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LITHIUM BATTERIES

IATA Packing Instructions Explained

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Lithium Batteries: IATA Packing Instructions Explained - 2014

Contents Lithium Batteries IATA Packing Instructions Step-by-Step

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Lithium Ion Batteries UN 3480, PI 965

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Lithium Ion Batteries Packed with Equipment, UN 3481, PI 966 and Lithium Metal or Alloy Batteries Packed with Equipment, UN 3091, PI 969 Lithium Ion Batteries Contained in Equipment, UN 3481, PI 967 and Lithium Metal or Alloy Batteries Contained in Equipment, UN 3091, PI 970

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Summary

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Michael Gotz HAZMAT Training & Compliance Quick Group of Companies Contact: [email protected]

Expertise Dangerous Goods regulations and training, trouleshooting

Biography Michael Gotz has developed IATA-certified Dangerous Goods training programs and has been a panelist in numerous IATA Dangerous Goods international conferences. He is the author of published journal articles on the subject of the air transport of hazardous commodities. Michael is responsible for employee and customer Dangerous Goods shipping training, regulatory updating, and shipment troubleshooting for the Quick Group of Companies.

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Lithium Batteries IATA Packing Instructions Step-by-Step

If you are a shipper of lithium ion and/or lithium metal or alloy batteries, you are faced with significantly revised Packing Instructions PI 965-PI 970. At first reading, these instructions can be confusing and complex. The purpose of this paper is to break the instructions down into easily understandable parts as an aid to busy shippers. The key to understanding and complying with the Packing Instructions is to do it in an organized process. So let’s take it step by step.

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Step 1

Determine which type of battery you are shipping: lithium ion or

Step 1

Find out the properties of the batteries themselves, i.e.:

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lithium metal.

Lithium ion batteries:

the watt-hr rating for both the cells and the battery

Lithium metal batteries:

the lithium metal content of both the cells and the battery the weight of each battery

Both types:

Step 1

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Decide how many batteries will be in each box that you are shipping, as well as the combined weight of the batteries in each box. Please note you simply cannot proceed without all of this information; compliance with the Packing Instructions requires plugging in these data to newly revised charts. Armed with the watt-hr or lithium content and the number and weight of batteries you want to place in each individual shipping box, you can move forward.

Step 1

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Go to the appropriate Packing Instruction for your commodity, whether PI 965 or PI 968, plug the data into the charts, and follow the instructions. 5


Lithium Ion Batteries UN 3480, PI 965

The most changes appear in PI 965 for lithium ion batteries and PI 968 for lithium metal or alloy batteries, so we will address those packing instructions first. PI 965, for shipments of loose lithium ion batteries (UN3480), has been revised to contain three sections, IA, IB, and II, whereas previously there were only Sections I and II. Note that in order to comply with one section, you must understand all of the sections. Read on and you will see why.

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IA applies to lithium ion batteries:

• With cells that are in excess of 20 wh and the battery

itself has a watt-hr rating in excess of 100 wh

• Or are to be shipped in each box in quantities in excess

of those permitted in Section IB IB applies to lithium ion batteries:

• With cells not exceeding 20 wh and the battery has a

watt-hr rating not exceeding 100 wh that are to be

shipped in each box in quantities in excess of those

In other words, the cells and batteries limits are the

same for IB and II; the per-package quantities limits are

just higher in IB

II applies to lithium ion batteries:

permitted in Section II, Table 965-I

• With cells not exceeding 20 wh and the battery itself

has a watt-hr rating not exceeding 100 wh that are to

be shipped in each box in quantities not in excess of

those permitted in Section II, Table 965-II 7


The suggested way of approaching this is to start by comparing your data with the requirements of the least restrictive section, Section II, to see if you qualify, and if not then work your way up towards the most restrictive. After all, the fewer requirements, the faster and easier shipment preparation.

EXAMPLE 1 Assume your battery’s cells have a 21 wh and the battery has a 180 wh, and you want to put two such batteries, each weighing 2 kg, into one shipping box. Take a look at Table 965-II to see if you qualify to ship under Section II. The first column applies to cells and batteries with 2.7 wh or less; well, that is not you. Next column is for cells with wh ratings greater than 2.7 but not more than 20. That again is not you. The last column applies to batteries with a wh not more than 100. Alas, again not you, although you do comply with the 2 batteries per package rule. So you proceed upward to Section IB. This is not a help because the wh restrictions are the same as Section II; the only difference between II and IB is the number/weight of batteries allowed per package.

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Important:

The weight limits per package in Table

965-IB are the gross weight of the package, meaning the combined weight of all of the batteries inside the package and all of the packing material, the box itself, etc. Just put the completed package on a scale and weigh it. So you land in Section IA, Table 965-IA, which allows wh ratings greater than those in IB and II. Now all you have to do is keep the combined weight of the batteries in each box under the maximum 5 kg allowed for Passenger Aircraft or 35 kg for Cargo Freighter. You ship under the provisions of Section IA.

Important:

The weight limits per package in Table 965-IA

are the net quantity of batteries in the package, meaning the combined weight of all of the batteries inside the package exclusive of any packing material, the box itself, etc. Only weigh the batteries when outside of the package.

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EXAMPLE 2 Assume your battery’s cells have a 10 wh and the battery has a 50 wh, and you want to put two such batteries, each weighing 2 kg, into one shipping box. Take a look at Table 965-II to see if you qualify to ship under Section II. The last column applies to batteries with a wh not greater than 100. Great, you do comply with both the wh rating and the 2 batteries per package rule. You ship under the provisions of Section II. (in the case of column 4, the weight of the batteries and the box is not relevant, as only the number of batteries count, not their weight). Does it matter which section you use? YES. Section IA is far more restrictive than IB and II.

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Section IA: • Prepared as Class 9 • UN packaging required • Fully marked and labeled • Shipper’s Declaration required

Section IB: • UN packaging not required • A Shipper’s Declaration is required • A special document with certain statements is required, but usually the courier company or freight forwarder takes care of this by putting it all down on the air waybill, along with other air waybill verbiage • The Proper Shipping Name and UN Number must be marked on the box • The gross weight of the package must be marked on the package • The box must bear both the Class 9 label and the Lithium Batteries Handling Label

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Note: that if your batteries qualify for Section IB only because you have too many in each box, you have the option of making more packages with no more than 2 batteries per box. This would then put you into Section II.

Section II: • UN packaging not required • Shipper’s Declaration not required • The box must bear the Lithium Batteries Handling Label • A special document with certain statements is required, but usually the courier company or freight forwarder takes care of this by putting it all down on the air waybill, along with other air waybill verbiage

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Lithium Ion Batteries Packed with Equipment, UN 3481, PI 966 and Lithium Metal or Alloy Batteries Packed with Equipment, UN 3091, PI 969

The format of these packing instructions have not changed significantly. Before the regulatory changes in 2013, Section II net quantity of lithium batteries allowed per package was the minimum number of batteries necessary to power the equipment, plus 2 spares.

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The New Section II, PI 966 and PI 969 requires:

• The net quantity of lithium batteries allowed per package

is the minimum number of batteries necessary to power the equipment, plus 2 spares

• The net quantity (weight) of lithium batteries allowed per package may not exceed 5 kg for passenger aircraft and 5 kg for cargo freighter

Before the regulation changes in 2013, the shipper was allowed to put very heavy lithium batteries in a package; as long as they conformed to the battery watt hour (lithium ion) or lithium content (lithium metal) and the maximum number of batteries per package limits for Section II. Now they must comply with not only the wh/wt and max number of batteries, but the combined weight of the batteries cannot exceed 5 kg per package. This essentially means that heavy batteries that used to qualify for Section II must now be shipped under the provisions of Section I. This fact may require some shippers to comply with full Class 9 rules, a big change.

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Lithium Ion Batteries Contained in Equipment, UN 3481, PI 967 and Lithium Metal or Alloy Batteries Contained in Equipment, UN 3091, PI 970

Both Section I and Section II greatly restrict the number of batteries you can put into one package.

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Section I Packing Instructions:

• Net quantity of lithium batteries allowed per package is 5 kg/35 kg per package

Before 2013 regulatory changes, Section I net quantity of lithium batteries allowed per package was 5 kg/35 kg per piece of equipment. This is a huge change that greatly restricts the number of batteries you can put into one package. Section II Change in both Packing Instructions:

• Section II net quantity of lithium batteries allowed

per package is 5 kg for passenger aircraft and 5 kg for

cargo freighter

Before 2013 regulatory changes, Section II net quantity of lithium batteries allowed per package was unlimited. This is a huge change that greatly restricts the number of batteries you can put into one package. In fact, this may be the most significant change of all for shipping lithium batteries, since most shippers tend to use Section II for lithium batteries in equipment (provided the wh/content limits are observed). Share This Ebook!

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Summary To successfully navigate through all of this information, follow the four steps discussed above, then go only to the packing instruction that applies to your commodity, and then only to the appropriate Section. So, for example, say you have lithium metal batteries, UN 3090, with cells with a lithium metal content not exceeding 1 g and the battery itself with a lithium metal content not exceeding 2 g. Then your relevant packing instruction is PI 968 and you go directly there. Starting with Section II you see that you qualify if you keep the number of batteries per package down to no more than 2. If you can do that, you are on your way. It is important not to get involved in trying to read and analyze all of the Packing Instructions; just use the one that applies to you and there should be no confusion. For example, if you really did read everything written in this paper, you might just have a headache! Hopefully, by going only to the discussion of the packing instruction

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The shipper’s first task is to classify the batteries in order to be able to follow the correct Packaging Instruction. This Technical Guide explains how to do it step by step. The shipper’s second task is to package, mark, label, and document the shipment. Our Technical Guide “Lithium Batteries: Packaging and Documenting Shipments” offers information about packaging and labeling your Lithium battery Shipments. You can download it by visiting our Facebook page and simply clicking “Like”. Our Facebook updates offer interesting information for shippers.

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