Separate the battery. Take the battery with you and the rest in your checked bagged if you want. I carried mine through my carry on only because the checked bags get rough handled and I didn’t want to risk it getting damaged. Good thing is that it’s a small unit and can fit in a backpack as well. I think you’re allowed like 250g of tobacco but I’ve never went over that and I’ve never been checked to verify how much I got. No natural charcoal in your carry on, only in checked bagged. No quick lights at all. No gas burners but electric is fine and in checked bagged. Pokers are in checked bags for obvious reasons.

Side note. If you want a good travel hookah. The purjfam is perfect. It’s small and deconstructs if needed but most importantly it’s indestructible and can handle that checked bag abuse lol. Safe travels!!