BATTERY TRANSPORTATION GUIDELINES & MSDS INFORMATION

Dry Cell Batteries:

Alkaline, Carbon Zinc, Zinc Air, Silver Oxide, Nickel Cadmium, Nickel Metal Hydride.

All of our “dry cell” batteries are unregulated for transportation by the US Department of Transportation (DOT), International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO). For air transport these batteries must be packaged in such a way to prevent short-circuiting and movement that could lead to short-circuiting. See below for downloadable information.

Lead Acid Batteries:

All of our lead acid batteries are unregulated by DOT for transportation by truck, rail, ocean and air transportation because they meet the requirements of 49 CFR 173.159 (d). The only transportation requirements are:

	The battery must be securely packaged in such a way to prevent the possibility of short-circuiting.
	The battery and the outer most packaging must be labeled "NONSPILLABLE" or "NONSPILLABLE BATTERY".

All of our lead acid batteries are unregulated for air transportation because they meet the requirements of Special Provision – "A67" as promulgated by the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). They also meet the Vibration and Pressure Differential Tests of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) regulations. See below for downloadable information.

Lithium Batteries:

BR & CR Primary, Lithium-Ion, VN, VL, MT & ML Rechargeable.

All Panasonic lithium (primary and rechargeable) batteries are now subject to various transportation regulations for all modes of transportation both in the United States and around the world. Regulatory agencies governing the transportation of these batteries include the US Department of Transportation, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), International Air Transport Association (IATA) and International Maritime Organization (IMO).

The CR Lithium primary coin cells contain Perchlorate over the limit specified by the state legislature of California and are therefore subject to requirements in the California Code of Regulations, title 22, division 4.5: Chapter 33 – Best Management Practices for Perchlorate Materials. http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWaste/Perchlorate/

Product Regulatory Notification on Perchlorate in CR Lithium primary coin cell batteries

Downloads:

Product Information Sheets: These sheets contain MSDS exemption information, transportation guidelines and recycling information on the chemistries/product series indicated.

Note: To view these documents you need the Adobe Acrobat Reader application installed on your system. If you need this application you can download it at www.adobe.com.

	Alkaline Battery Product Information Sheet
	Carbon Zinc Battery Product Information Sheet
	Lithium Ion Product Information Sheet in PDF Format
	Lithium Carbon Monofluoride (BR type) Battery Product Info Sheet
	Lithium Manganese Dioxide (CR type) Battery Product Info Sheet
	Lithium Venadium Pentoxide (VL type) Battery Product Info Sheet
	Lithium Manganese Titanium (MT type) Battery Product Info Sheet
	Lithium Manganese (ML type) Battery Product Information Sheet
	Nickel Cadmium Battery Product Information Sheet
	Nickel Metal Hydride Battery Product Information Sheet
	VRLA (SLA) MSDS Infomation Sheet
	Zinc Air Battery Product Information Sheet

For further information about the transportation of any Panasonic battery, please call 1-877-726-2228 (toll free) or e-mail us at oembatteries@us.panasonic.com.