🎧 Wireless earbuds

Wireless earbuds are permitted in checked baggage, so nothing will happen — they will travel with your bag normally. However, because the charging case contains a lithium battery, aviation authorities recommend keeping them in carry-on to reduce lithium battery risk in the hold. They will not be confiscated.

No region restricts wireless earbuds, and the small lithium batteries in their charging cases are far below the watt-hour thresholds that trigger restrictions anywhere in the world. Rules are effectively identical across the US, EU, UK, Canada, and Australia for this item.

Earbuds almost never cause any delay at security. The charging case is small enough that it appears clearly on the X-ray without requiring separate screening. If your earbuds are tangled in a web of other cables, it could produce a cluttered X-ray image and prompt a bag check, but the earbuds themselves will never be the reason you are stopped.

No preparation is needed beyond keeping the earbuds in your carry-on rather than in checked baggage as a general best practice for lithium-battery devices. Storing them in their charging case keeps everything together and prevents the earbuds from getting lost in your bag during the security process.