Air transport

of Lithium cells and batteries

Instructions

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IntroductionThis document is based on provisions written in the 2016-2017 edition of the technical

instructions for safe air transport of dangerous goods by the ICAO (technical instructions) and

the 58th edition of Transport Regulations for dangerous goods according to IATA regulations.

This document takes into account changes to the IATA regulations of 1st January 2017, which

affect the transport of lithium batteries and cells by air.

It is the responsibility of the loader to ensure the correct packaging of the Lithium cells and

batteries he is shipping and to declare said batteries to Chronopost.

Chronopost cannot be responsible for any cells or batteries which may be damaged or faulty

(e.g.: product recall by suppliers).

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This document shows how to comply

with provisions concerning lithium

batteries and their air transport.

Under no circumstances does it

replace the expertise of your

Chronopost representative who can

help you with shipments of your

sensitive goods.

From the

following page,

follow the

process !

By clicking on the

blue zones

Lithium METALLithium ION

Rechargeable battery.

Normally used with regular

electronic equipment(laptops,

telephones, MP3 players, video

cameras, etc.)

Non-rechargeable battery.

Battery with a longer lifespan than

Ion batteries and which can be

found in electronic toys, cameras,

etc.

What type of lithium is being shipped?

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≤ 100 Wh (Battery)

> 20 Wh (Cell)

> 100 Wh (Battery)

> 20 Wh (Cell)

Normally, the battery’s power is written on the back

NB1: Most battery-powered phones and other

electronic equipment are less than 100Wh.

NB2: If the battery power is not indicated in Wh,

please apply the following formula:

Wh (watt hour) = Ah (amp hour) x V (Volt)

What is the power of your batteries/cells?

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≤ 2 g. (Battery)

≤ 1 g. (Cell)

> 2 g. (Battery)

> 1 g. (Cell)

What is the lithium content of your batteries/cells?

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Battery/Cell

by itself

Battery/Cell

with equipment

Battery/Cell

inside equipment

How are your batteries/cells packaged?

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Battery/Cell

by itself

Battery/Cell

with equipment

Battery/Cell

inside equipment

How are your batteries/cells packaged?

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Zone B*Zone A*

* In which zone is your

destination country?

Where would you like to ship the goods?

France

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Zone B*Zone A*

* In which zone is your

destination country?

Where would you like to ship the goods?

France

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≤ 2 Batteries per parcel

Or

≤ 4 Cells per parcel

> 2 Batteries per

parcel Or

> 4 Cells per parcel

How many batteries/cells are in your parcel?

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≤ 2 Batteries per parcel

Or

≤ 4 Cells per parcel

> 2 Batteries per

parcel Or

> 4 Cells per parcel

How many batteries/cells are in your parcel?

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COUNTRIES IN ZONE AAFGHANISTAN CONGO GUERNSEY MALAYSIA PAKISTAN CHAD

