Defective, damaged or recalled lithium or sodium ion batteries · IATA (air cargo)
For Defective, damaged or recalled lithium or sodium ion batteries, authority is IATA (air cargo); restriction type is prohibited; scope is transport by air; conditions is Batteries identified by the manufacturer as defective for safety reasons, or damaged with potential to produce a dangerous evolution of heat, fire or short circuit, are forbidden for air transport; applies also to recalled devices (Special Provision A154), recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.
- Item or substance
- Defective, damaged or recalled lithium or sodium ion batteries
- Authority
- IATA (air cargo) our reading
- Restriction type
- prohibited our reading
- Scope
- transport by air our reading
- Conditions
- Batteries identified by the manufacturer as defective for safety reasons, or damaged with potential to produce a dangerous evolution of heat, fire or short circuit, are forbidden for air transport; applies also to recalled devices (Special Provision A154).
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What the source says
Lithium or sodium ion batteries, identified by the manufacturer as being defective for safety reasons, or that have been damaged, that have the potential of producing a dangerous evolution of heat, fire or short circuit are forbidden for transport by air (e.g. those being returned to the manufacturer for safety reasons).
— iata.org, retrieved 2026-08-10
Source
- iata.orghttps://www.iata.org/contentassets/05e6d8742b0047259bf3a700bc9d42b9/lithium-battery-guidance-document.pdf