Lithium Battery Warning Label For Shipping

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Lithium battery warning label for shipping. Lithium battery class 9 hazard label lithium battery mark cargo aircraft only labe l note. Pgh safety april 2019. It should be 12 mm high and shipper must complete phone number portion of label. Iata 7 2 2 4 shipper must add un number s.

No text other than the class 9 must be included in the bottom part of the lithium battery class 9 label. Shipping lithium batteries without electronic equipment the rules for shipping small lithium batteries differ depending on the type of battery involved and the type of battery you wish to send. 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. Regardless of the battery type one of the most important steps in preparing any battery for.

As lithium batteries pose a chemical and electrical hazard companies are now responsible to follow the regulations set by phsma and packing instructions set by the icao iata. For fire extinguishers the net quantity is the weight of the fire extinguisher. The shipping lithium batteries online course covers the latest rules that lithium battery shippers must know. The two year phase in period is over hopefully you are already aware.

Lithium battery labels 98617 with the use of lithium batteries becoming more frequent the need to regulate shipping is a growing concern. For information on specific country restrictions please see the postal explorer or the individual country listings of the international mail manual. Consider this a friendly reminder to start using the new lithium battery marks and labels. The strictest rules apply to lithium metal batteries.

Kelley s island oh and san juan islands wa. Damaged defective or recalled lithium battery shipping is restricted to ground transportation by law and is only accepted by ups for the lower us 48 contiguous states and excludes service to alaska. Lithium battery shipping overview. The dot has issued an interpretation letter that permits shippers of lithium batteries to leave the class 9.

Class 9 miscellaneous label exception for lithium battery packages imported into the domestic us. For articles packed with equipment or contained in equipment the net. 2020 lithium battery guidance document transport of lithium metal and lithium ion batteries revised for the 2020 regulations. By the proper shipping name shown in table 4 2 e g.