# Lithium metal batteries packed by themselves (Packing Instruction 968) — passenger aircraft — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Lithium metal batteries packed by themselves (Packing Instruction 968), item category is Lithium metal batteries packed by themselves (Packing Instruction 968) — passenger aircraft; carrier is IATA (air cargo); restriction type is prohibited; scope is cargo on passenger aircraft; conditions is Forbidden as cargo on passenger aircraft; under Special Provision A201 limited quantities may be shipped on passenger aircraft with approval of the States of Origin, Destination and Operator, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item category:** Lithium metal batteries packed by themselves (Packing Instruction 968) — passenger aircraft _(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:** cargo on passenger aircraft _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Forbidden as cargo on passenger aircraft; under Special Provision A201 limited quantities may be shipped on passenger aircraft with approval of the States of Origin, Destination and Operator. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Lithium metal batteries packed by themselves (not contained in or packed with equipment) (Packing Instruction 968) are forbidden for transport as cargo on passenger aircraft).

## 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/).