# Lithium-ion (PI 965) cells or batteries packed alone — Section IA — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Lithium-ion (PI 965) cells or batteries packed alone, item category is Lithium-ion (PI 965) cells or batteries packed alone — Section IA; carrier is IATA (air); restriction type is restricted; scope is international air transport; conditions is Highest restriction tier. Applies to lithium ion cells/batteries packed alone that exceed the Section IB quantity/watt-hour thresholds. Full IATA DGR compliance required including UN specification packaging, all labelling, documentation, and biennial training. No exceptions, recorded from its source on 2026-08-04.

- **Item category:** Lithium-ion (PI 965) cells or batteries packed alone — Section IA _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** IATA (air) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** international air transport _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Highest restriction tier. Applies to lithium ion cells/batteries packed alone that exceed the Section IB quantity/watt-hour thresholds. Full IATA DGR compliance required including UN specification packaging, all labelling, documentation, and biennial training. No exceptions. _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Section IA remains unchanged.

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-08-04. Review by: 2027-08-04.
Part of [Postal shipping restrictions by item category](https://referencesource.org/shipping-restrictions-by-class/).