Vehicles powered by batteries exceeding 100 Wh (UN 3171, UN 3556, UN 3557, UN 3558) · IATA (air cargo)
For Vehicles powered by batteries exceeding 100 Wh (UN 3171, UN 3556, UN 3557, UN 3558), authority is IATA (air cargo); restriction type is restricted; scope is air cargo; conditions is Must be offered for transport with batteries at a state of charge not exceeding 30% of rated capacity, or an indicated battery capacity not exceeding 25%; above 30% only with State of Origin and State of the Operator approval, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.
- Item or substance
- Vehicles powered by batteries exceeding 100 Wh (UN 3171, UN 3556, UN 3557, UN 3558)
- Authority
- IATA (air cargo) our reading
- Restriction type
- restricted our reading
- Scope
- air cargo our reading
- Conditions
- Must be offered for transport with batteries at a state of charge not exceeding 30% of rated capacity, or an indicated battery capacity not exceeding 25%; above 30% only with State of Origin and State of the Operator approval.
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What the source says
Vehicles powered by batteries with a watt-hour rating exceeding 100 Wh must be offered for transport with: ▪ the battery(ies) at a state of charge not exceeding 30% of their rated capacity; or ▪ an indicated battery capacity not exceeding 25%.
— iata.org, retrieved 2026-08-10
Source
- iata.orghttps://www.iata.org/contentassets/05e6d8742b0047259bf3a700bc9d42b9/lithium-battery-guidance-document.pdf