ebook Lithium Batteries 2025 - Valid for USA

ii. recharging of these devices and/or batteries on board the aircraft is not permitted, and measures must be taken to prevent accidental activation. f) baggage with installed lithium batteries, with a lithium metal content exceeding 0,3 g or a Watthour rating exceeding 2,7 Wh: i. if the baggage is to be checked in, the lithium battery must be removed from the baggage and the lithium battery must be carried in the cabin; or ii. the baggage must be carried in the cabin. iii. baggage where the lithium battery cannot be removed is forbidden for carriage. Goods Acceptable with Operator Approval as Carry-on Baggage Only Spare lithium batteries, including articles, containing lithium metal or lithium ion cells or batteries, the primary purpose of which is to provide power to another device, e.g. power banks, are permitted in carry-on baggage as follows: i. no more than 2 lithium ion batteries with a watt-hour rating exceeding 100 Wh but not exceeding 160 Wh or 2 lithium metal batteries, with a lithium content exceeding 2 g but not exceeding 8 g. ii. Lithium metal batteries are only permitted for portable medical electronic devices (PMED), such as automated external defibrillators (AED), portable oxygen concentrators (POC) and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP); iii. spare batteries must be individually protected so as to prevent short circuits (by placement in original retail packaging or by otherwise insulating terminals, e.g. by taping over exposed terminals or placing each battery in a separate plastic bag or protective pouch); iv. batteries must be of a type that meet the requirements of the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, Part III, subsection 38.3. v. No more than two individually protected spare batteries per person may be carried. 1.9.3 IATA - Restrictions on packing lithium batteries with other dangerous goods Restrictions apply to the shipment of: • lithium metal cells and batteries UN 3090, PI 968, Section IA and IB • lithium ion cells and batteries UN 3480, PI 965, Section IA and IB Cells and batteries must not be packed in the same outer packaging with dangerous goods classified in: • Class 1 (explosives) other than Division 1.4S, • Division 2.1 (flammable gases), • Class 3 (flammable liquids), • Division 4.1 (flammable solids) or • Division 5.1 (oxidizers); Packages containing cells or batteries must not be placed in an overpack with packages containing dangerous goods classified in: • Class 1 (explosives) other than Division 1.4S, • Division 2.1 (flammable gases), • Class 3 (flammable liquids), • Division 4.1 (flammable solids) or • Division 5.1 (oxidizers) Copyright © www.batteriestransport.org 35

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