Can you take fabric freshener spray on a plane? By country

Deodorising and sanitising sprays on flights in and from Japan

On a domestic flight only the quantity limits apply. On an international flight the liquid rule comes on top.

Deodorising and sanitising sprays: carry-on and checked baggage in Japan
Where	Allowed?	What applies
In the cabin	Yes, within limits	Yes, within limits. Deodorising, sanitising and wrinkle-release sprays, for the body, clothes or rooms and alcohol-based ones included: 0.5 litres or 0.5kg per container, 2 litres or 2kg per person, with a cap on the valve of a can. On international flights Japan's liquids list lets an aerosol can into the cabin only if it is a cosmetic or quasi-drug applied directly to the skin, such as a body deodorant or sanitising spray, at 100ml or less per container; a can of fabric or room spray is not in that group. Pump-type mist sprays have their own entry: 100ml or less per container in the liquids bag.
In checked baggage	Conditions	Yes, within the 0.5 litre or 0.5kg per container and 2 litre or 2kg per person limits.

Domestic flights in Japan: The 100ml liquid limit does not apply.
International flights from Japan: Each container 100ml or less, all of them inside one transparent re-sealable bag of 1 litre or less, one bag per person.

Fabric, room and body sprays share a row; space sanitisers do not

Japan's list groups fabric fresheners with body sprays and sanitisers, while its liquids list for international flights words the cabin group more narrowly.

One row for fragrance, deodorising, sanitising and wrinkle sprays: The row in Japan's cosmetics table covers fragrance, deodorising, sanitising and wrinkle-release sprays, for the body, for clothing and for rooms. A note includes alcohol-based sanitising products. The class itself is defined broadly, as goods with a cooling, fragrance, cleansing, deodorising or sanitising effect.
The cabin group on international flights is worded for the body: The Japanese liquids list splits gas-filled sprays. Cosmetics applied directly to the skin, such as body deodorant and sanitising sprays, may enter the cabin under the liquids rule; aerosols for sporting goods and daily necessities may not. A fabric or room aerosol is not applied to the skin, so on international flights it cannot enter the cabin. The main list still allows it in checked baggage within the cosmetics quantities. Pump-type mist sprays have their own row in the cabin group.
Space-sanitising products are refused: Another row of Japan's main list covers products that sanitise the air of a room. It is crossed out in both columns, cabin and checked, with one way out: the product can be transported if it contains, and gives off, nothing classed as dangerous goods, such as sodium chlorite solution.
Mainland China checks the alcohol content: CAAC's notes on personal epidemic-prevention supplies say an alcohol-based disinfectant of 70% alcohol or less cannot be carried on but can be checked, in retail packaging and no more than 500ml per bottle. Above 70% it cannot be carried or checked. Hong Kong's CAD, by contrast, names alcohol-based liquid sanitisers among the toiletry articles it permits.

Deodorising and sanitising sprays: the rule country by country

Deodorising and sanitising sprays are not allowed in carry-on in Australia.

Deodorising and sanitising sprays: carry-on and checked baggage rules by country
Flying from	Carry-on	Checked bag	What the authority says
JapanCivil Aviation Bureau	With limits	With limits	Deodorising, sanitising and wrinkle-release sprays, for the body, clothes or rooms and alcohol-based ones included: 0.5 litres or 0.5kg per container, 2 litres or 2kg per person, with a cap on the valve of a can. Source
European UnionEuropean Commission, EASA	With limits	—	Liquids and aerosols both fall under the liquids rule. Hand luggage: 100 ml per container, all in one re-sealable one-litre bag. Source
United KingdomUK Government	With limits	Yes	Sprays count as liquids. Hand luggage: 100ml per container at most airports, up to 2 litres at some. Source
South KoreaMOLIT Aviation Security 365	With limits	With limits	Household aerosols (non-toxic only) are limited to 0.5 litres each and 4 cans in total, in checked baggage only, not in the cabin. Non-aerosol liquid sprays in carry-on fall under the liquids standard on international flights. Source
TaiwanCivil Aviation Administration	With limits	—	Deodorising and sanitising sprays count as sprays. International flights only: 100 ml per carry-on container, in one resealable 1 litre bag. Source
Hong KongCivil Aviation Department	With limits	With limits	In carry-on it falls under the cabin liquid rule. Non-flammable, non-toxic aerosols may go in carry-on and checked baggage within quantity limits; flammable or toxic household aerosols not applied to the body are forbidden. Source
AustraliaHome Affairs, CASA	No	No	Household aerosols with a flammable gas diamond label, such as room deodorant and disinfectant sprays like Glen 20, are forbidden items: not permitted in carry-on or checked baggage.CASA Pack Right entry: Disinfectant sprays such as Glen 20 and Bosisto’s Eucalyptus sprays, Household aerosols not being used for toiletry, medical or sporting uses Source

