Update Regarding Shipping Batteries (Oct 2016)
- Lithium Batteries with light charge NiMH can be shipped without additional charge as long as they come installed in the equipment they power (for example, the battery inside a laptop or a toy is accepted)
- For external Lithium batteries, coming alone, for example power banks or rechargeable, there are additional cost for packing and shipping them. The cost varies on the battery capacity (NiMh), cost ranges from $10 to $80
- Acid Batteries are also considered dangerous cargo and shipping them is more expensive than Lithium batteries, they require special packing, declaration, special handling. Cost can be determined on a case by case basis and starts at $75.
- Alkaline (AA, AAA) are NOT classified as dangerous goods and can be shipped with no issues.
Contact operations@iship.me for further info
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In the past few years, lithium batteries caused cargo planes to crash due to in-flight fires. In 2010, UPS Airlines’ Boeing 747 cargo plane crashed near Dubai, after developing a fire batteries, it carried thousands of li-ion batteries. Two crew members died in this plane crash. One year later another plane carrying 400g of lithium crashed near Korea. Aviation experts now believe that lithium batteries might be the cause behind the fire and crash of these planes.
Life is precious and we care about our safety. To avoid any accident related to this issue, we must comply with the security regulation controlling the shipment of these batteries. Regulations differ depending upon which king of lithium batteries you are shipping and whether they are contained in equipment or not… pleasefind attached the lithium battery guidance for quick information. http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/cargo/dgr/Documents/lithium-battery-guidance-document-2015-en.pdf
Cargomaster (sister company of iShip) requests a complete and accurate description of the goods being exported in order to comply with the safety regulations.
Items that could alert us to the possibility of batteries will be physically inspected to insure their compliance with the safety regulations. In case of any non-compliance of the packing instructions, cargoes will be rejected and not accepted on the plane.
To comply with the safety regulations of shipping lithium batteries, Cargomaster requests all shippers to provide a complete and accurate description of goods being shipped. Items that could alert us to the possibility of batteries include in the Shipping Instruction, Batteries Declaration, MSDS, Testing Reports, Labels & Markings and etc. With immediate effect, all shipments will be physically inspected during acceptance to ensure the compliance of the packing instructions of IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations. In case of any non-compliance of the packing instructions and requirements, cargoes will be rejected and will not be loaded on the plane.
Lithium Ion/metal batteries are suspended from carriage. Should you have any rate and space enquiry about these commodities, please feel free to contact Sun Cargo Sales Representatives and/or Customer Services Team for assistance.
To avoid any delay of shipment arrangement, please disseminate this notice to all concerned parties for their awareness and entire compliance.
