The IATA / ICAO restrictions for transporting Lithium batteries by aircraft:
- EBI - Excepted Battery Ion
- EBM - Excepted Battery Metal
- ELI - Excepted Lithium-ion
- ELM - Excepted Lithium Metal
- RBI - Regulated Battery Ion
- RBM - Regulated Battery Metal
- RLI - Regulated Battery Ion
- RLM - Regulated Battery Metal
Lithium-ion Battery
| UN Number | 3480 | 3481 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery sort | Lithium-ion Batteries | Lithium-ion batteries with / contained equipment | |||||
| Packing Instruction | 965 | 966 | 967 | ||||
| Section | IA | IB | II | I | II | I | II |
| Label |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| SHC | RBI | RBI | EBI | RLI | ELI | RLI | ELI |
| DGD | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| NOTOC | DG Entry | DG Entry | Other special load | DGR Entry | Other special load | DGR Entry | Other special load |
| PAX | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Freighter | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Lithium Metal Battery
| UN Number | 3090 | 3091 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery sort | Lithium Metal Batteries | Lithium Metal Batteries with /contained equipment | |||||
| Packing Instruction | 968 | 969 | 970 | ||||
| Section | IA | IB | II | I | II | I | II |
| Label |  |  |  |  |  | | |
| SHC | RBM | RBM | EBM | RLM | ELM | RLM | ELM |
| DGD | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| NOTOC | DGR Entry | DGR Entry | Other special load | DGR Entry | Other special load | DGR Entry | Other special load |
| PAX | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Freighter | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |