# Batteries packed with other dangerous goods (UN 3090, UN 3480, UN 3551) — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Batteries packed with other dangerous goods (UN 3090, UN 3480, UN 3551), carrier is IATA (air cargo); restriction type is prohibited; scope is same outer packaging or overpack; conditions is Must not be packed with Class 1 explosives (other than Division 1.4S), Division 2.1 flammable gases, Class 3 flammable liquids, Division 4.1 flammable solids, or Division 5.1 oxidizers, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item category:** Batteries packed with other dangerous goods (UN 3090, UN 3480, UN 3551) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** IATA (air cargo) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** prohibited _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** same outer packaging or overpack _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Must not be packed with Class 1 explosives (other than Division 1.4S), Division 2.1 flammable gases, Class 3 flammable liquids, Division 4.1 flammable solids, or Division 5.1 oxidizers. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> must not be packed in the same outer packaging or overpack with dangerous goods classified as: − Class 1 (explosives) other than Division 1.4S, − Division 2.1 (flammable gases), − Class 3 (flammable liquids), − Division 4.1 (flammable solids) or − Division 5.1 (oxidizers).

## Source

- https://www.iata.org/contentassets/05e6d8742b0047259bf3a700bc9d42b9/lithium-battery-guidance-document.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2027-08-10.
Part of [Postal shipping restrictions by item category](https://referencesource.org/shipping-restrictions-by-class/).