# Lithium-ion batteries packed with equipment, PI 966 Section II (UN3481, ≤ 20 Wh cells / ≤ 100 Wh batteries) · FAA (air cargo, ICAO Technical Instructions) — Flying with restricted items: FAA, TSA and IATA baggage and air cargo rules

For Lithium-ion batteries packed with equipment, PI 966 Section II (UN3481, ≤ 20 Wh cells / ≤ 100 Wh batteries), authority is FAA (air cargo, ICAO Technical Instructions); restriction type is restricted; scope is passenger and cargo aircraft; conditions is Minimum to power equipment plus 2 spare sets; 5 kg net mass per package; no shipper's declaration; lithium battery mark; no UN spec packaging; 1.2 m drop test, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item or substance:** Lithium-ion batteries packed with equipment, PI 966 Section II (UN3481, ≤ 20 Wh cells / ≤ 100 Wh batteries)
- **Authority:** FAA (air cargo, ICAO Technical Instructions) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** passenger and cargo aircraft _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Minimum to power equipment plus 2 spare sets; 5 kg net mass per package; no shipper's declaration; lithium battery mark; no UN spec packaging; 1.2 m drop test.

## What the source says

> PI 966 Section II UN3481 Lithium-IonBatteries Packed w/ Equipment ≤ 20 Wh Minimum To PowerEquip + 2 Spare Sets ≤ 100 Wh Minimum To PowerEquip+ 2 Spare Sets 5 Kg No1 Lithium Battery Mark No UN Spec 1.2m Drop Test None

## Source

- https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/safecargo/icao-lithium-battery-summary-chart

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2027-08-10.
Part of [Flying with restricted items: FAA, TSA and IATA baggage and air cargo rules](https://referencesource.org/air-travel-item-restrictions/).