How To Ship Batteries

Learn How To Safely Pack and Ship Batteries

We have assembled this illustrative guide to help you safely pack and ship many kinds of batteries. In some cases, such as with alkaline or certain non-spillable lead-acid batteries, your responsibilities may be limited to simple steps such as: selecting strong outer packaging; carefully protecting battery terminals to prevent sparking or short circuits; and carefully preparing the interior parcel components to keep tools or other metal objects away from batteries.

Learn How to Safely Pack and Ship Batteries

Lithium Metal Battery Shipper Pre-Approval

Note

Effective 1 July 2015, all existing customers and new customers who wish to ship lithium metal batteries without equipment (UN3090) via UPS® Air services must obtain pre-approval from UPS Airlines. This requirement is to ensure that proper training has occurred and that all applicable safety regulations are properly followed for such shipments.

The pre-approval requirement applies to lithium metal battery shipments that are fully regulated and require dangerous goods shipping papers. Fully regulated shipments will also require a separate UPS Dangerous Goods Agreement.

An Authoritative Resource

Read the International Air Transport Association guidance for lithium battery shipments 

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