Baggage rules
Can I Carry a Firearm on a Flight in India?
Last updated: 7 Jul 2026Reviewed by Ms. Rubab Nizami, Lead AVSEC Faculty
In short
You cannot carry a firearm in cabin baggage on Indian flights. Firearms are never allowed in the cabin. A licensed firearm may travel unloaded in checked baggage only, declared at check-in with a valid arms licence and airline/security clearance, locked in a hard case. Ammunition must be packed separately within its own limits.
- Cabin baggage
- Not allowed
- Checked baggage
- Allowed with limits
- Limit
- Unloaded, declared, checked baggage only, with a valid arms licence and airline approval