# Lithium ion cells and batteries packed alone (UN3480) — Section II removal — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Lithium ion cells and batteries packed alone (UN3480), item category is Lithium ion cells and batteries packed alone (UN3480) — Section II removal; carrier is IATA (air cargo); restriction type is restricted; scope is cargo aircraft only (from March 31, 2022); conditions is The 63rd Edition of the IATA DGR removed Section II from packing instructions 965 and 968 for lithium cells and batteries packed alone; compliance with the revision is mandatory after March 31, 2022, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item category:** Lithium ion cells and batteries packed alone (UN3480) — Section II removal _(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:** cargo aircraft only (from March 31, 2022) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** The 63rd Edition of the IATA DGR removed Section II from packing instructions 965 and 968 for lithium cells and batteries packed alone; compliance with the revision is mandatory after March 31, 2022. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Compliance with this revision is mandatory after March 31, 2022. Until that date the Section II provisions of PI 965 and PI 968 may be used as they are found in the 62nd Edition (2021) of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations.

## Source

- https://danielstraining.com/revised-packing-instructions-for-lithium-cells-and-batteries-effective-03-31-22/

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/).