SDS
Product name: Lithium ion rechargeable battery cell  Reference number: SDS-IBH-00484 
  Establishment / Revision: Jan. 1, 2018 
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12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION 
 Persistence/degradability: 
Since a battery cell and the internal materials remain in the environment, do not bury or throw out into 
the environment. 
13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS 
 Recommended methods for safe and environmentally preferred disposal: 
Product (waste from residues) 
Specified collection or disposal of lithium ion battery is required by the law like as "battery control law" in 
several nations. Collection or recycle of the battery is mainly imposed on battery's manufacturer or 
importer in the nations recycle is required. 
Contaminated packaging 
Neither a container nor packing is contaminated during normal use. When internal materials leaked from 
a battery cell contaminates, dispose as industrial wastes subject to special control. 
14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION 
In the case of transportation, avoid exposure to high temperature and prevent the formation of any 
condensation. Take in a cargo of them without falling, dropping and breakage. Prevent collapse of cargo piles 
and wet by rain. The container must be handled carefully. Do not give shocks that result in a mark of hitting on 
a cell. Please refer to Section 7-HANDLING AND STORAGE also. 
UN regulation 
 UN number: 3480 (3481 when the battery is contained in equipment or packed with equipment) 
 Proper shipping name: 
Lithium ion batteries (“lithium ion batteries packed with equipment” or “lithium ion batteries contained in 
equipment”) 
 Class: 9 * 
* Although this product meets the criteria of “dangerous goods” and are classified as “lithium ion batteries”, 
depending on the battery’s total capacity in the packaging, etc., they may not be subject to the fully 
regulated provisions. 
Regulation depends on region and transportation mode  
 Worldwide - Air transportation: 
ICAO/IATA-DGR [packing instruction 965 section IB or II] 
(When shipping batteries “packed with” or “contained in” equipment, use packing instruction 966 or 967 
as appropriate.) 
 Worldwide - Ocean transportation: 
IMO-IMDG Code [special provision 188] 
 Europe - Ground transportation: 
ADR [special provision 188] 
* Instructions or provisions in the box brackets are conditions to make the battery cell exempted from full 
regulation. 
15. REGULATORY INFORMATION 
 Regulations specifically applicable to the product:  
Wastes Disposal and Public Cleaning Law [Japan] 
Law for Promotion of Effective Utilization of resources [Japan] 
US Department of Transportation 49 Code of Federal Regulations [USA] 
* About overlapping regulations, please refer to Section 14-TRANSPORT INFOMATION. 





