Can I Bring a Power Bank to China? Check Your Whole Trip

Yes. But our advice for most travelers is simple: leave it at home.

If you need a power bank after you arrive, buying a CCC-marked one in China is easy. It also removes one possible problem if your itinerary includes — or later adds — a mainland China domestic flight.

If you’re sure you won’t take a domestic flight, you can bring the power bank you already own. You don’t need to replace a perfectly good one just because it doesn’t have a CCC mark.

The important thing is to check your whole trip, not just your flight into China.

Here’s the easiest way to understand it.

Say you have a power bank with clear, readable labeling, but no CCC mark.

Same power bank. The difference is your itinerary.

A missing CCC mark alone does not stop you from carrying the power bank on an international flight. But if your trip includes a mainland China domestic flight, that segment changes the answer.

Since June 28, 2025, power banks without a clear CCC (also called 3C) mark are not allowed on mainland China domestic flights.

The same applies if the CCC mark is unclear, or if the power bank belongs to a recalled model or batch.

Check the current official rule: CAAC — power banks without CCC markings or from recalled models banned on domestic flights

So if your trip includes a domestic flight and your power bank doesn’t have a clear CCC mark:

Leave it at home.

Don’t bring it hoping airport security will make an exception. CE or FCC markings do not replace CCC for this rule.

CCC is only one part of the check.

For air travel, the information printed on your power bank needs to be clear and readable.

A power bank of 100Wh or less can normally be carried without airline approval. If it is over 100Wh but no more than 160Wh, airline approval is required and you can carry no more than two. Above 160Wh, it is not allowed.

Power banks must be carried with you or in your hand luggage — not in checked baggage.

So think of it as two layers:

Any flight: clear labeling + normal battery and capacity rules.

Mainland China domestic flight: all of the above + clear CCC mark + not a recalled model or batch.

If you’re sure your trip won’t include a mainland China domestic flight, you can keep using a suitable power bank you already own.

If you’re travelling around China by high-speed train, the rule is different. The current railway rule requires clear labeling and a rated energy of no more than 100Wh. It does not use the same CCC requirement as domestic aviation.

If high-speed trains are part of your plan, see China High-Speed Train: What First-Time Travelers Need to Know.

So a non-CCC power bank isn’t simply “banned in China.”

What matters is how you’re travelling.

Maybe you’re planning to take high-speed trains everywhere.

But maybe you later decide that a domestic flight makes more sense. Or your itinerary simply isn’t finished yet.

A non-CCC power bank can then become a problem that didn’t exist when you packed your bag.

For something so easy to replace, we don’t think it’s worth letting a power bank become a constraint on your trip.

Leave it at home.

If you need one, buy a CCC-marked power bank after you arrive in China.

You don’t need to become a CCC expert.

Buy from a reputable retailer or an official brand store, then check the power bank itself:

• Is the labeling clear and readable?
• Does it have a clear CCC mark?
• What is its Wh rating?

If you’re taking a mainland domestic flight, make sure the model or batch hasn’t been recalled either.

That’s all most travelers need to know.

It doesn’t mean you suddenly can’t use it in China.

If the rest of your trip doesn’t include a mainland domestic flight, the CCC domestic-flight rule may never affect you.

But if you have a domestic flight coming up, don’t take a non-CCC power bank to security hoping it will pass.

If you still need a power bank, buy a suitable CCC-marked one before that flight.

Don’t rely on being able to store, mail or recover your old power bank conveniently at the airport.

You can bring your existing power bank if your itinerary works with it.

But we’d still leave ours at home.

Power banks are easy to buy in China. If you need one, buy a suitable CCC-marked model after you arrive.

For something inexpensive and easy to replace, we don’t think it’s worth worrying about whether your route might change or whether a domestic flight later becomes part of your trip.

Your itinerary is worth protecting. Your power bank isn’t worth planning around.