1、 Relevant regulations of the Civil Aviation Administration of China
a) Regulations on Prohibiting Carrying and Consignment of Items
The Civil Aviation Administration of China stipulates that it is prohibited to carry or check in the following items on civil aviation flights within China:
1. Firearms, military or police equipment (including main parts) and their imitations;
2. Explosives, such as ammunition, pyrotechnic products, blasting equipment, and their imitations;
3. Controlled cutting tools;
4. Flammable and explosive materials, such as lighters (gas), matches, alcohol, paint, gasoline, kerosene, benzene, rosin oil, cigarette cakes, etc;
5. Corrosive substances, such as hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, liquid batteries, etc;
6. Toxic substances, such as cyanide and highly toxic pesticides;
7. Radioactive substances, such as radioactive isotopes;
8. Other items that pose a threat to flight safety, such as items with strong irritating odors and strong magnetized materials that may interfere with the normal operation of onboard instruments.
b) Relevant regulations on items that are prohibited from being carried but can be checked in
According to the regulations of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, it is prohibited to carry the following items with you on civil aviation flights within China, but they can be checked in checked luggage. Items that passengers are prohibited from carrying with them but can be checked in as luggage include:
1. Kitchen knives, fruit knives, large scissors, razors, and other daily knives;
2. Scalpel, butcher knife, carving knife and other professional knives;
3. Knives, spears, and swords used for performances by literary and artistic units;
4. Sports equipment such as walking sticks with weighted or pointed spikes, iron headed hiking sticks, baseball bats, etc;
5. And tools such as axes, chisels, hammers, cones, wrenches, and other sharp and blunt tools that can be used to endanger the safety of aircraft or others;
6. Liquid items that exceed the type or total limit that can be carried with you.
c) Relevant regulations on the carrying of liquid goods
A. Taking international and regional flights
1. Passengers traveling on international or regional flights originating from airports within China shall not carry more than 100 milliliters (ml) of liquid cargo per item. If the capacity exceeds 100 milliliters, even if the container is not filled with liquid, it is not allowed to be carried with you and must be delivered. Containers for storing liquid items should be placed in transparent plastic bags with a maximum capacity of no more than 1 liter (L) that can be resealed. Each passenger is only allowed to carry one transparent plastic bag at a time, and the excess should be delivered. Transparent plastic bags containing liquid items should undergo separate safety checks.
2. Items purchased at duty-free shops or on board the terminal should be placed in sealed transparent plastic bags and cannot be opened by oneself. Passengers should keep their shopping vouchers for inspection.
3. Passengers accompanying infants can carry liquid dairy products, and patients with diabetes or other diseases can carry necessary liquid drugs in appropriate amount after being confirmed by safety inspection.
4. Passengers who violate the above regulations and cause consequences such as missed flights shall bear their own responsibility.
B. Taking domestic flights
1. Passengers traveling on domestic flights are prohibited from carrying liquid items with them, but they can handle transportation and their packaging should comply with the relevant regulations of civil aviation transportation.
2. Passengers should carry a small amount of personal travel cosmetics, with a limit of one piece per type, with a capacity of no more than 100 milliliters, and should be placed in a separate bag for bottle opening inspection.
3. Passengers from overseas who need to stop or transfer at airports within China should place their imported duty-free liquid goods in a transparent plastic bag that is intact and sealed, and present a shopping voucher. After confirming through security checks, they can only carry them.
4. Passengers with infants can apply to the airline when purchasing tickets, and the airline will provide free liquid dairy products on board; The necessary liquid materials carried by diabetes patients or other patients shall be handed over to the crew for safekeeping after being confirmed by the safety inspection.
5. Passengers who violate the above regulations and cause consequences such as missed flights shall bear their own responsibility.
d) Relevant regulations on lighters and matches
Passengers are prohibited from carrying lighters and matches with them on civil aviation flights (including international/regional and domestic flights), nor can they be checked in their checked luggage.
e) Regulations on Carrying Lithium Batteries on Civil Aviation Flights
1. Lithium batteries are not allowed to be carried in checked luggage and can only be carried with you.
2. Passengers can carry consumer electronic devices (watches, calculators, cameras, mobile phones, laptops, camcorders, etc.) containing lithium or lithium-ion batteries or batteries for personal use.
3. The backup battery must be individually protected against short circuits and can only be carried in hand luggage. Each person is limited to two backup batteries.
2、 How to quickly pass security checks?
