Announcement on the regulations on lithium batteries in civil aviation passenger baggage
In order to strengthen the safety of air transport of lithium batteries in passenger baggage, the Civil Aviation Administration and the Civil Aviation Administration of the East China Region have issued the "Notice on the Enhancement of Safe Air Transportation of Lithium Batteries in Passenger Baggage", which requires that the civil aviation authorities further improve the management of the safety of lithium batteries in passenger baggage. Lithium batteries in baggage, in accordance with the International Civil Aviation Organization "Technical Regulations for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air" the following provisions:
Passengers or crew members for personal use containing lithium or lithium-ion battery cells or batteries portable electronic devices
(lithium batteries mobile power supply, watches, calculators, cameras, cell phones, laptop computers, portable video cameras, etc.) should be carried on board as handheld baggage on board, and the lithium content of lithium metal batteries shall not exceed 2 grams, and the rated energy value of lithium-ion batteries shall not exceed 100Wh (watt-hours). Those exceeding 100Wh but not exceeding 160Wh can be loaded on the equipment in the delivery baggage or hand baggage with the approval of the airline. Lithium batteries exceeding 160Wh are strictly prohibited.
Spare batteries for portable electronic devices must be individually protected against short-circuiting (by placing them in their original retail packaging or otherwise insulating the electrodes, e.g., by taping the exposed electrodes, or by placing each battery in a separate plastic bag or protective case) and may be carried in hand baggage only. Only two spare lithium batteries of 100
-160Wh approved by the airline may be carried.
Lithium batteries equipped with an activation switch should be switched off during the flight. The mobile power shall not be used to charge consumer electronic devices or as an external power source; other functions of the mobile power shall not be turned on.
Passengers and crew members carrying wheelchairs or other similar mobility devices powered by lithium-ion batteries and portable medical electronic devices containing lithium metal or lithium-ion battery cells or batteries carried by passengers for medical purposes must be carried in accordance with the transportation and packaging requirements of the Technical Rules for the Safe Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Air and approved by the airline.
Attachment: Tips for safe transportation of lithium batteries
I. Carriage of lithium batteries
Laptop computers, cell phones, cameras, watches and other portable electronic devices for personal use and spare batteries containing lithium batteries not exceeding 100Wh (watt-hours) can be carried on board as carry-on baggage.
Generally speaking, the rated energy of the lithium battery of the cell phone is 3-10Wh; the energy of the lithium battery of the DSLR camera is 10-20Wh; the energy of the lithium battery of the portable video camera is 20-40Wh; and the energy of the lithium battery of the laptop computer is 30-100Wh. Therefore, cell phones, commonly used portable video cameras, SLR cameras and most of the laptop computer and other electronic devices in the lithium battery usually does not exceed the limit of 100Wh.
Second, the restrictions on lithium batteries
Approved by the airline, you can carry electronic devices containing more than 100Wh but not more than 160Wh lithium batteries on board. Each passenger can carry no more than two such spare batteries and they cannot be checked in.
Equipment that may contain more than 100Wh lithium batteries, such as news media equipment, film and television crew equipment, performance props, medical equipment, electric toys, power tools, toolboxes, and so on.