Weapons, explosives and dangerous goods
Plane Customs
Official sources
Last verified 2026-09-20
- Bringing goods into the UK for personal use: Banned and restricted goods HM Revenue & Customs / Home Office (GOV.UK) · Sep 9, 2026
- Restricted and controlled goods for merchandise in baggage GOV.UK — HM Revenue & Customs · Dec 1, 2023
- Guns, knives, swords and other offensive weapons: UK border control GOV.UK — Border Force / HM Revenue & Customs · Feb 27, 2025
- Bringing goods into the UK for personal use: Arriving in Great Britain HM Revenue & Customs / Home Office (GOV.UK) · Sep 9, 2026
- Bringing food into Great Britain Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) / Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)
- Check if you need a CITES permit to import or export endangered species GOV.UK — Animal and Plant Health Agency · Jun 23, 2026
- Take medicine in or out of the UK Home Office / HM Revenue & Customs (GOV.UK)
- Hand luggage restrictions at UK airports: Personal items GOV.UK (Department for Transport) · Sep 7, 2015
- Hand luggage restrictions at UK airports: Work tools GOV.UK (Department for Transport) · Sep 7, 2015
- Items that are allowed in baggage UK Civil Aviation Authority
- Hand luggage restrictions at UK airports GOV.UK — Department for Transport
- Exporting or importing objects of cultural interest GOV.UK — Department for Culture, Media & Sport · Jun 28, 2025
- Bringing plants and wood into Great Britain: Plants and plant-based products from outside the EU GOV.UK (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs / APHA) · Dec 10, 2024
- Bringing pets to Great Britain GOV.UK — Animal and Plant Health Agency
- Bringing your pet dog, cat or ferret to Great Britain: What you need to do Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) / DEFRA (GOV.UK)
- Bringing goods into the UK for personal use HM Revenue & Customs / Border Force (GOV.UK)