# Baggage equipped with lithium batteries (smart bags) · FAA (air transport) — Flying with restricted items: FAA, TSA and IATA baggage and air cargo rules

For Baggage equipped with lithium batteries (smart bags), authority is FAA (air transport); restriction type is restricted; scope is carry-on and checked baggage; conditions is Must be carried as carry-on unless the batteries are removed; smart bags can be checked once the battery is removed, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item or substance:** Baggage equipped with lithium batteries (smart bags)
- **Authority:** FAA (air transport) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** carry-on and checked baggage _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Must be carried as carry-on unless the batteries are removed; smart bags can be checked once the battery is removed.

## What the source says

> Baggage equipped with lithium batteries (e.g. smart bags) intended to power features designed to make travel easier, such as location tracking, digital weighing, or motors. Carry-On Baggage Baggage equipped with lithium batteries must be carried as carry-on baggage unless the batteries are removed from the baggage. Removed batteries must be carried in accordance with the provision for spare batteries.

## Source

- https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/baggage-with-lithium-batteries

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/).