---
type: provision
id: lithium-cells-or-batteries-packed-with-or-contained-in-equipment-c-4-i
asset: lithium-battery-shipping-limits
title: "(c)(4)(i) — Lithium battery shipping limits (49 CFR 173.185)"
sources:
  - https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-173.185
source_quote: "The number of cells or batteries in each package is limited to the minimum number required to power the piece of equipment, plus two spare sets, and the total net quantity (mass) of the lithium cells or batteries in the completed package must not exceed 5 kg."
generated: true
verified: false
harvested: 2026-08-03
stale_after: 2027-01-30
provision: "(c)(4)(i)"
applies_to: "lithium cells or batteries packed with, or contained in, equipment"
threshold: "5 kg"
requirement: "The total net quantity (mass) of the lithium cells or batteries in the completed package must not exceed 5 kg."
unverified_fields: applies_to, provision
---
**Provision:** (c)(4)(i)

**Applies to:** lithium cells or batteries packed with, or contained in, equipment

**Threshold:** 5 kg

**Requirement:** The total net quantity (mass) of the lithium cells or batteries in the completed package must not exceed 5 kg.

> The number of cells or batteries in each package is limited to the minimum number required to power the piece of equipment, plus two spare sets, and the total net quantity (mass) of the lithium cells or batteries in the completed package must not exceed 5 kg.

Source: <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-173.185>