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Golden Power Corporation (HK) Ltd.
Section XV – Other Information
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Section XVI – Transportation Information
Golden Power batteries are considered to be “dry cell” batteries and are not regulated for purposes of
transportation with reference to requirements of
1. U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Special Provision 130, i.e. ”Batteries, dry are not subject
to the requirements of this subchapter only when they are offered for transportation in a manner that
prevents the dangerous evolution of heat (for example, by the effective insulation of exposed
terminals)”.
2. International Civil Aviation Administration (ICAO) and International Air Transport Association
(IATA), Special Provision A123, i.e. “An electrical battery or battery powered device having the
potential of dangerous evolutions of heat that is not prepared so as to prevent a short-circuit (e.g. in
the case of batteries, by the effective insulation of exposed terminals; or in the case of equipment, by
disconnection of the battery and protection of exposed terminals) is forbidden from transportation.”
3. International Maritime Dangerous Goods Regulations (IMDG), Special Provision 304, i.e.
“Batteries, dry, containing corrosive electrolyte which will not flow out of the battery case is cracked
are not subject to the provisions of this Code provided the batteries are securely packed and
protected against short-circuits.
Examples of such batteries include alkali-manganese, silver oxide, zinc carbon, nickel metal hydride and
nickel-cadmium batteries.