Lithium batteries exceeding 35 kg (Special Provision A54)
For Lithium batteries exceeding 35 kg (Special Provision A54), carrier is US DOT (49 CFR, air); restriction type is restricted; scope is air cargo; conditions is A lithium battery, including one packed with or contained in equipment, may exceed a mass of 35 kg only if approved by the Associate Administrator prior to shipment, noted on the shipping paper, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.
- Item category
- Lithium batteries exceeding 35 kg (Special Provision A54) verified
- Carrier
- US DOT (49 CFR, air) our reading
- Restriction type
- restricted our reading
- Scope
- air cargo our reading
- Conditions
- A lithium battery, including one packed with or contained in equipment, may exceed a mass of 35 kg only if approved by the Associate Administrator prior to shipment, noted on the shipping paper. verified
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.
What the source says
may have a mass exceeding 35 kg if approved by the Associate Administrator prior to shipment. When approved by the Associate Administrator and shipped in accordance with this special provision, the special provision must be noted on the shipping paper.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-10
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-172/subpart-B