# Lithium metal (PI 968) cells or batteries packed alone — Section II — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Lithium metal (PI 968) cells or batteries packed alone, item category is Lithium metal (PI 968) cells or batteries packed alone — Section II; carrier is IATA (air); restriction type is allowed; scope is international air transport; conditions is REMOVED effective March 31, 2022. Section II previously exempted small lithium metal cells/batteries packed alone from full regulation (no training, no specification packaging). This exception no longer exists, recorded from its source on 2026-08-04.

- **Item category:** Lithium metal (PI 968) cells or batteries packed alone — Section II _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** IATA (air) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** allowed _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** international air transport _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** REMOVED effective March 31, 2022. Section II previously exempted small lithium metal cells/batteries packed alone from full regulation (no training, no specification packaging). This exception no longer exists. _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Section II applied to: Lithium cells or batteries with a lithium content at or below the threshold amount and packed in a quantity that did not exceed that allowed in Section II, Table 965-II or Section II, Table 968-II, respectively.

## Source

- https://danielstraining.com/revised-packing-instructions-for-lithium-cells-and-batteries-effective-03-31-22/

Last verified: 2026-08-04. Review by: 2027-08-04.
Part of [Postal shipping restrictions by item category](https://referencesource.org/shipping-restrictions-by-class/).