For the purposes of the dgr they are separated into.
Lithium ion battery warning label.
There are two kinds of lithium batteries both of which con tain very high levels of energy usually in small cases.
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.
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 li ion batteries which are rechargeable.
Lithium ion battery shipping handling labels.
For packages containing both types of batteries write lithium ion and lithium metal batteries lithium battery handling label example this label can be printed in color completed as shown in the example below and affixed to the package.
Consider this a friendly reminder to start using the new lithium battery marks and labels.
The shipping lithium batteries online course covers the latest rules that lithium battery shippers must know.
The two year phase in period is over.
These labels come 300 per roll on a high quality label material with a strong permanent adhesive and measure 4 5 x 4 75 110 x 120mm.
Lithium ion battery.
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.
Get training to ship lithium batteries by ground air or ocean in 2019.
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.
Lithium battery labels 98617 with the use of lithium batteries becoming more frequent the need to regulate shipping is a growing concern.
Sometimes these are also called secondary lithium batteries.
This type of battery includes those referred to as lithium polymer li po batteries.
Iata lithium battery guidance document 2020 apcs cargo page 2 12 12 2019 definitions lithium battery the term lithium battery refers to a family of batteries with different chemistries comprising many types of cathodes and electrolytes.
For information on specific country restrictions please see the postal explorer or the individual country listings of the international mail manual.