To ensure that you pass the safety inspection as soon as possible, please cooperate as follows:
1. Please do not carry prohibited items;
2. Please put the living knives in your luggage or do not carry them.
3. Please do not carry liquid items such as beverages, as well as restricted items such as matches and lighters;
4. When handling registration procedures, try to check in your luggage as much as possible;
5. Prepare relevant boarding documents before undergoing safety checks;
6. If you encounter difficulties, please promptly raise them with the security personnel and seek help;
3、 What does liquid substance refer to?
Liquid articles refer to liquid, gel and spray (aerosol) articles, mainly including:
1. Common beverages, such as mineral water, beverages, soups, and syrups;
2. Food or sauce with sauce, such as canned fruits;
3. Common cosmetics, such as cream, skin care lotion, skin care oil, perfume and other similar cosmetics;
4. Spray and contents of compressed containers, such as shaving foam, deodorant spray, mousse, etc;
5. Paste like items, such as toothpaste, facial cleansers, etc;
6. Gel, such as gel products for hair styling and bathing;
7. Any solution or item with similar viscosity, such as contact lens solution, nutritional oral solution, etc;
4、 What are the precautions for carrying liquid goods on domestic flights?
1. Only a small amount of cosmetics for personal use in tourism (excluding shampoo and shower gel) can be carried, and each type of cosmetics is limited to one piece. The container volume should not exceed 100 milliliters and should be placed in a separate bag for open bag inspection. Please note and confirm the following items when preparing for your trip:
i. Is the cosmetics carried necessary for flight travel? If not, please check them in your checked luggage.
Ii. Is the container volume of each type of cosmetics light rain 100 milliliters. If not, please replace it with a container less than 100 milliliters or put it in checked luggage for shipment.
Iii. Is the cosmetic intended to be given away to others without wanting its packaging to be damaged. Because the cosmetics you carry with you need to undergo bottle opening inspection, if you do not want the packaging to be damaged, please put them in your checked luggage for shipment.
Iv. Alcohol items are not allowed to be carried with you, please check them in your checked luggage.
2. If you have a baby accompanying you, please apply to your airline when purchasing a ticket, and the airline will provide free liquid dairy products. The liquid dairy products you prepare yourself will not be allowed to be carried with you. You can put them in checked baggage or handle them yourself before undergoing security checks.
3. Patients with diabetes or other patients can carry necessary liquid substances, such as liquid medicine, liquid sugar free food, etc., but the quantity should be limited to the amount used during the flight travel, and the certificate of the hospital or doctor should be presented.
4. If you come from overseas and need to transfer to a domestic flight in China at an airport, and you carry duty-free liquid goods purchased overseas, please place the liquid goods in a transparent plastic bag that is intact and sealed, and present your shopping voucher. If the sealed plastic bag containing liquid goods is damaged or you are unable to present a shopping voucher, you will not be allowed to carry the corresponding liquid goods with you on domestic flights, unless the volume and type of liquid goods you carry meet the relevant requirements for domestic flights.
5. In addition to the above issues, if you still have any uncertain liquid items, please put them in your checked baggage for check-in.
5、 How to smoke without a lighter or matches while waiting?
There is a smoking room in the airport departure isolation area, which provides free cigarette lighters. Therefore, please proactively handle the lighters or matches you carry with you before undergoing safety checks. If you attempt to bring a lighter or match into the quarantine area in violation of relevant regulations, it may cause inconvenience to your travel.
6、 How to carry electronic devices equipped with lithium batteries?
Improper transportation of lithium batteries may cause air transportation accidents. To ensure the safety of your and others' lives and property, please comply with relevant regulations when carrying lithium battery powered equipment and lithium batteries, and pay attention to the following matters:
1. Please keep electrical equipment (such as digital cameras, cameras, walkie talkies, electric shavers, etc.) in your hand luggage and not in your checked luggage.
2. Please install the battery on the electrical device and take protective measures to avoid accidental startup of the device while carrying it.
3. If you carry a backup battery, please provide short-circuit protection for each individual backup battery, such as sticking exposed electrodes with adhesive tape or placing each battery separately in a plastic bag or protective bag.
7、 Relevant regulations on boarding documents
Valid flight ID documents: Resident ID cards, temporary ID cards, military ID cards of Chinese passengers, travel documents of Hong Kong and Macao residents and Taiwan compatriots, passports, travel permits, diplomatic credentials of foreign passengers, etc. Student ID or household registration book of minors under the age of 16, and identity certificate issued by the local public security organ where the household registration is located. If the resident ID card is lost, a temporary resident ID card shall be obtained. Driver's license and social security card are not valid boarding documents.