# Oils, nonflammable, non-aerosol (motor oil, baby oil, cooking oils) · FAA (air transport) — Flying with restricted items: FAA, TSA and IATA baggage and air cargo rules

For Oils, nonflammable, non-aerosol (motor oil, baby oil, cooking oils), authority is FAA (air transport); restriction type is allowed; scope is carry-on and checked baggage; conditions is Nonflammable oils such as standard motor oils and food oils are allowed in either carry-on or checked baggage; liquids in carry-on baggage are further limited to 100-ml (3.4 oz) containers at the TSA security checkpoint, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item or substance:** Oils, nonflammable, non-aerosol (motor oil, baby oil, cooking oils)
- **Authority:** FAA (air transport) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** allowed _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** carry-on and checked baggage _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Nonflammable oils such as standard motor oils and food oils are allowed in either carry-on or checked baggage; liquids in carry-on baggage are further limited to 100-ml (3.4 oz) containers at the TSA security checkpoint.

## What the source says

> Nonflammable oils include standard motor oils used in vehicles and food oils such as olive oil and corn oil are allowed in either carry on or checked baggage. Liquids in carry-on baggage are further limited to 100-ml (3.4 oz) containers at the TSA security checkpoint.

## Source

- https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/oils

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2027-08-10.
Part of [Flying with restricted items: FAA, TSA and IATA baggage and air cargo rules](https://referencesource.org/air-travel-item-restrictions/).