Shipping Classification
Batteries, wet, filled with acid, electric storage
What this means
Batteries, wet, filled with acid, electric storage appears on the federal Hazardous Materials Table (49 CFR §172.101), the table that governs how a material must be classified, packaged, and labeled for transport.
IdentificationPackagingTransport limitsVessel stowage
Hazard class / division
Class 8
UN / NA identification number
Packing group
N/A
Label codes
8
Packaging — exceptions
159
Packaging — non-bulk
159
Packaging — bulk
159
Passenger aircraft / rail limit
30 kg
Cargo aircraft only limit
400 kg
Vessel stowage location
A
Vessel stowage — other
53, 58, 146
Special provisions (§172.102)
A51 — For aircraft batteries, irrespective of the quantity limitations specified in Column (9A) of the § 172.101 Table or § 175.75(c), wet cell batteries, UN2794 or UN2795, up to a limit of 100 kg net mass per package may be transported aboard passenger aircraft. Transport in accordance with this special provision must be noted on the shipping paper.
Packaging citations reference sections of 49 CFR Part 173 not expanded here. View the full official table on eCFR.gov.
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Source: Hazardous Materials Table (49 CFR §172.101) and Special Provisions (49 CFR §172.102), current as retrieved from eCFR.gov. View official table.