I checked into Beijing Capital Airport for a flight back to Bangkok on Sept 19.

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Question: Asked by Derek Proctor from thailand | Sep. 25, 2016 03:58

About:China Civil Aviation - Regulations & Security Check

I checked into Beijing Capital Airport for a flight back to Bangkok on Sept 19.

My regular mobile phone rechargeable power back was seized. I spoke both to line checking and the security supervisor. They said that now such devices, in addition to having the input and output voltage and amperes stamped on the device, MUST also have the inductance in mH stamped on the device.

Even showing them the inductance on the devices website was deemed insufficient. They said I could go back out of the airport, find a post office and send by mail but only to addresses in China, which was useless to me.

Hehe, the device was purchase at Oslo Airport and has passed through numerous airports all over the world this year without any problem.

Can you confirm for me that this is a real rule now or was I simply the victim of an elaborate scam by the security personnel?

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Answers (3): Answered by Morgan | Sep. 25, 2016 21:24

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Derek, it is a real rule. Your power bank is required to have a label stating its capacity and the input and output voltage and amperes. Lacking either of them, it is not allowed to pass.

0 0 Reply; Answered by Derek Proctor | Sep. 26, 2016 03:22

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Thanks for the confirmation. At least I am pleased I wasn't just the victim of a scam.

But definitely people should look very carefully at their devices now to make sure that it has the inductance stamped on the device. A quick check yesterday in a major Bangkok shopping mall found only one of ten such devices had the relevant information stamped on them though all of them had the input & output volts and amperes. The fact that one has bought it at an an airport in another country and passed through airports in numerous countries should be no reassurance and one needs to keep track of the latest local specific regulations.

0 0 Reply; Answered by Balikbayan | Sep. 26, 2016 09:19

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I know right! But China is totally different. The funny thing is, all these extra battery packs are made IN China. Exported from China. I guess they really don't trust their own product and quality assurance. It's their airspace and plane so they can do what is safety for the plane and passengers.

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