Yes, with limits. Carry-on perfume or cologne must be in bottles of 3.4 oz (100 ml) or less inside your quart-size bag. In checked bags each bottle can be up to 17 fl oz (500 ml), within a 68 fl oz (2 L) per-person toiletry total.
TSA allows perfume and cologne in carry-on bags only in containers of 3.4 oz (100 ml) or less, packed in your one quart-size liquids bag.
Allowed in checked bags, but the FAA counts perfume and cologne as restricted toiletries: each container may hold no more than 0.5 kg (18 oz) or 500 ml (17 fl oz), and all such toiletries together may not exceed 2 kg (70 oz) or 2 L (68 fl oz) per person.
Checked against official TSA, FAA and government pages on . These are US rules unless we say otherwise; the TSA officer at the checkpoint makes the final call.
The rules in numbers
- Carry-on: 3.4 oz (100 ml) per bottle, in your quart-size bag
- Checked: max 500 ml (17 fl oz) / 0.5 kg (18 oz) per bottle
- Checked total for restricted toiletries (perfume, hairspray, nail polish, aerosols etc.): 2 L (68 fl oz) / 2 kg (70 oz) per person
- Aerosol body sprays: nozzle must be capped
Packing tips
- A 3.4 oz (100 ml) bottle is exactly the carry-on maximum, so a standard 100 ml perfume is fine, but a 125 ml or 150 ml bottle is not.
- Duty-free fragrance bought abroad on a connecting trip may be rescreened in the US; keep it sealed with the receipt, and pack it in checked luggage at your connection if possible.
- Glass bottles in checked bags are safest wrapped in clothing inside a sealed plastic bag.
Outside the US
- UKPerfumes are on GOV.UK's liquids list: 100 ml containers at most UK airports (some allow up to 2 litres), and duty-free bought airside is allowed if sealed in a security bag with the receipt visible. Source
- EUEach container must be 100 ml or less in a 1-litre transparent bag; duty-free liquids are allowed if kept sealed in the security bag provided at purchase. Source
Flying somewhere else? See the rules for the UK, EU, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Japan.
Questions people ask
Can I bring a 100 ml perfume in my carry-on?
Yes. 100 ml (3.4 oz) is the TSA maximum per container, so it fits as long as it goes in your quart-size liquids bag.
How much perfume can I put in checked luggage?
Each bottle can be up to 500 ml (17 fl oz), and your total of perfume and other restricted toiletries cannot exceed 2 L (68 fl oz) per person.