--- type: provision id: packages-c-5-ii asset: lithium-battery-shipping-limits title: "(c)(5)(ii) — Lithium battery shipping limits (49 CFR 173.185)" sources: - https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-173.185 source_quote: "Each package must be capable of withstanding, without damage to the cells or batteries contained therein and without any reduction of effectiveness, a force applied to the top surface equivalent to the total weight of identical packages stacked to a height of 3 meters (including the test sample) for a duration of 24 hours." generated: true verified: false harvested: 2026-08-03 stale_after: 2027-01-30 provision: "(c)(5)(ii)" applies_to: "packages" threshold: "3 meters" requirement: "Each package must be capable of withstanding, without damage to the cells or batteries contained therein and without any reduction of effectiveness, a force applied to the top surface equivalent to the total weight of identical packages stacked to a height of 3 meters (including the test sample) for a duration of 24 hours." unverified_fields: provision --- **Provision:** (c)(5)(ii) **Applies to:** packages **Threshold:** 3 meters **Requirement:** Each package must be capable of withstanding, without damage to the cells or batteries contained therein and without any reduction of effectiveness, a force applied to the top surface equivalent to the total weight of identical packages stacked to a height of 3 meters (including the test sample) for a duration of 24 hours. > Each package must be capable of withstanding, without damage to the cells or batteries contained therein and without any reduction of effectiveness, a force applied to the top surface equivalent to the total weight of identical packages stacked to a height of 3 meters (including the test sample) for a duration of 24 hours. Source: