Packing Instruction Type :

965 Section IA | 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".

Note:

  • Lithium ion cells or batteries must be offered for transport at a state of charge (SoC) not exceeding 30% of their rated capacity.

  • Lithium ion cells or batteries 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.
     
Shipper's Declaration

Required Packaging and Labelling

  • UN specification packaging required (must meet Packing Group II standards).

  • Class 9 Lithium Batteries or Sodium Ion Batteries Label (Figure 1) with a CAO Label (Figure 2) affixed on the same surface.
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Figure 2

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 World Service Center® locations. Click here to find your nearest FedEx World Service Centre®.

FedEx Authorized Service Center® locations do not accept any lithium battery shipments.

Ship from Japan

Origin locations Accepted
Japan Yes
Destination Accepted Locations
Australia Yes All locations
China No None
France Yes Some locations*
Germany Yes All locations
Guam Yes All locations
Hong Kong SAR, China Yes All locations
India Yes Some locations*
Indonesia No None
Malaysia Yes Some locations*
New Zealand No None
Philippines1 Yes Some locations*
Singapore Yes All locations
South Korea Yes All locations
Taiwan, China Yes All locations
Thailand2 Yes Some locations*
UAE Yes All locations
USA3 Yes All locations
Vietnam Yes Some locations*

Ship to Japan

Destination locations Accepted
Japan Yes
Origin Accepted Locations
Australia Yes All locations
China No None
France Yes Some locations*
Germany Yes All locations
Guam Yes All locations
Hong Kong SAR, China Yes All locations
India Yes Some locations*
Indonesia Yes Some locations*
Malaysia Yes Some locations*
New Zealand No None
Philippines1 Yes Some locations*
Singapore Yes All locations
South Korea Yes All locations
Taiwan, China Yes All locations
Thailand2 Yes Some locations*
UAE Yes All locations
USA3 Yes All locations
Vietnam Yes Some locations*

1 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.

2 Thailand: Lithium battery shipment to locations 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.

3 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.

* Contact Customer Service for details of cities where this commodity is accepted.