Packing Instruction Type :
965 Section IB | UN3480
What you need to know to ship lithium batteries?
Required Documents
- Shipper's Declaration required.
- Ensure the FedEx air waybill indicates the following statements "Dangerous Goods as per associated Shippers Declaration" and "Cargo Aircraft Only".
- The letters "IB" must be entered on the Shipper's Declaration either.
- after the packing instruction number, or
- in the authorization column.
- after the packing instruction number, or
- Lithium ion cells must be offered for transport at a state of charge (SoC) not exceeding 30% of their rated capacity.
- Lithium ion cells with a state of charge greater than 30% of their rated capacity may only be offered for transport, on cargo aircraft only, with the prior approval of the State of Origin and the State of the Operator under the written conditions established by those authorities.
Required Packaging and Labelling
- Strong rigid outer packaging.
- Completed Battery Mark (Figure 1) with a CAO Label (Figure 3) on the same surface with Class 9 Lithium Batteries or Sodium Ion Batteries Label (Figure 2).
Figure 1
The following information must be indicated on the Battery Mark:
(*) UN number(s)
(**) Telephone number for additional information (Optional)
Figure 2
Figure 3
Surcharges
IDG surcharge: Yes.
Other surcharges may be applied depend on your shipment’s requirements. Click here for further details.
Origins and Destinations
Customers can drop off shipments at FedEx Stations. Click here to find your nearest FedEx Stations.
Ship from Hong Kong SAR, China
| Origin locations | Accepted |
| Hong Kong SAR, China | Yes |
| Destination | Locations | Accepted |
| Australia | All locations | - |
| China | All locations | - |
| France | All locations | Yes |
| Germany | All locations | Yes |
| Guam | All locations | - |
| India1 | All locations | Yes |
| Indonesia | All locations | - |
| Japan | All locations | Yes |
| Malaysia | All locations | Yes |
| New Zealand | All locations | - |
| Philippines4 | All locations | - |
| Singapore | All locations | Yes |
| South Korea | All locations | Yes |
| Taiwan, China | All locations | Yes |
| Thailand6 | All locations | Yes |
| UAE | All locations | Yes |
| USA5 | All locations | Yes |
| Vietnam | All locations | - |
Ship to Hong Kong SAR, China
| Destination locations | Accepted |
| Hong Kong SAR, China | Yes |
| Origin | Locations | Accepted |
| Australia | All locations | - |
| China | All locations | - |
| France | All locations | Yes |
| Germany | All locations | Yes |
| Guam | All locations | - |
| India1 | All locations | Yes |
| Indonesia2 | All locations | - |
| Japan3 | All locations | Yes |
| Malaysia | All locations | Yes |
| New Zealand | All locations | - |
| Philippines4 | All locations | Yes |
| Singapore | All locations | Yes |
| South Korea | All locations | Yes |
| Taiwan, China | All locations | Yes |
| Thailand | All locations | Yes |
| UAE | All locations | Yes |
| USA5 | All locations | Yes |
| Vietnam | All locations | - |
1 India: Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore with Broker Select Option and Hold at Airport.
2 Indonesia: Only accept from Jakarta and Batam.
3 Japan: Only accept from Sanbu-Gun Shibayama-Machi only
4 Philippines: Service limited to BNQ (Pasay City), CUJ (Cavite), CYU (Clark), CYZ (Quezon City), LWA (Laguna), MNL (Manila), PAG (Pasig) and SFE (Subic) locations only.
5 ALASKA (USA):
- Dangerous goods are prohibited to/from locations BRW and PUO in Anchorage, Alaska. This includes all Section II lithium battery shipments bearing the Lithium Battery Mark.
- Dangerous goods are prohibited to/from locations Juneau (JNU), Ketchikan (KTN), and Sitka (SIT) however Section II lithium batteries bearing the Lithium Battery Mark without the CARGO AIRCRAFT ONLY label can be accepted to/from these locations.
HAWAII (USA): Dangerous goods are prohibited to/from the Kalaupapa area of the island of Molokai however Section II lithium batteries bearing the Lithium Battery Mark without the CARGO AIRCRAFT ONLY label can be accepted to/from these locations.
6 Thailand: Lithium battery shipments to HHQX (Bangna, Samutprakarn), NAKA (Nakorn Ratchasima), HKTA (Phuket), CNXA (Chiang Mai) and LPTA (Lumpoon) must use “Broker Select Option” service only (no FedEx clearance and no FedEx delivery). Lithium battery shipments have a daily storage fee.