“Announcement of Rules for Air Passengers Carrying Power Bank onto Flights”
1. Power bank must be carried for personal use.
2. Power bank must only be carried in hand luggage or carried around. It is not allowed to carry power banks in checked luggage.
3. If the rated power is less than 100WH, power banks can be carried without approval; power banks with the power between 100WH and 160WH can be carried after approval of air carrier. However, each passenger is only allowed to carry no more than two power banks.
4. It is not allowed to carry the power banks with power higher than 160WH or the power banks without identified rated power and with rated power unable to be worked out with the marked parameters.
5. Passengers are not allowed to use power banks to charge electronic devices during the course of the flight. Power banks must be switched “Off” during the course of the flight.
Above mentioned regulations are also applicable for crew members.
This announcement shall take effect from the date of its promulgation.
Attachment: Calculation methods for the rated power of power banks.
Civil Aviation Administration
August, 07 2014