---
type: provision
id: lithium-battery-mark-c-3-i
asset: lithium-battery-shipping-limits
title: "(c)(3)(i) — Lithium battery shipping limits (49 CFR 173.185)"
sources:
  - https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-173.185
source_quote: "The number of cells or batteries in each package is limited to the minimum number required to power the piece of equipment, plus two spare sets, and the total net quantity (mass) of the lithium cells or batteries in the completed package must not exceed 5 kg."
generated: true
verified: false
harvested: 2026-08-03
stale_after: 2027-01-30
provision: "(c)(3)(i)"
applies_to: "lithium battery mark"
requirement: "The package must display the lithium battery mark."
unverified_fields: applies_to, provision, requirement
---
**Provision:** (c)(3)(i)

**Applies to:** lithium battery mark

**Requirement:** The package must display the lithium battery mark.

> The number of cells or batteries in each package is limited to the minimum number required to power the piece of equipment, plus two spare sets, and the total net quantity (mass) of the lithium cells or batteries in the completed package must not exceed 5 kg.

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