# Baggage location tracking devices (bag tags) · FAA (air transport) — Flying with restricted items: FAA, TSA and IATA baggage and air cargo rules

For Baggage location tracking devices (bag tags), authority is FAA (air transport); restriction type is restricted; scope is checked baggage; conditions is Allowed in checked bags if devices do not exceed 0.3 grams lithium metal or 2.7 watt hours lithium, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item or substance:** Baggage location tracking devices (bag tags)
- **Authority:** FAA (air transport) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** checked baggage _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Allowed in checked bags if devices do not exceed 0.3 grams lithium metal or 2.7 watt hours lithium.

## What the source says

> Baggage equipped with lithium batteries are only allowed in checked baggage when containing lithium metal batteries with a lithium content not exceeding 0.3 grams, or lithium ion batteries with a Watt-hour rating not exceeding 2.7 Wh. Portable electronic devices powered by lithium batteries that are placed in checked baggage must be completely switched off (not in sleep or hibernation mode) and protected to prevent unintentional activation or damage. Baggage Location Tracking Devices Baggage location tracking devices (or "bag tags") powered by lithium batteries are portable electronic devices that the traveler attaches to or places in baggage to track the location of baggage. Check with the airline before traveling with these devices. If you choose to equip a checked bag with a baggage tracking device, then it must meet the size limits above.

## 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/).