Packing Instruction Type :

969 Section I | UN3091

What you need to know to ship lithium batteries?

Required Documents

  • Shipper's Declaration required.

  • Indicate as below in FedEx air waybill:

    • "Dangerous Goods as per associated Shipper's Declaration" and "Cargo Aircraft Only".
       
Shipper's Declaration

Required Packaging and Labelling

  • UN specification packaging required as follows:

    Cells and/or Batteries must:
    • be completely enclosed in inner packagings then placed in UN Specification packaging that meets Packing Group II performance standards, then placed with the equipment in a strong rigid outer packaging (Figure 1); or
    • be completely enclosed in inner packagings then placed with equipment in UN Specification packaging that meets Packing Group II performance standards. (Figure 2)

    Note: A strong rigid outer package (Figure 1) need not bear a UN Specification Mark e.g. 4G/Y25.5/S/19/US/LM825
  • Class 9 Lithium Batteries or Sodium Ion Batteries Label (Figure 3) with a CAO Label (Figure 4) affixed on the same surface.
  • The number of batteries in each package must not exceed the appropriate number for the equipment's operation plus two spare sets.

 

If net quantity of batteries per package is above 5kg and no more than 35kg:

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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.