SDS

PRODUCT SAFETY DATA SHEET
Product Name: Lithium-Ion Battery Packs (greater than 100 Watt Hours)
Page 6 of 7 Revision 2.2 Issued 1/10/2017
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Lithium-ion batteries comply with all applicable shipping regulations as prescribed by industry and legal
standards which include UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods; the 57
th
Edition of
the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations and US DOT requirements. Cells and Batteries have been tested
to section 38.3 of the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Manual of Tests and
Criteria. All of the batteries listed in this Safety Data Sheet are greater than 100 Whrs; therefore, most
modes of transportation require the batteries to be shipped as fully regulated Class 9 Hazardous Material.
In the United States, 49 CFR 173.185(c)(1)(iv) of the Hazardous Materials Regulations provides an exception
from fully regulated Class 9 shipping when shipping batteries up to 300 Whrs by motor vehicle or rail car.
Effective April 1st, 2016, all air shipments of lithium ion batteries without equipment require the state of
charge of the battery to be no greater than 30% of the rated design capacity and are banned from shipment
on passenger aircraft (Cargo Aircraft Only).
Batteries Alone
UN3480, Lithium Ion Batteries
Air Shipments (IATA) – Packing Instruction 965 (Section IA)
Sea Shipments (IMO-IMDG) – Packing Instruction P903
Europe Road Transportation (ADR) – Packing Instruction P903
US Road Transportation (DOT) – 49 CFR 173.185(c)(1)(iv)
Batteries with or in Equipment
UN3481, Lithium Ion Batteries packed with equipment OR Lithium Ion Batteries contained in equipment.
Air Shipments (IATA) – Packing Instruction 966 or 967, Section I
Sea Shipments (IMO-IMDG) – Packing Instruction P903
Europe Road Transportation (ADR) – Packing Instruction P903
US Road Transportation (DOT) – 49 CFR 173.185(c)(1)(iv)