Lithium ion batteries packed alone (UN 3480)
What is the carrier for Lithium ion batteries packed alone (UN 3480)?
For Lithium ion batteries packed alone (UN 3480), carrier is IATA air transport; restriction type is restricted; scope is air transport; conditions is Must be offered for transport at a state of charge not exceeding 30% of their rated design capacity, recorded from its source on 2026-08-04.
A 30% state-of-charge limit already applies to lithium batteries shipped alone by air (UN 3480).
— lion.com, retrieved 2026-08-04
- Item category
- Lithium ion batteries packed alone (UN 3480)
- Carrier
- IATA air transport our reading
- Restriction type
- restricted our reading
- Scope
- air transport our reading
- Conditions
- Must be offered for transport at a state of charge not exceeding 30% of their rated design capacity.
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
Source
- lion.comhttps://www.lion.com/lion-news/october-2024/lithium-battery-30-state-of-charge-recommendations-for-2025