ALBANIA CONGO (RDC) GUINEA MALAWI PALAU EAST TIMOR

ALGERIA COOK (ISLANDS) GUINEA BISSAU MALDIVES PAPUA NEW GUINEA TONGA

GERMANY CROATIA EQUATORIAL GUINEA MALTA POLAND TUNISIA

ANGOLA CUBA INDONESIA MARSHALL (ISLANDS) RWANDA TUVALU

ARMENIA DENMARK IRELAND MAURITANIA SAIPAN UKRAINE

AUSTRALIA DJIBOUTI ICELAND MEXICO SALOMON, ISLANDS VANUATU

AUSTRIA ERITREA ISRAEL MICRONESIA (Caroline Islands) SAMOA (Western) VATICAN

AZERBAIJAN ESTONIA ITALY MOLDAVIA AMERICAN SAMOA YEMEN

BANGLADESH ETHIOPIA JERSEY MONGOLIA SAN MARINO ZAMBIA

BHUTAN FAROE (ISLANDS) KAZAKHSTAN MONTENEGRO SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE ZIMBABWE

BIELORUSSIA FIJI KYRGYZSTAN MOZAMBIQUE SERBIA / KOSOVOBOSNIA - HERZEGOVINA FINLAND KIRIBATI MYANMAR (BURMA) SIERRA LEONE

BOTSWANA GAMBIA LAOS NAMIBIA SLOVAKIA

BULGARIA GEORGIA LESOTHO NAURU SLOVENIA

BURUNDI GHANA LATVIA NEPAL SOMALIA

CANARY (ISLANDS) GIBRALTAR LIBERIA NIGERIA SRI LANKA

CAPE VERDE GREAT BRITAIN LIBYA NORFOLK, ISLAND SWEDEN

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC GREECE LITHUANIA NORWAY SWAZILAND

CHRISTMAS (ISLAND) GREENLAND MACEDONIA NEW ZEALAND SYRIA

COCOS (KEELING), ISLANDS GUAM MADEIRA UZBEKISTAN TAJIKISTAN

Recap of countries in Zone “A”

Spain excluding Madrid and

Barcelona is also in Zone A

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COUNTRIES IN ZONE B

ANDORRA IVORY COAST HAITI MARTINIQUE SINGAPORE

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES CHILE HUNGARY MONTSERRAT SENEGAL

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA CAMEROON INDIA MAURITIUS SURINAM

ANGUILLA PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

IRAQ NEW CALEDONIA EL SALVADOR

BONAIRE (Dutch Indies) COLOMBIA IRAN NIGER TURKS AND CAICOS

CURACAO (Dutch Indies) COSTA RICA JAMAICA NICARAGUA TOGO

SABA (Dutch Indies) CYPRUS JORDAN THE NETHERLANDS THAILAND

SINT EUSTATIUS CZECH REP. JAPAN OMAN TURKEY

ARGENTINA DOMINICA KENYA PANAMA TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

ARUBA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CAMBODIA PERU TAIWAN

BARBADOS ECUADOR COMOROS FRENCH POLYNESIA TANZANIA

BELGIUM EGYPT ST CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS PHILIPPINES UGANDA

Belgium (Premium) SPAIN (20%) SOUTH KOREA ST PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON UNITED STATES

BURKINA FASO Spain (80%)* KUWAIT PORTO RICO URUGUAY

BAHRAIN GABON CAYMAN (ISLANDS) PALESTINE ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

BENIN GRENADA LEBANON PORTUGAL VENEZUELA

BERMUDA GUYANA ST LUCIA PARAGUAY VIRGIN ISLANDS (GB)

BRUNEI GUADELOUPE LIECHTENSTEIN QATAR AMERICAN VIRGIN ISLANDS

BOLIVIA ST BARTHELEMY LUXEMBOURG REUNION VIETNAM

BRAZIL ST MARTIN ( FRENCH PART) MOROCCO WALLIS AND FUTUNA

BAHAMAS GUATEMALA MADAGASCAR RUSSIA MAYOTTE

BELIZE GUYANA ST MARTIN ( DUTCH PART) SAUDI ARABIA SOUTH AFRICA

CANADA HONG KONG MALI SEYCHELLES ZIMBABWE

SWITZERLAND HONDURAS MACAO SUDAN

* Only Madrid and Barcelona are in Zone B, the rest is in Zone A

Recap of countries in Zone “B”

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COUNTRIES IN ZONE AAFGHANISTAN CONGO GUERNSEY MALAYSIA PAKISTAN CHAD

ALBANIA CONGO (RDC) GUINEA MALAWI PALAU EAST TIMOR

ALGERIA COOK (ISLANDS) GUINEA BISSAU MALDIVES PAPUA NEW GUINEA TONGA

GERMANY CROATIA EQUATORIAL GUINEA MALTA POLAND TUNISIA

ANGOLA CUBA INDONESIA MARSHALL (ISLANDS) RWANDA TUVALU

ARMENIA DENMARK IRELAND MAURITANIA SAIPAN UKRAINE

AUSTRALIA DJIBOUTI ICELAND MEXICO SALOMON, ISLANDS VANUATU

AUSTRIA ERITREA ISRAEL MICRONESIA (Caroline Islands) SAMOA (Western) VATICAN

AZERBAIJAN ESTONIA ITALY MOLDAVIA AMERICAN SAMOA YEMEN

BANGLADESH ETHIOPIA JERSEY MONGOLIA SAN MARINO ZAMBIA

BHUTAN FAROE (ISLANDS) KAZAKHSTAN MONTENEGRO SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE ZIMBABWE

BIELORUSSIA FIJI KYRGYZSTAN MOZAMBIQUE SERBIA / KOSOVO

BOSNIA - HERZEGOVINA FINLAND KIRIBATI MYANMAR (BURMA) SIERRA LEONE

BOTSWANA GAMBIA LAOS NAMIBIA SLOVAKIA

BULGARIA GEORGIA LESOTHO NAURU SLOVENIA

BURUNDI GHANA LATVIA NEPAL SOMALIA

CANARY (ISLANDS) GIBRALTAR LIBERIA NIGERIA SRI LANKA

CAPE VERDE GREAT BRITAIN LIBYA NORFOLK, ISLAND SWEDEN

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC GREECE LITHUANIA NORWAY SWAZILAND

CHRISTMAS (ISLAND) GREENLAND MACEDONIA NEW ZEALAND SYRIA

COCOS (KEELING), ISLANDS GUAM MADEIRA UZBEKISTAN TAJIKISTAN

Recap of countries in Zone “A”

Spain excluding Madrid and

Barcelona is also in Zone A

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COUNTRIES IN ZONE BANDORRA IVORY COAST HAITI MARTINIQUE SINGAPORE

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES CHILE HUNGARY MONTSERRAT SENEGAL

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA CAMEROON INDIA MAURITIUS SURINAM

ANGUILLA PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

IRAQ NEW CALEDONIA EL SALVADOR

BONAIRE (Dutch Indies) COLOMBIA IRAN NIGER TURKS AND CAICOS

CURACAO (Dutch Indies) COSTA RICA JAMAICA NICARAGUA TOGO

SABA (Dutch Indies) CYPRUS JORDAN THE NETHERLANDS THAILAND

SINT EUSTATIUS CZECH REP. JAPAN OMAN TURKEY

ARGENTINA DOMINICA KENYA PANAMA TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

ARUBA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CAMBODIA PERU TAIWAN

BARBADOS ECUADOR COMOROS FRENCH POLYNESIA TANZANIA

BELGIUM EGYPT ST CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS PHILIPPINES UGANDA

Belgium (Premium) SPAIN (20%) SOUTH KOREA ST PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON UNITED STATES

BURKINA FASO Spain (80%)* KUWAIT PORTO RICO URUGUAY

BAHRAIN GABON CAYMAN (ISLANDS) PALESTINE ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

BENIN GRENADA LEBANON PORTUGAL VENEZUELA

BERMUDA GUYANA ST LUCIA PARAGUAY VIRGIN ISLANDS (GB)

BRUNEI GUADELOUPE LIECHTENSTEIN QATAR AMERICAN VIRGIN ISLANDS

BOLIVIA ST BARTHELEMY LUXEMBOURG REUNION VIETNAM

BRAZIL ST MARTIN ( FRENCH PART) MOROCCO WALLIS AND FUTUNA

BAHAMAS GUATEMALA MADAGASCAR RUSSIA MAYOTTE

BELIZE GUYANA ST MARTIN ( DUTCH PART) SAUDI ARABIA SOUTH AFRICA

CANADA HONG KONG MALI SEYCHELLES ZIMBABWE

SWITZERLAND HONDURAS MACAO SUDAN

* Only Madrid and Barcelona are in Zone B, the rest is in Zone A

Recap of countries in Zone “B”

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Packaging Documentation Labels

Every battery must be individually The declaration form

wrapped in packaging which “transport of lithium

prevents a short circuit. battery” must be enclosed with the shipmentdocuments.

