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Lithium metal and lithium-ion cells and batteries installed in or packed with equipment may be mailable via air or surface transportation. Lithium-ion (or lithium polymer) batteries may be mailed, in limited quantities, via air transportation when both shipped from, and intended for delivery to, the state of Alaska under 349.24.
Lithium cells and batteries are Class 9 (miscellaneous) hazardous materials. There are eight possible descriptions for lithium cells and batteries, depending on the battery chemistry. These descriptions, or proper shipping names, are found in the Hazardous Materials Table (HMT) in § 172.101 of the HMR.
• Per special provision 181 in § 172.102, a package containing both lithium ion and lithium metal batteries must include hazard communication for both battery types (See Guide 07 for Lithium Metal Battery hazard communication requirements).
The outer packaging holding the batteries must meet the Packing Group II performance requirements. Batteries can be packed in this manner and then packaged with the equipment or the inner packagings can be packaged with the equipment in a Packing Group II performance package.
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