Baggage rules
Can I Carry a Matchbox (safety matches) on a Flight in India?
Last updated: 6 Jul 2026Reviewed by Ms. Rubab Nizami, Lead AVSEC Faculty
In short
You cannot carry a matchbox (safety matches) in cabin baggage on Indian flights. Safety matches may be carried only on your person — one small box — and not in cabin or checked baggage. Strike-anywhere matches are forbidden entirely. Always confirm with your airline, as some prohibit matches altogether.
- Cabin baggage
- Not allowed
- Checked baggage
- Not allowed
- On your person
- Allowed with limits
- Limit
- One small box of safety matches on the person only
- Dangerous-goods class
- 4.1