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New regulations for air transport of lithium batteries in 2017

UN38.3 test version revised to version Sixth
The third part of the United Nations dangerous goods transport test and standards manual, (UN38.3) Rev.6 version has been released, it will replace the existing version of Rev.5. Among them, there is a big change in the detection of lithium battery.
Mainly as follows:
Change 1: in the 38.3.4.2.2 section, modify the test item T2 high temperature storage temperature
Change two: in the 38.3.4.5.2 section, change the environmental temperature requirements for the T5 test items

Change three: in the 38.3.4.4.2 chapter, the acceleration of the acceleration of the impact of the peak value of the acceleration, a small battery more than 4.48Kg, the peak acceleration will be less than 150gn, large battery over 12Kg, the peak acceleration will be less than 50gn.


 the IATA DGR IATA 58 edition (2017) will be implemented from January 2017

1. DGR the latest version of documents, since January 1, 2017 will use the new lithium battery label to replace the old version of lithium battery operation tag; The new operating label color and size are consistent with the old version, but all part of the word has been deleted, also need to include the UN number. Have two years of transition between old and new label operation, can continue to use old labels to December 1, 2018.

2. in addition, dangerous goods transport of goods to use the new lithium battery 9 kind of dangerous goods (UN Class 9), the new label design is in the original nine Class label in the lower part of the black and white vertical stripe increased the lithium battery design, its appearance size remains the same; The original Class 9 tags still can continue to use, the transition period until the end of December 2018.

Other requirements: 2.3 PI965 to PI970 Section IB and Section II lithium battery transportation will no longer need to declaration of the shipper and additional documents.

To produce less than 100 lithium battery transport (need to be approved by the authorities), will use the new PI910 packing guideline.

57 specified in the Edition of the IATA PI967 Section II, PI970 Section II on a package containing no more than four batteries or two batteries, a single air transport more than two packaging, must be posted tag battery operation. But a single goods are packed in two of the following can not stick a lithium battery tag, transition period of the year will end on December 31, 2016.


Will commence in April 2016 of PI965 charge battery SOC shall not exceed 30% and the content of the cargo transport to join only 58 Edition of the IATA.


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