Imam Khomeini Iernational Airport, Tehran (Tehran Imam Khomeini Iernational Airport) is known as the main airport of Iran and the ceer of iernational flights of the coury. This airport hosts at least 700 foreign flights every week and is known as the largest transport complex in Iran. Imam Khomeini Airport is the ceer of activities of large and famous airlines such as Zagros, Iran Air, Caspian Airlines, Taban, Mahan, Kish Air, Qeshm Airlines, Meraj, Caspian, etc.
Most travelers who iend to travel abroad or travel to Iran from another coury should use Imam Khomeini Iernational Airport. In this article, we are trying to familiarize you with the rules and regulations of airport customs and prohibited items at Imam Khomeini Airport, so that you do not get confused during your trip and feel at ease without worrying about prohibited items in the airport. Imam Khomeini AirportGo through the gate. with tourism magazine flytoday come along
Airport rules and regulations
As you know, each airport has its own rules and regulations, but some rules are the same in all airports; Therefore, we will briefly examine these rules first.
- It is forbidden to carry liquids over 200 ml to the airport.
- It is not possible to travel abroad without a passport.
- Remove your watch, jewelry, belt, and all metal objects when passing through the infrared device.
- Embedding any goods and hiding them from the sight of customs officers is considered smuggling and will be subject to the laws related to goods smuggling.
- When leaving the coury, if you are sick and take certain medicine, be sure to bring your doctor’s prescription with you.

Please note that these items are not only related to prohibited items at Imam Khomeini Airport and are common to all iernational airports. But in addition to these cases, each coury and airport has its own specific rules. Therefore, as a passenger eering or exiting Iran, it is necessary to know the prohibited items at Imam Khomeini Airport and to become more familiar with the customs rules of Imam Khomeini Airport.

Imam Khomeini airport customs rules
Imam Khomeini airport customs has certain rules for the allowed goods to be imported, the goods to be exported, silver and gold. Being aware of these rules will help you leave the coury safely and not face any problems when you eer the coury.
Exit of gold and currency at Imam Khomeini Airport
- If more than 5,000 euros of foreign currency is with the passenger when leaving the coury, the currency must be taken out in coordination with the customs.
- The departure of physical currency from the coury is allowed only by the declaring passenger. Of course, note that the type of output currency must be the same as the declared currency.
- There is no obstacle to take out personal ornames such as gold, jewels and silver, although their amou must be a maximum of 150 grams.
- It is forbidden to leave any gold coins out of the coury.
- The export of silverware from the coury is allowed, of course, provided that it is not among the historical and cultural monumes. The maximum amou of silver coainers allowed to leave the coury is 3 kg.

The list of goods and prohibited objects of IRGC information protection security
- Types of cold weapons Such as swords, all kinds of knives, surgical blades or carpet cutters, scissors, surgical blades, glass, daggers, trench knives, boxing gloves and other similar items are among the prohibited items at Imam Khomeini Airport.
- Types of firearms Like military weapons, huing and shotguns are among the prohibited items at Imam Khomeini Airport.
- Types of ammunition You cannot import incendiary, gunpowder and explosives, explosives such as T, cartridges, grenades, dynamite, explosive detonators and incendiary items io the coury.
- Flammable materials Like gasoline and liquid gas capsules are among the prohibited items at Imam Khomeini Airport.
- All kinds of sprays Like tear gas, pepper gas, poison and anesthetic are among the prohibited equipme of Imam Khomeini Airport.
Please note that the ery and exit of these goods is prohibited in Iran and does not have any notes. For more information, you can read the customs rules of Imam Fordgah completely before traveling.

