Carry-on compliance index

Carry-on and checked-baggage verdicts often differ — open any combination and the page also gives you the other channel's answer. Currently covering 44 item classes × 3 destinations.

ProhibitedSelf-verification requiredPrior permit requiredDeclaration requiredConditionalGenerally permitted

Food & agricultural products10 items

Item	New Zealand	Australia	Japan
Beef jerky	Declaration required	Declaration required	Prohibited
Raw honey	Prohibited	Declaration required	Conditional
Aged cheese	Declaration required	Declaration required	Conditional
Homemade chilli oil	Declaration required	Declaration required	Declaration required
Dried goji berries	Declaration required	Declaration required	Declaration required
Sichuan peppercorn	Declaration required	Declaration required	Declaration required
Roast coffee beans	Declaration required	Declaration required	Declaration required
Fresh mango	Prohibited	Prohibited	Declaration required
Rice 5 kg	Declaration required	Declaration required	Declaration required
Rice 110 kg	Declaration required	Declaration required	Prior permit required

Supplements & medicines7 items

Item	New Zealand	Australia	Japan
Melatonin	Prior permit required	Prior permit required	Conditional
Ephedra fat burner	Prior permit required	Prior permit required	Prohibited
Pre-workout (300 mg caffeine)	Self-verification required	Self-verification required	Conditional
Adderall	Prior permit required	Prior permit required	Prohibited
BPC-157 peptide	Prior permit required	Prior permit required	Prohibited
CBD vape cart	Prior permit required	Prior permit required	Prohibited
Opioid painkillers	Prior permit required	Prior permit required	Prohibited

Medicines & cosmetics4 items

Item	New Zealand	Australia	Japan
Medicine 1 month	Self-verification required	Self-verification required	Conditional
Medicine 3 months	Self-verification required	Self-verification required	Prior permit required
Cosmetics 24 items	Self-verification required	Self-verification required	Conditional
Cosmetics 30 items	Self-verification required	Self-verification required	Prior permit required

Battery-powered devices & batteries4 items

Item	New Zealand	Australia	Japan
74 Wh power bank	Generally permitted	Generally permitted	Generally permitted
E-scooter (500 Wh)	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited
Drone + spare batteries	Generally permitted	Generally permitted	Generally permitted
Gas canister	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited

Knives & tools2 items

Item	New Zealand	Australia	Japan
Hunting knife (120 mm)	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited
Pocket multitool	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited

Alcohol4 items

Item	New Zealand	Australia	Japan
Wine 4.5 L	Generally permitted	Declaration required	Declaration required
Spirits 3 × 1.125 L	Generally permitted	Declaration required	Generally permitted
Spirits 2 × 700 ml	Generally permitted	Generally permitted	Generally permitted
Spirits 1.75 L magnum	Declaration required	Generally permitted	Generally permitted

Tobacco products3 items

Item	New Zealand	Australia	Japan
Cigarettes 200 (1 carton)	Declaration required	Prior permit required	Generally permitted
Cigarettes 500	Declaration required	Prior permit required	Declaration required
RYO tobacco 250 g	Declaration required	Prior permit required	Generally permitted

Perfume2 items

Item	New Zealand	Australia	Japan
Perfume 2 oz	Self-verification required	Conditional	Generally permitted
Perfume 4 oz	Self-verification required	Conditional	Declaration required

Cash & payment instruments5 items

Item	New Zealand	Australia	Japan
NZ$8,000 cash	Generally permitted	Self-verification required	Self-verification required
NZ$12,000 cash	Declaration required	Self-verification required	Self-verification required
A$15,000 cash	Self-verification required	Declaration required	Self-verification required
¥1,500,000 cash	Self-verification required	Self-verification required	Declaration required
€20,000 cash	Self-verification required	Self-verification required	Self-verification required

Gold bars & precious-metal articles3 items

Item	New Zealand	Australia	Japan
1 kg gold bar	Self-verification required	Conditional	Declaration required
1.2 kg gold bar	Self-verification required	Conditional	Declaration required
18K gold ring	Self-verification required	Conditional	Declaration required

“Verify for yourself” is not a placeholder but a formal verdict: no rule entry for that combination has cleared source verification yet. We don't fill gaps with guesswork. Why the site is built this way: methodology .