Originally Posted by
StuckInYYZ
I believe it was earlier than 2014 (circa 2008?). I remember Beijing Capital's security check questioning why I had a power bank with no serial number (back then, many power banks' serial numbers were embossed on the case that would eventually "rub down" as the power bank got used more and more). At the time, the power bank I had was down to roughly 50% capacity and not that big.(and I had a charging adapter) so I told them to toss it... it seemed there were many power banks in the pile. This was an international flight (PEK -> YYZ)
That said, every time I have passed through PEK/PVG since then, power banks have had to be inspected.
Wasn’t that solely to check for the capacity in Wh, no more than 100Wh? (Did China allow 160Wh if approved by the airline?)
Now they are requiring the “CCC” mark, as below. I’ll have to check all my power banks individually, but for certain my Nitecore from ~3 years ago does not have it. I presume power banks sold in China should have the mark? Those not destined for China may be missing it, so international flyers with domestic flights may thus be affected.
Just to add, according to the CAA site, this new regulation is effective immediately and is specifically for domestic flights only; should then be that international flights are fine. (Including to/from HK?)