Plenty of shipments of batteries are moving around the globe as containerized cargo. Some are offered as non-hazardous which leads to confusion as similar name batteries are offered as hazardous also.
Below is the list of batteries in IMDG Code and the criteria due to which some can be transported as non-hazardous goods.
| Proper Shipping Name |
Class |
UNNO |
Special Provision |
Criteria to become non-Hazardous |
| BATTERIES, CONTAINING SODIUM | 4.3 | 3292 | 239 | Batteries installed in vehicles are not subject to the provisions of IMDG Code |
| BATTERIES, DRY, CONTAINING POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID electric storage |
8 | 3028 | 295 304 |
|
| BATTERIES, WET, FILLED WITH ACID electric storage | 8 | 2794 | 295 | |
| BATTERIES, WET, FILLED WITH ALKALI electric storage | 8 | 2795 | 295 | |
| BATTERIES, WET, NON-SPILLABLE electric storage | 8 | 2800 | 29 238 |
Provided they pass Vibration Test, Pressure test and no leakage from crack at 55 Deg C as per special Provision 238 |
| LITHIUM METAL BATTERIES (including lithium alloy batteries) | 9 | 3090 | 188 230 310 957 |
If meeting the criteria listed in Special provision 188 |
| LITHIUM METAL BATTERIES CONTAINED IN EQUIPMENT or LITHIUM METAL BATTERIES PACKED WITH EQUIPMENT (including lithium alloy batteries) |
9 | 3091 | 188 230 957 |
If meeting the criteria listed in Special provision 188 |
| LITHIUM ION BATTERIES (including lithium ion polymer – batteries) | 9 | 3480 | 188 230 310 348 957 |
If meeting the criteria listed in Special provision 188 |
| LITHIUM ION BATTERIES CONTAINED IN EQUIPMENT or LITHIUM ION BATTERIES PACKED WITH EQUIPMENT (including lithium ion polymer batteries) | 9 | 3481 | 188 230 348 957 |
If meeting the criteria listed in Special provision 188 |
| BATTERIES, NICKEL-METAL HYDRIDE | 9 | 3496 | 117 963 |
If meeting the criteria listed in Special provision 963. See entry NICKEL-METAL HYDRIDE BATTERIES |
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