Air Travel with Lithium

All lights manufactured by UW Light Dude to date are within commercial airline limits for safe travel with rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.

Product Information

• Our current products are UN/DOT 38.3 IATA Lithium Travel Safe Certified
• We have 3 sizes of battery, each included certified batteries with the following specs:
• Mini (1x) – 52.2whr, 18v 2.9Ah (well under the no-approval required 100wh limit for portable electronic devices)
• Short (2x) – 104.4whr, 18v 5.8Ah (well under the 160wh limit approved by airlines)
• Tall (3x) – 156.6whr, 18v 8.7Ah (below the 160wh limit approved by airlines)
• By standard airline rules, our batteries are permitted as carry-on or checked luggage

Downloads

• Air Travel Info Page (Printable)

Links to Organization Specific Policies

• Australia, CASA, Portable Electronic Devices Containing Lithium Batteries
• USA: TSA – Safe Travel with Batteries & Devices
• FAA Lithium Rules – FAQ
• DOT – Traveling with Lithium Batteries
• Oct 2015 FAA CFR Rules Update (Li-ION batteries)

Links to Airline Policies

• American – Regulation on Lithium Batteries in Baggage
• Delta – Restricted Items, Lithium Batteries
• Qantas/Jetstar – Electronic Devices Powered by Batteries
  • Note: Qantas advise travelers to get pre-approval for batteries 100whr and over (Gen5 Short/Tall & Gen4 Tall). We’ve produced template emails for Gen5 and Gen1-4 products, so just fill in and send to email specified.
• Virgin Australia – Batteries