# Data loggers and cargo tracking devices with installed lithium batteries · IATA (air cargo) — Flying with restricted items: FAA, TSA and IATA baggage and air cargo rules

For Data loggers and cargo tracking devices with installed lithium batteries, authority is IATA (air cargo); restriction type is allowed; scope is attached to or placed in packages, overpacks or unit load devices; conditions is Not subject to the Regulations when in use during transport, lithium-ion not exceeding 20 Wh, lithium metal content not exceeding 1 g, and the devices cannot generate a dangerous evolution of heat, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item or substance:** Data loggers and cargo tracking devices with installed lithium batteries _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Authority:** IATA (air cargo) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** allowed _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** attached to or placed in packages, overpacks or unit load devices _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Not subject to the Regulations when in use during transport, lithium-ion not exceeding 20 Wh, lithium metal content not exceeding 1 g, and the devices cannot generate a dangerous evolution of heat.

## What the source says

> Data loggers and cargo tracking devices with installed lithium batteries, attached to or placed in packages, overpacks or unit load devices are not subject to any provisions of these Regulations provided the following conditions are met:

## Source

- https://www.iata.org/contentassets/05e6d8742b0047259bf3a700bc9d42b9/lithium-battery-guidance-document.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2027-08-10.
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