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Exception and special-condition battery guidance is now under Resources as Battery Condition & Special-Case Review. Condition is a separate dimension from transport configuration (alone / in equipment / with equipment).
Condition screening
Where exception cargo sits in the screening
Cargo screening
How is the battery presented, and in what condition?
- Cells or batteries alonePacks, cells or spares shipped without equipment.UN 3480 (lithium-ion) · UN 3090 (lithium metal)Cargo guide
- Packed with equipmentBattery and the device it powers in the same outer package, not installed.UN 3481 · UN 3091 (packed with equipment)Cargo guide
- Contained in equipmentBattery installed in the device, e.g. tools, instruments, e-mobility parts.UN 3481 · UN 3091 (contained in equipment)Cargo guide
Condition screening
- New, testedStandard review of test summary, SDS and packing.
- Returned or usedScreened for damage, defects and missing test data before anything is offered.
- Damaged, defective or recalledSeparate special provisions; many carriers decline. Reviewed case by case.
