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Checked baggage

How many baggage items can you transport in the hold at no extra charge? What is the weight limit for each baggage item? Which items can you bring with you, and which are prohibited?
Find all the information you need to prepare your checked baggage and check in with ease.

Certain items and objects, referred to as "dangerous goods", present a risk to the health and security of you and other passengers. Some are prohibited, while others are subject to regulations.

Prohibited goods

For your security, some items are strictly prohibited on board. They must never be placed in your checked baggage.
  • Matches, cigarette lighters and lighter fluid.
  • Electrolyte batteries.
  • Ink cartridges weighing over 453 g / 1 lb on flights departing to or from the United States.
  • Fireworks, firecrackers, signal flares, cap or toy guns, firelighters, tear gas.
  • Camp stoves, gas canisters, scuba oxygen tanks.
  • Paints, varnishes, lacquers.
  • Toxic, infectious, and radioactive materials.
  • Chemical products, fertilizers, weed killers, pesticides, insecticides.
  • Strippers, bleach, chlorine, cleaning products.
  • Inflammable liquids like fuel, thinners, solvents, and acetones.
  • Mercury thermometers and barometers.
  • Animal-based products: the air transport (cabin, hold, or freight) of any kind of meat from wild animals is strictly prohibited in the European Union. Passengers violating this prohibition may face criminal charges*. More information on the European Union portal.

* Conforming to article L237-3 of the French rural and maritime fishing code.

Regulated goods

The following items may be transported in the hold on Air France flights as long as you request and receive our transport accord prior to the flight and respect the applicable limits and regulations.

Animal-based products

Importing certain animal-based products into European Union (EU) countries is subject to prohibitions and highly strict regulations due to the risk of introducing diseases. Undeclared transport of these products is punishable by fine or criminal prosecution*.

More information on the European Union portal

* Conforming to article L237-3 of the French rural and maritime fishing code.