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. 

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.