Laws and regulations of prohibited goods and objects at Imam Khomeini Airport
- Carrying caviar is only possible with a fisheries permit and the maximum allowed amou for each passenger is 125 grams.
- The exit of handwoven carpets and rugs will finally be allowed up to 20 square meters. (Prohibition in the couries of Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Syria). It doesn’t matter how many carpets and rugs you carry with you; You just have to pay atteion to their total size, which should not be more than 20 meters.
- It is forbidden to carry valuable Iranian carpets and historical carpets.
- Withdrawal of currency, securities and anonymous bank documes for each passenger is allowed up to 5000 Euros or its equivale in other currencies, and the excess requires the bank’s permission while declaring to the customs and complying with the releva formalities.
- The ery of foreign currency, anonymous securities and anonymous bank documes for each passenger is allowed up to 10,000 euros or its equivale in other currencies, and the excess must be declared to the customs and comply with the releva formalities of its banking actions.
- It will be allowed to carry personal jewelry with the passenger from all kinds of silver, gold and platinum artifacts up to a maximum of 150 grams. It is also forbidden to leave any gold coin out of the coury.
- Passengers are only allowed to carry a maximum of three kilograms of artifacts and silverware (except jewelry). Of course, provided that these coainers are not considered cultural and historical artifacts.
- 150 grams of saffron is allowed for each passenger.
- Carrying alcoholic beverages is prohibited and the person carrying it will be prosecuted.
- It is illegal and forbidden to carry any kind of drugs and psychotropic substances and the person carrying them will be prosecuted.
- It is forbidden to carry publications, photos, videos and any goods that are against the national and religious values of the coury.
- Carrying any type of writing against the official religion of the coury or disrupting public order and modesty and the national affairs of Iran will not be allowed.
- It is prohibited to export any aique objects and all goods that have the aspect of cultural heritage.
- Carrying any flammable spray is prohibited.
- The import of cigarettes for each passenger will be allowed in the amou of one box equal to 200 threads or 50 cigars. The allowed amou of tobacco for each passenger is 250 grams.
- For the ery of corol birds (including helicopters, quadcopters, etc.), obtaining a legal permit is required. If the passenger has this device with him when leaving the coury, he must definitely inform the customs.
- The ery of wild birds and animals, etc., will be subject to the preseation of certificates from organizations related to the coury of origin, approval from Iran’s Environmeal Protection Organization, and health certificates.
- According to the law, the ery of dogs and cats is prohibited, and the ery of domestic and other animals and birds will be subject to the preseation of a health certificate from the coury of origin and the approval of the veterinary organization, taking io accou the legal regulations of the coury. (animal quaraine)

Prohibited goods to be exported at Imam Khomeini airport customs
If you iend to leave the coury, the following goods are prohibited from leaving the coury:
- Precious and old stones
- Any gold coin
- Aique and valuable national objects
- Manuscripts and lithographs
- Miniature papers
- Works of art and musical instrumes that are part of the coury’s cultural heritage
- The Holy Qur’an book that does not have the seal approved by the Council for the Supervision of the Publication of the Qur’an
- Original works of art and calligraphy pieces
- 35 mm movies
- Carpets with cultural and historical value
In addition to the list of prohibited items at Imam Khomeini Airport, the departure of saffron, carpets, dried fruits and pistachios is prohibited for travelers going to visit shrines and other holy places in Iraq, Arabia and Syria.

Prohibited drugs at Imam Khomeini Airport
Corary to what many people think, drugs are among the most importa prohibited items at Imam Khomeini Airport. As you know, some medicines are prohibited in the destination couries. Therefore, before traveling, be sure to check the list of prohibited drugs in your destination coury. Note that it is safe to carry only medicines licensed by the Ministry of Health for personal use.
Carrying the following medicines will sometimes cause serious problems for you, which can even lead to arrest and imprisonme! So, when preparing for your trip, be sure to know the prohibited items at Imam Khomeini Airport so that you don’t have any problems.
The list of illegal drugs are:
- Acetaminophen Codeine
- Drugs coaining morphine
- methadone
- T Dol 100
- Coldox
- Dol 100 votes
- Soda Cold
- Clonazepam
- Diphenoxylate
- Sudafed
- well done
- Chlordiazepoxide
- Benskal
- cold stop

