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LITHIUM BATTERIES
US Postal Service will not ship electronics with lithium batteries abroad
Below quoted from iNews880AM US Postal Service will not ship electronics with lithium batteries abroad, citing safety risks 11:50am 5/13/2012 The U.S. Postal Service is banning international shipments of electronics with lithium batteries such as smartphones, laptops and iPads, citing the risk of fire. Beginning Wednesday, consumers may no longer make the shipments, including to … Continue reading
“Torch” cigarette lighters
Lighters with flammable gas is assigned with UN Number 1057 under class 2.1. IMDG Code specifies that a lighter must not have gas volume larger than 10 g of liquefied petroleum gas. The danger of flammable gas filled lighters is potential leakage of gas which will produce a flammable atmosphere in a shipping container. These … Continue reading
Air Transport of Lithium Metal and Lithium Ion Batteries
IATA has published changes to Lithium Battery transport regulations document can be downloaded here Transport of Lithium Metal and Lithium Ion Batteries
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