Product Description
Making a mistake with marking, labelling or packaging products with lithium batteries can at best cause delays. At worst, the battery could fail or short circuit causing a fire. The Battery Shipping Regulations (BSR) covers all aspects of the shipping process from packaging requirements, labelling, marking and what to do if something goes wrong en route.
- Applicability (definitions, shipper responsibilities, caution, training, dangerous good security)
- Regulations (international legislation, dangerous goods carried by passengers, variations by state and operator, UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, subsection 38.3 )
- Classification (UN Numbers, Class 9 substances, classification scenarios, testing)
- Identification (list of dangerous goods, special provisions)
- Packing (combination packaging, quantity limits, UN specifications, overpacks, instructions, examples)
- UN specification packaging performance tests (test frequency, drop test, stacking test, reports, suppliers)
- Marking and labelling (marks, specifications, shipper’s responsibilities, examples)
- Documentation (declaration form instructions and examples, waybills,)
- Acceptance (checklists, refusals)
- Emergency response
New in the 2025 — Part III: Sodium Ion Batteries
- Generally adopting the same packing instructions, marking and labelling.
- But will have a different Proper Shipping Name “Sodium Ion Batteries… with organic electrolyte”.
- and a different UN number (UN 3551 or UN 3552).
The BSR 12th Edition is effective from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025.
Product Data
- Publisher:
- International Air Transport Association (IATA)
- Pub Date:
- September 2024
- Edition:
- 12th edition (2025)
- Format:
- Paperback
- Dimensions:
- 213 x 275 mm
- Language:
- English
- Approx Wt:
- 1.0 kg
- HS Code:
- 490199
020 7624 2993
