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🥜 Nuts

✋ Hand luggage

Yes

Permitted without restriction.

🧳 Hold luggage

Yes

Permitted without restriction.

Based on TSA guidance for United States. Official rules ↗

💡 Tip: Nuts and dried fruits are universally allowed with no restrictions.

Nuts rules by country

How carry-on and checked-bag rules for nuts compare across the 14 countries we cover.

Country✋ Cabin🧳 Hold
🇺🇸United States
Yes
Yes
🇬🇧United Kingdom
Yes
Yes
🇪🇺Europe
Yes
Yes
🇦🇪UAE
Yes
Yes
🇦🇺Australia
Yes
Yes
🇧🇷Brazil
Yes
Yes
🇨🇦Canada
Yes
Yes
🇨🇳China
Yes
Yes
🇮🇳India
Yes
Yes
🇮🇱Israel
Yes
Yes
🇲🇽Mexico
Yes
Yes
🇳🇿New Zealand
Yes
Yes
🇷🇺Russia
Yes
Yes
🇿🇦South Africa
Yes
Yes

Common questions

Nothing — nuts are a dry solid food with no restrictions at security anywhere in the world. Screeners will not flag them regardless of quantity. You can carry as many bags of nuts as you like in both carry-on and checked baggage.

Nuts are a plant product, and some countries with strict biosecurity — particularly Australia and New Zealand — require you to declare commercially packaged nuts at customs. In practice, sealed manufactured nut products are nearly always cleared, but homemade or loose nut mixes may receive closer inspection. Declaring them is straightforward and the process is quick.

Some airlines have nut-free policies or allergy buffer zones on certain flights, but this is an onboard policy rather than a security or baggage rule. The restriction applies to opening and eating nuts during the flight, not to having them in your bag. Check your airline's policy if you or a fellow passenger has a severe nut allergy.

Keep nuts in sealed, clearly labelled packaging — original manufacturer bags are ideal — to make customs declarations straightforward if needed. There are no security-specific packing requirements for nuts, and they do not need to go in your liquids bag.

Based on official United States security guidelines. Rules vary by airline and route — always verify with your carrier before travel. · Rules last verified May 2026.

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