# Lithium ion batteries packed with equipment (UN 3481) — cells >2.7 Wh — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Lithium ion batteries packed with equipment (UN 3481), item category is Lithium ion batteries packed with equipment (UN 3481) — cells >2.7 Wh; carrier is IATA air transport; restriction type is restricted; scope is air transport; conditions is Starting January 1, 2026, must be offered for transport at a state of charge not exceeding 30% of their rated design capacity, recorded from its source on 2026-08-04.

- **Item category:** Lithium ion batteries packed with equipment (UN 3481) — cells >2.7 Wh
- **Carrier:** IATA air transport _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** air transport _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Starting January 1, 2026, must be offered for transport at a state of charge not exceeding 30% of their rated design capacity.

## What the source says

> Starting January 1, 2026 , shipments of the following must be offered for transport at a state of charge not exceeding 30% of their rated design capacity: UN 3481, lithium ion batteries packed with equipment where the cells/batteries have a Watt-hour rating greater than 2.7 Wh.

## Source

- https://www.lion.com/lion-news/october-2024/lithium-battery-30-state-of-charge-recommendations-for-2025

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/).