Each row comes from that authority's own page. Airlines can be stricter, and the screening officer has the final say.

If security in Japan will not let deodorising and sanitising sprays through

What to do: Move deodorising and sanitising sprays to the bag you check in before you reach security, within the checked-baggage limits above. Narita Airport states that anything given up at the checkpoint is discarded and cannot be returned.

Buying deodorising and sanitising sprays in Japan

Where to buy: Drugstores and supermarkets.

Frequently asked questions

Can you take fabric freshener spray on a plane?

On flights in and from Japan: Yes, within limits. Deodorising, sanitising and wrinkle-release sprays, for the body, clothes or rooms and alcohol-based ones included: 0.5 litres or 0.5kg per container, 2 litres or 2kg per person, with a cap on the valve of a can. On international flights Japan's liquids list lets an aerosol can into the cabin only if it is a cosmetic or quasi-drug applied directly to the skin, such as a body deodorant or sanitising spray, at 100ml or less per container; a can of fabric or room spray is not in that group. Pump-type mist sprays have their own entry: 100ml or less per container in the liquids bag.

Can you take wrinkle release spray on a plane?

Yes, within the cosmetics quantities. Japan's list names wrinkle-release sprays in the same row as fragrance, deodorising and sanitising sprays for the body, clothing and rooms, and a gas-filled can needs a cap on its valve. On international flights that can goes in checked baggage, because the only spray cans the liquids list lets into the cabin are those applied directly to the skin. A pump-type mist of 100 ml or less may go in the liquids bag.

Is an alcohol-based sanitising spray allowed on flights in Japan?

Yes. The row for deodorising and sanitising sprays carries a note that alcohol-based sanitising products are included, and the medicines table says the same of alcohol-based disinfectants. What the list refuses is ethanol itself, which may go in neither the cabin nor a checked bag.

Can you put fabric freshener spray in checked luggage?

Yes, within the 0.5 litre or 0.5kg per container and 2 litre or 2kg per person limits.

What is the rule for deodorising and sanitising sprays on flights from Australia?

Australia: Household aerosols with a flammable gas diamond label, such as room deodorant and disinfectant sprays like Glen 20, are forbidden items: not permitted in carry-on or checked baggage.

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Sources for this page

Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (MLIT) — Items restricted in carry-on and checked baggage (updated 24 April 2026)checked October 2, 2026
Japan Civil Aviation Bureau — List and Description of LAGs Restriction (1 October 2015)checked October 2, 2026
Japan Civil Aviation Bureau — List of liquids covered by the quantity limits (Japanese, 1 October 2015)checked October 2, 2026
European Commission — Information for air travellerschecked October 1, 2026
GOV.UK — Hand luggage restrictions: Liquidschecked October 1, 2026
Aviation Security 365 (MOLIT / KOTSA) — Dangerous goodschecked October 1, 2026
Taiwan CAA — Q&A on the new security measures for carry-on baggage (liquids, gels and aerosols)checked October 1, 2026
Civil Aviation Department (Hong Kong) — Packing Tips for Air Passenger: Provisions for Dangerous Goods Carried by Passenger and Crewchecked October 1, 2026
CASA — Pack Right: Disinfectant sprays such as Glen 20 and Bosisto’s Eucalyptus sprayschecked October 1, 2026
CAAC — Air travel basics (航空旅行常识)checked October 1, 2026