# Portable electronic devices containing batteries · FAA (air transport) — Flying with restricted items: FAA, TSA and IATA baggage and air cargo rules

For Portable electronic devices containing batteries, authority is FAA (air transport); restriction type is restricted; scope is carry-on preferred; checked with conditions; conditions is Should be carried in carry-on baggage; in checked baggage they must be completely powered off and protected to prevent unintentional activation or damage, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item or substance:** Portable electronic devices containing batteries
- **Authority:** FAA (air transport) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** carry-on preferred; checked with conditions _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Should be carried in carry-on baggage; in checked baggage they must be completely powered off and protected to prevent unintentional activation or damage.

## What the source says

> When portable electronic devices powered by lithium batteries are in checked baggage, they must be completely powered off and protected to prevent unintentional activation or damage.

## Source

- https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/portable-electronic-devices-with-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/).