# Hybrid powered vehicles (UN 3166) — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Hybrid powered vehicles (UN 3166), carrier is IATA (air cargo); restriction type is restricted; scope is air cargo; conditions is Vehicles powered by both flammable gas/liquid and a battery are classified primarily under the provisions for flammable gas or flammable liquid powered vehicles; the descriptive text 'hybrid' has been added to UN 3166 shipping names, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item category:** Hybrid powered vehicles (UN 3166) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** IATA (air cargo) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** air cargo _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Vehicles powered by both flammable gas/liquid and a battery are classified primarily under the provisions for flammable gas or flammable liquid powered vehicles; the descriptive text 'hybrid' has been added to UN 3166 shipping names. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Vehicles which are powered by both flammable gas/liquid and a battery, are classified primarily under the provisions for flammable gas or flammable liquid powered vehicles.

## 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/).