China UN38.3 Battery Certification

China’s Regulations for Lithium Battery Shipping

On October 30, 2019, the Civil Aviation Administration of China issued new regulations regarding the requirements for shipping lithium batteries from any Chinese air/sea ports. This came into effective on January 1, 2020.

Starting from January 1, 2020, Lithium cell or batteries shipped by air or sea from any Chinese ports must provide a Lithium battery Test Summary. This new requirement applies to lithium batteries and cells and products containing lithium batteries.
Any lithium batteries or products containing lithium batteries shipped from a Chinese airport or sea port must have a separate Safe Transportation Certificate. It is called “Identification and Classification Report for Air / Sea Transport of Goods”. In addition, a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) certificate is also required for shipping.
Starting from January 1, 2020, the test lab for UN38.3 testing has to be a China CNAS accredited lab. All UN38.3 test reports for lithium batteries must have the CNAS stamp on it before the lab can issue air/sea Safe Transportation Certificate.
Starting from January 1, 2020, all UN38.3 test report has to be tested to the sixth edition, revision 1 of the standard. Previous test reports need to do additional testing and then upgrade to the latest version.
The air / sea Safe Transportation certificates is valid up to December 31 of the issuing year. It will automatically expire after December 31 of each year. These certificates have to be renewed every year to be valid for the next year. For the renewal there is no need to retest only paperwork.

What is UN38.3 Testing?

UN38.3 testing refers to the transportation safety testing for Lithium Batteries according to the UNITED NATIONS Manual of Tests and Criteria, Article 38.3 , Lithium Battery Testing Requirements. This is to ensure the safety of lithium batteries during the transportation of dangerous goods.

This is a global requirement. All lithium batteries and cells are required to complete the testing to the latest UN 38.3 standard version before such batteries can be offered for transportation globally by air, ground, sea or rail.

What’s Special in China?

In addition to the global requirement for the UN38.3 Test Report and Test Summary, China also requires the China Air / Sea Safe Transportation Certificates to be able to ship Lithium batteries or products containing Lithium batteries out of China.

What We Do?

TianHeng Consulting Inc. can help you for the UN 38.3 testing and to get the China Air / Sea Safe Transportation Certificates. We guarantee best pricing and lead time.

We offer the complete suite of service Including:

UN 38.3 testing & report
UN 38.3 Test Summary Form
China Air / Sea Safe Transportation Certificates
MSDS certificate

Note: all of the above are issued by a China CNAS accredited lab.

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