US DOT (per 49 CFR 172.101) and IATA/ICAO
Proper Shipping Name: Lithium Metal Batteries
UN Number: UN 3090 (UN 3091 for
Hazard Classification: Class 9 (Misc.)
Lithium Metal Batteries Contained in Equipment or Lithium Metal Batteries Packed With
Equipment)
Packing Group: II
Labels Required: MISCELLANEOUS HAZARD CLASS 9, LITHIUM BATTERY LABEL (IATA 7.4.8)
Other: CARGO AIRCRAFT ONLY (Forbidden as cargo aboard passenger aircraft)
Transportation within, to and from the US: are governed by the US DOT CFR 49, Parts 171, 172,
173 and 175. They details the required packaging and labels and transportation mode of cells
transported separately or in equipment. The battery cannot be shipped, within, to, and from
the US by passenger aircraft. Air shipments of cells can be done only by cargo aircraft.