Airport liquid rules in United Kingdom

Limit lifted · up to 2 L

Limit lifted · up to 2 L

Limit lifted · up to 2 L

Limit lifted · up to 2 L

Limit lifted · up to 2 L

Limit lifted · up to 2 L

Metal or double-walled containers (vacuum flasks, metal bottles) must be empty at the checkpoint.

Limit lifted · up to 2 L

Containers must not be metal or double-walled; containers larger than 2L are not allowed even if partially filled.

Limit lifted · up to 2 L

All terminals (2, 3, 4 and 5).

Limit lifted · up to 2 L

Limit lifted · up to 2 L

Vacuum/insulated flasks must be emptied — the scanners cannot screen double-walled insulation.

Standard 100 ml limit · up to 100 ml

Official site still requires 100ml containers in a 1L resealable transparent bag.

Standard 100 ml limit · up to 100 ml

Liquids, gels and aerosols must each be under 100ml, but can stay in hand baggage and do not need a plastic bag. Reusable containers must have their maximum capacity printed on them; handwritten labels or stickers are not accepted. Larger containers are prohibited even if partly full. Essential medical or dietary liquids and baby food or milk are exempt.

Standard 100 ml limit · up to 100 ml

Standard 100 ml limit · up to 100 ml

Lifted the 100ml rule in 2023 but later reinstated it; official guidance is 100ml containers again. Liquids stay in your bag.

Standard 100 ml limit · up to 100 ml

Liquids stay in your bag; max 100ml per container, no limit on the number of containers.

Standard 100 ml limit · up to 100 ml

Lifted the limit in 2023 (first in the UK), reinstated UK-wide mid-2024; official page states 100ml or less. Liquids stay in your bag.

Standard 100 ml limit · up to 100 ml

Containers must be under 100ml/100g; liquids stay in your bag. 2026 news reports of a 2L allowance were incorrect.

Standard 100 ml limit · up to 100 ml

Liquids stay in your bag; 100ml per container still applies.

Standard 100 ml limit · up to 100 ml

CT scanners in all lanes — liquids stay in your bag — but each container must be under 100ml and must have its capacity printed on it.

Standard 100 ml limit · up to 100 ml

CT scanners installed and liquids stay in your bag, but the 100ml container limit still applies.