The parcel must be handled with care The words: “Lithium ion

There is a risk of flammability if the batteries in compliance with

parcel is damaged. section II of PI-966” must be

written on the invoice under the

There are special procedures which must

be followed in the case of a damaged parcel,

including an inspection and repackaging if

necessary.

product name.

Limit per parcel:

5kg net of batteries!

- Battery ≤ 100Wh / Cell ≤ 20Wh

- Battery next to equipment

Lithium ION batteries / Zone B - UN 3481

The lithium label must be

filled out:

* ONU number

** Telephone number

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Battery ≤ 100Wh / Cell ≤ 20Wh

- Battery in equipment

- Battery > 2 units / Cell > 4 units

Lithium ION Batteries – UN 3481

Packaging Documentation Labels

Each battery must be individually The declaration form

wrapped in packaging which “transport of lithium

prevents a short circuit. battery” must be enclosed with the shipmentdocuments.

The parcel must be handled with care The words: “Lithium ion

There is a risk of flammability if the batteries in compliance with

parcel is damaged. section II of PI-967” must be

written on the invoice under the

There are special procedures which must

be followed in the case of a damaged parcel,

including an inspection and repackaging if

necessary.

product name.

Limit per parcel:

5kg net of batteries!

The lithium label must be

filled out:

* ONU number

** Telephone number

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- Battery ≤ 2 g. / Cell ≤ 1 g.

- Battery with separate equipment

Lithium METAL batteries / Zone B - UN 3091

Packaging Documentation Labels

Each battery must be individually The declaration form

wrapped in packaging which “transport of lithium

prevents a short circuit. battery” must be enclosed with the shipmentdocuments.

The parcel must be handled with care The words: “Lithium metal

There is a risk of flammability if the batteries in compliance with

parcel is damaged. section II of PI-969” must be

written on the invoice under the

There are special procedures which must

be followed in the case of a damaged parcel,

including an inspection and repackaging if

necessary.

product name.

Limit per parcel:

5kg net of batteries!

The lithium label must be

filled out:

* ONU number

** Telephone number

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- Battery ≤ 2 g. / Cell ≤ 1 g.

- Battery in equipment

- Battery > 2 units / Cell > 4 units

Lithium METAL batteries / Zone B - UN 3091

Packaging Documentation Labels

Each battery must be individually The declaration form

wrapped in packaging which “transport of lithium

prevents a short circuit. battery” must be enclosed with the shipmentdocuments.

The parcel must be handled with care The words: “Lithium metal

There is a risk of flammability if the batteries in compliance with

parcel is damaged. section II of PI-970” must be

written on the invoice under the

There are special procedures which must

be followed in the case of a damaged parcel,

including an inspection and repackaging if

necessary.

product name.

Limit per parcel:

5kg net of batteries!

The lithium label must be

filled out:

* ONU number

** Telephone number

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Lithium Ion / Metal battery – Standard processing

Packaging Documentation Labels

No specific packaging.

Parcel packing must be

rigid and undamaged.

The shipment is considered standard according to IATA regulations.

The shipment type requires no specific

documentation.

No label is to be

affixed to the

parcel.

Warning: Shipments of lithium parcels considered to be standard must

be limited to 2 parcels per shipment.

For more than 2 parcels per shipment, each parcel must be declared.

Follow this link for the necessary declaration elements.

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Since 1st January 2017, lithium parcels considered to be standard must be declared if there are more than

2 in a shipment.

Shipment of more than 2 standard lithium parcels

Packaging Documentation Labels

Each battery must be individually The declaration form

wrapped in packaging which “transport of lithium

prevents a short circuit. battery” must be enclosed with the shipmentdocuments.

The parcel must be handled with care

There is a risk of flammability if the

parcel is damaged.

There are special procedures which must

be followed in the case of a damaged parcel,

including an inspection and repackaging if

necessary.

The lithium label must be

filled out:

* ONU number

** Telephone number

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The characteristics of your shipment do not correspond to IATA air

standards or our process for shipping lithium by air

Depending on the destination of your shipment, Chronopost can provide road

transport for your parcels.

Please contact your sales representative for more information

CANNOT BE SHIPPED!

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