This tool classifies every battery entry in the IMDG Code (Amendment 42-24) — thirteen UN numbers, from lithium metal and lithium ion through sodium ion, wet acid and alkali, non-spillable, dry potassium hydroxide, metallic sodium and nickel-metal hydride. Search by UN number, chemistry or proper shipping name, or use the Classification Wizard to work through chemistry, packing configuration and condition step by step. Vehicles with the battery installed are covered by the Vehicle tool. This is a beta tool — always verify against the Code before making a shipment decision.
IMDG Code 42-24 Battery Classification & Compliance Aid
Every battery entry in the Code | Lithium Metal · Lithium Ion · Sodium Ion · Wet Acid · Wet Alkali · Non-Spillable · Dry Potassium Hydroxide · Metallic Sodium · Nickel-Metal Hydride
IMDG Code Amendment 42-24
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This is the classification path. It works from the regulatory criteria — chemistry, construction, packing, condition — and records the basis for the answer it gives you.
Scope. Every battery entry in the IMDG Code. Vehicle and equipment entries (UN 3166, 3171, 3556, 3557, 3558) see vehicle tool. The battery fluid entries (UN 2796, 2797) are fluids, not batteries, and are out of scope.
Beta — classification aid only. This tool gives a preliminary classification. It is not a compliance clearance, and it cannot verify how a battery is built or how it performed under test. Check the applicable requirements of the IMDG Code before offering the consignment for transport.
IMDG Code Compliance Centre · Safety at Sea · Shashikallada Shipping Consultancy LLP
Beta — classification aid only. This tool gives a preliminary classification. It is not a compliance clearance, and it cannot verify how a battery is built or how it performed under test. Check the applicable requirements of the IMDG Code before offering the consignment for transport.
IMDG Code Compliance Centre · Safety at Sea · Shashikallada Shipping Consultancy LLP