Packing Instruction Type :
970 Section II | UN3091
What you need to know to ship lithium batteries?
Required Documents
- Shipper’s Declaration not required.
- For packages bearing the Battery Mark, the statement “Lithium metal batteries in compliance with Section II of PI970” must be indicated on the FedEx air waybill. This statement is not required on the air waybill for packages that do not require the Battery Mark.
Required Packaging and Labelling
- Strong rigid outer packaging.
- Completed Battery Mark (Figure 1):
- This requirement does not apply to packages containing only button cell batteries installed in equipment (including circuit boards) or:
- consignments of two packages or less where each package contains no more than four cells or two batteries installed in equipment.
If four cells or two batteries
per package, or less
If more than four cells or two batteries per package
Figure 1
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 apply depending on your shipping 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 Philippines
| Origin locations | Accepted |
| Pasay City | Yes |
| Cavite | Yes |
| Clark | Yes |
| Quezon City | Yes |
| Laguna | Yes |
| Manila | Yes |
| Pasig | Yes |
| Subic | Yes |
| Destination | Locations | Accepted |
| Australia | All locations | Yes |
| China1 | Some locations* | Yes |
| France | All locations | Yes |
| Germany | All locations | Yes |
| Guam | All locations | Yes |
| Hong Kong SAR, China2 |
All locations | Yes |
| India | All locations | Yes |
| Indonesia | All locations | Yes |
| Japan | All locations | Yes |
| Malaysia | All locations | Yes |
| New Zealand4 | All locations | Yes |
| Singapore | All locations | Yes |
| South Korea5 |
All locations | Yes |
| Taiwan, China | All locations | Yes |
| Thailand | All locations | Yes |
| UAE | All locations | Yes |
| USA6 | All locations | Yes |
| Vietnam7 | Some locations* | Yes |
Ship to Philippines
| Destination locations | Accepted |
| Pasay City | Yes |
| Cavite | Yes |
| Clark | Yes |
| Quezon City | Yes |
| Laguna | Yes |
| Manila | Yes |
| Pasig | Yes |
| Subic | Yes |
| Origin | Locations | Accepted |
| Australia | All locations | Yes |
| China | All locations | Yes |
| France | All locations | Yes |
| Germany | All locations | Yes |
| Guam | All locations | Yes |
| Hong Kong SAR, China2 |
All locations | Yes |
| India | All locations | Yes |
| Indonesia3 | Some locations* | Yes |
| Japan | All locations | Yes |
| Malaysia | All locations | Yes |
| New Zealand4 | All locations | Yes |
| Singapore | All locations | Yes |
| South Korea5 |
All locations | Yes |
| Taiwan, China | All locations | Yes |
| Thailand | All locations | Yes |
| UAE | All locations | Yes |
| USA6 | All locations | Yes |
| Vietnam7 | All locations | Yes |
1 China: Accepted on FedEx International Premium™ (IP1) and FedEx International Express Freight® (IXF) services only. Class 1-9 accepted to Shanghai (PVG) and Guangzhou (CAN), Class 2-9 accepted to Beijing (PEK), and Class 8-9 accepted to Shenzhen (SZX). Please attach completed paperwork including Shippers Declaration for Dangerous Goods (DGD), Dangerous Goods Acceptance Checklist, and air waybill copy.
2 Hong Kong: Accepted on FedEx International Priority® (IP), FedEx International Priority Freight® (IPF), FedEx International Economy® (IE) and FedEx International Economy Freight® (IEF) services only. Please note that economy dangerous goods service is only accepted from the US.
3 Indonesia: Only accept Class 9 dangerous goods from Jakarta (JKTA), Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLPA), Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGKA), Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXPA) and Batam (BTHA).
4 New Zealand: Accepted on FedEx International Priority® (IP) and FedEx International Priority Freight® (IPF) services only.
5 South Korea: Accepted on FedEx International Priority® (IP), FedEx International Priority Freight® (IPF), FedEx International Economy® (IE) and FedEx International Economy Freight® (IEF) services only. Please note that economy dangerous goods service is only accepted from the US.
6 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.
7 Vietnam: Accepted on FedEx International Priority Freight® (IPF) services only.
- Accept on FedEx International Priority® (IP)/FedEx International Priority Freight® (IPF) Class 9 dangerous goods inbound and outbound to/from Ho Chi Minh City Airport (SGNA) and "D" cities of DADA only.
- Accept on FedEx International Premium™ (IP1)/International Express Freight® (IXF) Classes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 inbound to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) and Hanoi (HAN) only.
* Contact Customer Service for details of cities where this commodity is accepted.