---
type: provision
id: cell-or-battery-prepared-for-transport-6
asset: lithium-battery-shipping-limits
title: "(6) — Lithium battery shipping limits (49 CFR 173.185)"
sources:
  - https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-173.185
source_quote: "( 6 ) Irrespective of the limit specified in Column (9B) of the <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-172.101> § 172.101 Hazardous Materials Table, the cell or battery prepared for transport in accordance with this paragraph may have a mass exceeding 35 kg gross weight when transported by cargo-only aircraft;"
generated: true
verified: false
harvested: 2026-08-03
stale_after: 2027-01-30
provision: "(6)"
applies_to: "cell or battery prepared for transport"
threshold: "35 kg"
requirement: "may have a mass exceeding 35 kg gross weight when transported by cargo-only aircraft"
---
**Provision:** (6)

**Applies to:** cell or battery prepared for transport

**Threshold:** 35 kg

**Requirement:** may have a mass exceeding 35 kg gross weight when transported by cargo-only aircraft

> ( 6 ) Irrespective of the limit specified in Column (9B) of the <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-172.101> § 172.101 Hazardous Materials Table, the cell or battery prepared for transport in accordance with this paragraph may have a mass exceeding 35 kg gross weight when transported by cargo-only aircraft;

Source: <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-173.185>