Can We Carry Batteries In Checked Baggage

Check out the Department of Transportations spare battery tips page for more information on safely packing spare batteries and this FAA webpage for more information on permitted and permitted batteries that includes helpful photos.

Can we carry batteries in checked baggage. Alkaline batteries dry alkaline cells. Passengers may take up to 20 loose or spare batteries of any type including AAA AA C cell D cell and 9-Volt in carry-on baggage however airlines can approve a larger number of batteries to. You can certainly bring mobile chargers or chargers of any kind in luggage.

Commercially available AA AAA C D 9-volt button cells etc are unproblematic in hand luggage. Despite lithium batteries being banned from hold luggage you can put a laptop in a checked bag. You cannot check ANY lithium battery in your luggage if you want to carry it on it is wise to carry it in a vape bag or package it so it is not in contact with metal loose change etc.

You cant legitimately pack any spare laptop batteries in your hold luggage. Batteries are generally permitted in hand luggage. The batteries must be properly packed to prevent damage and short circuiting terminals are prevented from touching metal.

In particular replacement batteries loose batteries such as lithium-metal batteries lithium-ion cells and lithium-ion batteries are prohibited in checked baggage. It gets more complicated with lithium-ion batteriesrechargeable batteries. And yes Airport Security will most probably see this on the x-ray and ask you to remove it for inspection.

Dry cell alkaline batteries. Typical AA AAA C D 9-volt button sized cells etc. Please remove batteries from devices in your checked bags and put them in your carry-on in separate plastic bags.

Passengers are permitted to travel with lithium ion batteries that contain a maximum of 160-watt hours per battery. Portable electronic devices containing leak-proof batteries are allowed in checked baggage. Except for spare uninstalled lithium batteries and spillable wet cell batteries the kind used in cars and motorcycles all the batteries types allowed in carry-on baggage are also allowed in checked baggage.