The shipping lithium batteries online course covers the latest rules that lithium battery shippers must know.
Lithium ion battery labels for shipping.
For smaller packages that can only bear smaller labels the label dimensions may be 105 mm wide 74 mm high.
The phmsa has taken two roads on shipping descriptions for lithium metal batteries and lithium ion batteries like those found in the un model regulations the icao technical instructions and imo dangerous goods code.
Distinctive handling label lithium metal batteries.
Lithium ion battery warning label 4x2 inch for lithium ion transport shipping and mailing white 1 roll 300 labels per roll 5 0 out of 5 stars 3 10 46 10.
For information on specific country restrictions please see the postal explorer or the individual country listings of the international mail manual.
Customers can take to their local post office packages containing lithium batteries installed in electronic devices that are bound for many international destinations and army apo fleet fpo and diplomatic post office dpo locations.
Lithium ion battery warning label 4x2 inch for lithium ion transport shipping and mailing white 1 roll 300 labels per roll 5 0 out of 5 stars 3 10 46 10.
One of the thorniest topics in pub 52 is lithium batteries.
Lithium ion batteries in compliance with section ii of pi965 cao on awb if used.
This includes class 9 batteries that are packed with and contained in equipment.
Damaged defective or recalled batteries are forbidden for air transport.
As more new e commerce companies depend on cheap efficient rechargeable battery power transport of lithium batteries by mail will only grow.
Shipping of lithium ion cells 60 wh and batteries 300 wh and lithium metal cells 5 grams lithium per cell and 25 grams per battery as fully regulated class 9 hazardous materials.
Get training to ship lithium batteries by ground air or ocean in 2019.
Not surprisingly shipping lithium batteries by mail is even more complicated than shipping them by other means.
Lithium battery mark cao label overpack mark if applicable 1 2 m drop test.
Most of the changes have been made to the packaging and hazard communication requirements for shipping lithium battery types.
Consider this a friendly reminder to start using the new lithium battery marks and labels.