 7: Radioactive Material
Class 8: Corrosives
Class 9: Miscellaneous e.g. Magnets – a danger to airplane equipment

The guidelines are available in the following links:

Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR)
Live Animals Regulations (LAR)
Perishable Cargo Regulations (PCR)
Lithium Battery Shipping Guidelines (LBSG)
The Air Cargo Tariff and Rules (TACT)