Authorized goods of Iranian immigras
- Each passenger is allowed to import currency, bank documes and anonymous securities up to 10,000 euros. The arrival of foreign currency more than the specified amou requires coordination with the customs, otherwise it is considered as a prohibited item at Imam Khomeini Airport.
- The import of gold, silver and other precious metals of personal size of 150 grams is not an obstacle, the import of larger amous of gold and precious metals must be coordinated with the customs.
- The ery of animals io the coury requires the preseation of a certificate from the releva organizations in the coury of origin, as well as a health certificate and approval from the Environmeal Protection Organization of Iran.
- The ery of drugs and food supplemes io the coury requires permission from legal organizations such as the Ministry of Health and coordination with customs.
- Each passenger is allowed to carry one box equivale to 200 threads or 50 cigars upon arrival. In addition, the allowed amou of imported tobacco for each passenger is 250 grams.

Iranians who have stayed abroad for more than a year, or foreigners who eer the coury to stay, can bring their household items and personal items io the coury, but must keep in mind the rules of prohibited items at Imam Khomeini Airport. be:
- The releva goods must be imported from the passenger’s place of residence.
- The time of arrival of the goods must be between one moh before the passenger’s arrival and 9 mohs after the passenger’s arrival at the customs.
- Input devices should not be commercial in nature.
- The passenger has not used this rule in the last five years.
- Ery of cars, motorcycles and motor boats is prohibited.
Necessary recommendations and warnings
- The payme of the surcharge is not related to the customs ery fee, which means that the value of the goods is the basis of evaluation at the customs.
- Hiding any goods or cargo from the eyes of the customs officers is considered smuggling, if caught, the person is subject to the provisions of goods smuggling.
- Do not carry other people’s goods under any circumstances, because the legal responsibility will be on you. That is, if this product is subject to customs violations, you must be responsible.
- Having less baggage will reduce the time of customs formalities for you.
- Be sure to bring a doctor’s prescription to have special medications.
Preveion is better than cure!
Knowing the prohibited items at Imam Khomeini Airport, the airport rules and even the customs and culture of each coury will minimize your worries on any trip. The things we discussed above are the basic part of the rules and regulations of Imam Khomeini Iernational Airport. Our advice to the travelers who are planning to travel is to take the meioned things seriously so that they don’t face any problems at the airport. Also, at the airport, do not accept responsibility for other passengers’ cargo or goods, because if any kind of customs violation is discovered, you must be responsible.
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Frequely asked questions about prohibited items at the airport
What are the prohibited items at Imam airport?
The list of prohibited items or the prohibition of luggage at Imam Airport is not limited to one or two items. But in general, carrying weapons, flammable materials, valuable cultural works such as aiques or manuscripts and valuables is completely prohibited. Of course, there are restrictions in terms of volume and weight for carrying medicine, tobacco, gold, currency, caviar, dry fruits, carpets and a few other items that you should check before leaving.
What are the ways to reach Imam Khomeini Airport?
Imam Airport is located between Tehran-Qom highway and you can use two free routes of Tehran-Qom road
and reach Imam Khomeini Airport on the Tehran-Saveh freeway.
Is it free to use the parking lot of Imam Khomeini Airport?
Imam Khomeini Airport has three differe types of parking. One roofed parking lot and two outdoor parking lots, the erance fee of which in 1401 is from 2,500 to 5,000 Tomans and the cost of each hour of car parking is between 1,000 to 2,000 Tomans.
What time does the bus leave Imam Khomeini Airport?
To go to the Imam Khomeini Airport subway, you have to change lines at the end of a subway line and at the Shahr Aftab station and go to the special subway of Imam Khomeini Airport City.
Imam Khomeini metro departure time is from 6:50 in the morning to 19:15 in the afternoon. Imam Khomeini Airport subway departs every 80 minutes.



