---
type: provision
id: lithium-metal-cell-b-3-ii
asset: lithium-battery-shipping-limits
title: "(b)(3)(ii) — Lithium battery shipping limits (49 CFR 173.185)"
sources:
  - https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-173.185
source_quote: "( ii ) The lithium content may not exceed 1 g for a lithium metal cell or 2 g for a lithium metal battery."
generated: true
verified: false
harvested: 2026-08-03
stale_after: 2027-01-30
provision: "(b)(3)(ii)"
applies_to: "lithium metal cell"
threshold: "1 g"
requirement: "The lithium content may not exceed 1 g"
unverified_fields: provision
---
**Provision:** (b)(3)(ii)

**Applies to:** lithium metal cell

**Threshold:** 1 g

**Requirement:** The lithium content may not exceed 1 g

> ( ii ) The lithium content may not exceed 1 g for a lithium metal cell or 2 g for a lithium metal battery.

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