1. Explosives and incendiary substances and other non-readily available components such as detonators, ignitors and secondary items such as incendiary material devices capable of being used to cause serious injury or threatening the safety of aircraft, including:
   • ammunition;
   • blasting caps;
   • detonators and fuses;
   • replica or imitation explosive devices;
   • mines, grenades and other explosive military stores;
   • pyrotechnics, including fireworks;
   • smoke-generating canisters or cartridges; and
   • dynamite, gunpowder and plastic explosives;
    
2. Guns, firearms and other devices designed to cause serious injury or capable of being mistaken for such devices, including components of firearms and ammunition (improvised, single discharge weapons such as 3D printed items that may not be identifiable). Those include:
   • firearms of all types, including pistols, revolvers, rifles and shotguns;
   • toy guns, replicas and imitation firearms capable of being mistaken for real weapons;
   • component parts of firearms, excluding telescopic sights;
   • compressed air and carbon dioxide guns, including pistols, pellet guns, rifles and ball bearing guns;
   • signal flare pistols and starter pistols; and
   • electrical stun devices and improvised devices;
    
3. Chemical substances, such as:
   • disabling and incapacitating chemicals, gases and sprays, such as mace, pepper or capsicum sprays, acid sprays, animal repellent sprays, and tear gas;
   • chemicals that, when mixed, are capable of creating a hazard through reaction (hypergolic reactions); and
   • chemicals that cause any hazard to life or property whether or not classified as Dangerous Goods;
    
4. Objects with sharp points or sharp edges, and devices that discharge projectiles capable of being used to cause serious injury, including:
   • items designed for chopping, such as axes, hatchets and cleavers;
   • ice axes and ice picks;
   • razor blades and box cutters;
   • bows, crossbows and arrows;
   • harpoon guns and spear guns;
   • slingshots and catapults;
   • knives with blades of more than 6 cm;
   • scissors with blades of more than 6 cm as measured from the fulcrum;
   • martial arts equipment with sharp points or sharp edges; and
   • swords and sabres;
    
5. Workers’ tools capable of being used either to cause serious injury or to threaten the safety of aircraft, including:
   • crowbars;
   • drills and drill bits, including cordless portable power drills;
   • tools with blades or shafts more than 6 cm capable of use as weapons, such as screwdrivers and chisels;
   • saws, including cordless portable power saws;
   • blowtorches; and
   • bolt guns and nail guns;
    
6. Blunt instruments capable of being used to cause serious injury when used to hit, including:
   • baseball and softball bats;
   • clubs and batons, such as billy clubs, blackjacks and night sticks; and
   • martial arts equipment; and
    
7. Explosive or incendiary substances or devices capable of being used to cause serious injury or threatening the safety of aircraft are prohibited in the hold of an aircraft for safety reasons, including the following (rules granting exemptions under defined circumstances may exist):
   • with the approval of the operator, certain cartridges may be permitted for transport in hold baggage under conditions specified in Part 8, of the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (Doc 9284);
   • blasting caps;
   • detonators and fuses;
   • mines, grenades and other explosive military stores;
   • pyrotechnics, including fireworks;
   • smoke-generating canisters or cartridges; and
   • dynamite, gunpowder and plastic explosives

Shoes or footwear can be used to conceal prohibited items. Some shoes or footwear contain metallic elements which may trigger the Walkthrough Metal Detector alarm.

Any person who needs to access security restricted areas is subject to security search.

Zimbabwe does not have one stop security arrangements hence; transit and transfer passengers and their baggage are screened.

Liquids, Aerosols and Gels (LAGs) in containers over 100ml are not allowed in hand baggage unless you are carrying duty free sealed in a tamper-evident security bag, liquid medicines or special dietary products such as baby food.

Hoverboards are not allowed in the checked baggage because some of them have lithium battery components.