User's Manual
Required Labels for Battery Transportation (UN Manual of Tests and Criteria Part III Subsection 38.3)
Li-Ion Battery Label Requirements
Shipment of Battery
Wh (Watt-hour)
Labels
Limit Battery Weight / Package
Contained in Equipment
(installed in the equipment)
Equal to or Less than 100Wh
Figure 12 or 13
PAX = 5 kg
CAO = 5kg
Alone
Equal to or Less than 100Wh
Figure 12 or 13
Equal to or less than 2.7 Wh=2.5 kg
OR
Greater than 2.7Wh but equal to or
less than 100Wh = 2 batteries
Packed separately with the
Equipment (not installed in the
equipment)
Equal to or Less than 100Wh
Figure 12 or 13
PAX = 5 kg
CAO = 5kg
Li-Metal Battery Label Requirements
Shipment of Battery
Mass of Lithium Metal of the
battery
Labels
Limit Battery Weight / Package
Contained in Equipment
(installed in the equipment)
Equal to or Less than 2g
Figure 12 or 13
PAX = 5 kg
CAO = 5kg
Alone
Equal to or Less than 2g
Figure 12 or 13
Equal to or less than 0.3g=2.5kg
OR
Greater than 0.3g but equal to or
less than 2g = 2 batteries
Packed separately with the
Equipment (not installed in the
equipment)
Equal to or Less than 2g
Figure 12 or 13
PAX = 5 kg
CAO = 5kg
If Li-Ion Battery is more than 100Wh and Li-Metal has a Lithium mass of more than 2g, please consult Environmental
Compliance Engineer for proper label to be used.
Label content requirement for shipping batteries:










