# Lithium ion batteries packed alone (UN 3480) — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

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.

- **Item category:** Lithium ion batteries packed alone (UN 3480) _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** IATA air transport _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** air transport _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Must be offered for transport at a state of charge not exceeding 30% of their rated design capacity.

## What the source says

> A 30% state-of-charge limit already applies to lithium batteries shipped alone by air (UN 3480).

## Source

- https://www.lion.com/lion-news/october-2024/lithium-battery-30-state-of-charge-recommendations-for-2025

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/).