UN Transportation Test
UL provides you the services for the mandatory UN Transportation Tests for lithium-ion batteries according to UN 38.3 (5th Edition, Amendment 1). The requirements had substantial changes with effective date of January 1st, 2013 especially in areas of packaging, accompanying documents, registration and handling. See the flowchart below for the detailed shipping requirements.
Classification Flowchart – Lithium Ion Batteries
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Classification Flowchart – Lithium Metal Batteries
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Source: IATA Lithium Battery Guidance Document (Revised April 10th, 2012)
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