Regulations
Lithium Batteries
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In many cases Lithium Batteries or items containing Lithium-Ion Batteries are allowed to ship to certain countries by ground or air without full hazmat regulation. When a product falls under a Lithium Battery exemption for dangerous goods you should assign the product to a Regulation with the "Lithium Batteries (IATA PI 965-970 Section II only)" exception type.
Resources
Create a Lithium Battery Regulation
- Navigate to Catalog > Regulations and click Create New Regulation.
- Enter the information as described in the Regulations article.
- Set the Air Exception Type and/or Ground Exception Type to Lithium Batteries (IATA PI 965-970 Section II only) according to the appropriate regulations. This will add two required fields near the bottom of the form: Lithium Battery Material and Lithium Battery Packing.
Select the Lithium Battery Material.
Lithium Ion Battery Example:
Lithium Metal Battery Example:
- Lithium-ion refers to those which are rechargeable and commonly used with cellphones, drones, and other light-weight compact devices.
- Lithium metal refers to the material that makes up non-rechargeable batteries such as a standard Duracell or Energizer battery.
Select the Lithium Battery Packing type:
- Contained in Equipment would include those battery products that are shipped within a device, such as a cellphone or tablet PC.
- Packed with Equipment would be products that package batteries along with the product but not within a device.
ShipStream does not offer a packing option for batteries shipped on their own without equipment.
- Click Save Regulation
Select the Lithium Battery Regulation
- Begin by setting up a product.
- When the Goods Type must be selected, the user must specify the product as Regulated. This will make an additional tab appear named Regulated Goods.
- Navigate to the Regulated Goods tab and select the appropriate Regulation.
