Lithium metal batteries packed by themselves (Packing Instruction 968) — passenger aircraft · IATA (air cargo)
For Lithium metal batteries packed by themselves (Packing Instruction 968), authority is IATA (air cargo); item or substance is Lithium metal batteries packed by themselves (Packing Instruction 968) — passenger aircraft; restriction type is prohibited; scope is cargo on passenger aircraft; conditions is Forbidden as cargo on passenger aircraft; under Special Provision A201 limited quantities may be shipped on passenger aircraft with approval of the States of Origin, Destination and Operator, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.
- Item or substance
- Lithium metal batteries packed by themselves (Packing Instruction 968) — passenger aircraft
- Authority
- IATA (air cargo) our reading
- Restriction type
- prohibited our reading
- Scope
- cargo on passenger aircraft our reading
- Conditions
- Forbidden as cargo on passenger aircraft; under Special Provision A201 limited quantities may be shipped on passenger aircraft with approval of the States of Origin, Destination and Operator.
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What the source says
Lithium metal batteries packed by themselves (not contained in or packed with equipment) (Packing Instruction 968) are forbidden for transport as cargo on passenger aircraft).
— iata.org, retrieved 2026-08-10
Source
- iata.orghttps://www.iata.org/contentassets/05e6d8742b0047259bf3a700bc9d42b9/lithium-battery-guidance-document.pdf