Packing Instruction Type :

969 Section II | UN3091

What you need to know to ship lithium batteries?

Required Documents

  • Shipper’s Declaration not required.

  • The statement “Lithium metal batteries in compliance with Section II of PI969” must be indicated on the FedEx air waybill.

Required Packaging and Labelling

  • Strong rigid outer packaging.

  • Completed Battery Mark (Figure 1).

  • The number of batteries in each package must not exceed the appropriate number for the equipment's operation plus two spare sets.
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The following information must be indicated on the Battery Mark:
(*) UN number(s)
(**) Telephone number for additional information (Optional)


Surcharges

IDG surcharge: No surcharge

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®.

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
India1 Yes Some locations*
Indonesia Yes Some locations*
Malaysia Yes Some locations*
New Zealand Yes Some locations*
Philippines4 Yes Some locations*
Singapore Yes All locations
South Korea Yes All locations
Taiwan, China Yes All locations
Thailand6 Yes Some locations*
UAE Yes All locations
USA5 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
India1 Yes Some locations*
Indonesia2 Yes Some locations*
Malaysia Yes Some locations*
New Zealand Yes Some locations*
Philippines4 Yes Some locations*
Singapore Yes All locations
South Korea Yes All locations
Taiwan, China Yes All locations
Thailand Yes Some locations*
UAE Yes All locations
USA5 Yes All locations
Vietnam Yes Some 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: Outbound 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.

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