# Oxygen, compressed or liquid (medical, recreational, canned oxygen) — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Oxygen, compressed or liquid (medical, recreational, canned oxygen), carrier is FAA (air transport); restriction type is prohibited; scope is carry-on and checked baggage; conditions is Passengers may not carry their own oxygen; canned, recreational and flavored oxygen are also prohibited, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item category:** Oxygen, compressed or liquid (medical, recreational, canned oxygen) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** FAA (air transport) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** prohibited _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** carry-on and checked baggage _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Passengers may not carry their own oxygen; canned, recreational and flavored oxygen are also prohibited. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Passengers may not carry their own oxygen (compressed oxygen or liquid oxygen) in carry-on baggage, in checked baggage or on their person. Products such as “canned oxygen,” “recreational oxygen” and “flavored oxygen” are also prohibited.

## Source

- https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/printable-chart

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2027-08-10.
Part of [Postal shipping restrictions by item category](https://referencesource.org/shipping-restrictions-by-class/).