DHL Battery Operation Guide

DHL Battery Operation Guide

2019 DHL Battery Operation Guide (Updated on January 1)
  PI966PI966(Supporting Lithium-ion Battery) PI967(Built-in Lithium-ion Battery) PI969(Supporting Lithium-metal Battery) PI970(Built-in Lithium-metal Battery)
Type Section II  Section II 
Battery Power Limit Per CELL≤20WH                                                          Per  BATTERY≤100WH Each Battery Cell: ≤ 1 gram (g) Lithium Content
Each Battery : ≤ 2 gram (g) Lithium Content
Quantity Limitation for Each Battery Battery for Driving Device
+2 Spare Battery
≤2Batteries or
≤ 4Battery Cells
>22Batteries or>4Battery Cells Battery for Driving Device
+2 Spare Battery
≤2Batteries or
≤ 4Battery Cells
>22Batteries or>4Battery Cells
Weight Restriction for Each battery Battery Weight
Less than 5KG
Battery Weight
Less than 5KG
5KGBattery Weight
Less than 5KG
Battery Weight
Less than 5KG
Battery Weight
Less than 5KG
Battery Weight
Less than 5KG
Description Statement of Battery on the Waybill Lithium ion
batteries in 
compliance with 
Section II of 
PI966 
Lithium ion 
batteries in 
compliance with 
Section II of PI967, 
4 cells / 2 batteries 
or less
Lithium ion 
batteries in 
compliance with
  Section II of  
PI967 
Lithium metal 
batteries in 
compliance with 
Section II 
of PI969 
Lithium metal
  batteries in  
compliance with 
Section II
  of P970”, 4 cells / 2 batteries 
or less 
Lithium metal 
batteries in 
compliance with 
Section II
  of P970 
(#Battery Label(#) Need (*)No Need Need Need (*)No Need Need
MSDS Need No Need Need No Need No Need Need
Battery Information(2019-1-1 Update) No Need No Need No Need No Need No Need No Need
Package with
IATA38.3 Standard
Need Need Need Need Need Need
Package Passing the 1.2 Meter Drop Test
Caution Short Circuit
Caution Unexpected Starting
Need Need Need Need Need Need

The DHL Battery Operation Guide introduces the detailed requirements and for the delivery of supporting battery and built-in battery product. It is mainly about what can or can not be sent.

We are subject to the following regulations for delivering batteries through DHL International Express to Japan / Korea / Singapore / USA / Australia / Canada / Central South America / Africa / Middle East, etc..

2019 DHL Battery Operation Update and Notes

  • 1, (#) The new battery label will take effect on January 1, 2019 (see Figure A below), and the existing lithium battery label can continue to be used until December 31, 2019. From January 1, 2019 on, only the lithium battery label can be used.
  • 2, (*) The following two cases can be exempted from the lithium battery label:

    1) The same set does not exceed two packages, and each package does not exceed 4 batteries or 2 battery packs, and the battery is installed Inside the device.;

    2) The package contains only button batteries and is installed in the device (including on the circuit board)

  • 3. From December 27, 2016, the mobile power supply is defined as PI965 (pure battery) and is prohibited from being delivered.
  • 4,per CELL> 20WH or per BATTERY ≥100WH is dangerous and will not be shipped.
  • 5, battery power (WH) = {battery capacity (mAh) * volt (V)} / 1000
  • 6, dry battery: need to provide battery information (two originals) and two MSDS, waybill declaration statement: with dry batteries, not restricted and as per DGR SP A123 .

DHL International Express Battery Label In the location of *, write the UN number, such as UN3481 or UN3091 In the location of **, write contact number

DHL Battery Export Requirements

  • 1. All goods delivered with built-in lithium batteries must be packaged in accordance with IATA 38.3;
  • 2. When the built-in lithium battery goods meet any of the following conditions, the MSDS must be provided with the goods, and the outer package should be labeled with the battery:

    1) no more than two items per set, but more than two batteries or four battery cells in each package;

    2) More than two items per set, even if there are no more than two batteries or four battery cells in each package.

  • 3. When the built-in lithium battery goods meet any of the following conditions, the battery label can be exempted:

    1) No more than two items per set, and no more than two batteries or four battery cells in each package, and the battery is installed in the device;

    2) The package contains only button batteries and is installed in the device (including on the board).

List of Countries and Territories without DHL Battery Service

Countries without DHL Service of All Lithium Batteries and Goods with Lithium Batteries (ie PI965, 966, 967, 968, 969, 970)
Countries without DHL Service of All Lithium Batteries and Goods with Lithium Batteries (ie PI965, 966, 967, 968, 969, 970)
Central;African;Republic
Chad
Virgin;Islands;(;British)
Yemen,;Republic;of
Syria
Uzbekistan
Uganda
Turkmenistan
Tunisia
Turks;and;Caicos;Islands
Tanzania
Tajikistan
Somaliland,;Rep;of;(North;Somalia)
Somalia
Suriname
Sudan
Swaziland
St.;Eustatius
Saint;Helena
Sao;Tome;and;Principe
St.;Barthelemy
Seychelles
Sierra;Leone
Georgia
Nevis
Niger
South;Sudan
Namibia
Mozambique
Micronesia,;Federated;States;of
Montserrat
American;Samoa
Mauritania
Mayotte
Commonwealth;No.;Mariana;Islands
Mali
Malawi
Rwanda
Libya
Liberia
Lesotho
Kosovo
Comoros
Zimbabwe
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea;Republic
Kyrgyzstan
Djibouti
Netherlands;Antilles
Kazakhstan
Cuba
Greenland
Congo
Gambia
Falkland;Islands
Cape;Verde
French;Guyana
Faroe;Islands
Eritrea
Guinea-Equatorial
Korea.;The;D.P.R;of;(North;K.)
Burundi
Burkina;Faso
Bonaire
Anguilla
Angola
Ethiopia
Egypt
Azerbaijan
Aruba
Congo,;The;Democratic;Republic;of
Qatar
Turkey
Countries without DHL Service of E-cigarettes and its
Country Code Countries(English) AE UAE BH Bahrain IQ Iraq JO Jordan KW Kuwait QA Qatar SA Saudi Arabia EG Egypt TR Turkey SG Singapore KR South Korea TH Thailand BD Bangladesh PK Pakistan KH Cambodia MM Myanmar MX MEXICO