Skip to main content
Welcome to the United Nations
  • English
  • Français
United Nations
Policy Portal
  • English
  • Français
  • English
  • Français
United Nations
Policy Portal
    • Global
    • Health
    • Local
    • Human rights
    • Peace and security
  • Covid-19
  • Events and news
  • Get involved
  • Live now
  • Home
  • About
    • Accountability
    • Finance and Budget
    • Health and Wellbeing
    • Human Resources
    • Information and Technology
    • Procurement
    • Property Management
    • Security
    • Travel
    • UN Charter
    • Privileges and Immunities
    • Staff Regulations and Rules
    • Financial Regulations and Rules
    • Secretary-General’s Bulletins (SGBs)
    • Administrative Instructions (AIs)
    • Information Circulars (ICs)
    • Policy Guidelines
    • Forms
  • A-Z Index
      • Staff Regulations
      • Staff Rules
    • Financial Regulations and Rules
    • Secretary-General’s Bulletins (SGBs)
    • Administrative Instructions (AIs)
    • Information Circulars (ICs)
    • Policy Guidelines
    • Forms
  • Search
  • Knowledge Gateway
  • Home
  • About
    • Accountability
    • Finance and Budget
    • Health and Wellbeing
    • Human Resources
    • Information and Technology
    • Procurement
    • Property Management
    • Security
    • Travel
    • UN Charter
    • Privileges and Immunities
    • Staff Regulations and Rules
    • Financial Regulations and Rules
    • Secretary-General’s Bulletins (SGBs)
    • Administrative Instructions (AIs)
    • Information Circulars (ICs)
    • Policy Guidelines
    • Forms
  • A-Z Index
      • Staff Regulations
      • Staff Rules
    • Financial Regulations and Rules
    • Secretary-General’s Bulletins (SGBs)
    • Administrative Instructions (AIs)
    • Information Circulars (ICs)
    • Policy Guidelines
    • Forms
  • Search
  • Knowledge Gateway
  1. Home
  2. Travel
  3. Excess luggage

Excess luggage

  • Daily subsistence allowance
  • Dates, mode, route and standard of travel
  • Education grant travel
  • Excess luggage
  • Family visit travel
  • Home leave travel
  • Illness or injury during travel on official business
  • Loss of entitlement to unaccompanied shipment or relocation shipment
  • Miscellaneous travel expenses
  • Official travel
  • Purchase of tickets
  • Relocation and evacuation allowances
  • Rest and recuperation (travel-related)
  • Settling-in-grant
  • Terminal expenses
  • Transportation of decedents
  • Travel advances
  • Travel authorization
  • Travel by motor vehicle
  • Travel insurance
  • Travel of other personnel (non-staff)
  • Travel shipments and relocation grant
  • Visa and travel documents
  • Excess luggage

    Staff and Financial Regulations and Rules

    Excess luggage is governed by the following Staff Regulations and Rules:

    Staff Regulations, 7.1

    Staff Rules, 7.15

    For more detailed provisions please refer to the administrative issuances related to this topic.

    Secretary-General's Bulletin(s)

    ST/SGB/2023/1 Staff Regulations and Staff Rules, including provisional Staff Rules, of the United Nations

    Administrative Instruction(s)

    ST/AI/2016/4 Excess baggage, shipments and insurance
    ST/AI/2013/3/Rev.1 Official Travel

    Information Circular(s)

    ST/IC/2019/16 Official travel
    ST/IC/1999/99 Excess baggage, shipments and insurance

    Policy Guidelines

    OHR/PG/2024/5 Official travel: Compliance with the advance purchase policy
    • A-Z Site Index
    • Contact
    • Copyright
    • FAQ
    • Fraud Alert
    • Privacy Notice
    • Terms of Use
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • X (formerly Twitter)
    • YouTube
    • Flickr
    Donate