Conditions for sending lithium batteries by international mail[Conditions for sending lithium batteries by international mail (Overview)]
All of the following conditions must be met.
(1) Batteries must be installed in or built-in to the equipment.
(2) The capacity of the lithium battery or watt-hour rated value, etc. must be within certain limitations.
(3) The quantity of lithium batteries must be within the prescribed limitation (4 units in the case of electric cell,
2 units in case of assembled battery).
(4) The mail must be addressed to countries/territories without restrictions on importing lithium batteries.
Button type lithium batteries installed in equipment (*1) do not fall under the category of dangerous goods byair. So equipment in which button type lithium batteries are installed (*2) can be sent by either airmail or surface
mail.
*1: Button type battery refers to a round-shape battery with a diameterthat is larger than its height (also referred to as a coin type battery orMame battery)*2: Examples of articles for which lithium batteries are used• Wrist watch• Rice cooker• Desktop computers, etc.
* Button type lithium batteries are used for watches and data storage
for backup memory.

Conditions for sending (details) (1) Batteries must beinstalled in or built-in to the equipment.
The installment or built-in state of batteries in the equipment must comply with the following conditions.
If the batteries are properly installed in commercially-available electronic equipment, they are usually compliant with theconditions mentioned here.
• Batteries must be installed in equipment protected from damage or shorts.
• Batteries must be installed in equipment for which effective measures have been taken to prevent accidental activation ofthe battery.
• Assembled-type lithium batteries must be manufactured using appropriate materials with sufficient strength for theirpacking capabilities and intended use, and packed in a designed container with a sturdy exterior. However, thisrequirement does not apply in cases where the equivalent level of protection is provided by the equipment of the built-inbatteries.
• Batteries must be packed in compliance with Part 2 of the Packing Standard 967 (Lithium ion electric cell and lithium ion
assembled battery) or Part 2 of the Packing Standard 970 (Lithium metal electric cell and lithium metal assembled battery)
stipulated by the latest ICAO technical guidelines.

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× cannot be sent.
Lithium battery by itself

Please take note
You cannot send the following lithium batteries ifthey are not installed in the equipment even if theother conditions are met.
- Lithium battery by itself- Batteries enclosed with the equipment insteadof being installed in the equipment (known as
being packed together).

○ can be sent.
Lithium batteries areinstalled or built- in to theequipment

Lithium batteries are packed together
instead of being installed in theequipment.

* Lithium batteries are installed in theequipment,
and the batteries and equipment
are not separated.

Conditions for sending (details) (2) Conditions related to the capacity of lithium
battery or watt-hour rated value, etc. must be met.
Conditions, such as internal capacity and watt-hour rated value provided according to the type and structure of the lithium
battery must be complied with.
Batteries used for equipment generally distributed in society (mobile phones, digital cameras, video cameras, laptop computers, etc.)
are usually compliant with these conditions.

Standard for lithium batteries that can be sent by international mailClassification of battery

Standard for batteries that can be sent by international mailType

Structure

Interior contentof lithium

Watt/ hour rated value

Lithium metal
battery
Lithium alloy battery(Generally nonrechargeable type)

Electric cell (cell)

1 gram or less−

Assembled battery(battery)2 grams or less−Electric cell (cell)−

Lithium battery
Lithium polymer
battery(Generallyrechargeable type)

Assembled battery(battery)−

20 watt-hour or less①100 watt-hour or less
② Watt-hour rated value must be indicated on
the exterior container(Other criteria related to the batteries)- They must be of a type for which it has been verified that they satisfy the requirements of tests provided byPart 3 Section 38, subparagraph 38.3 of the “United Nations Manual of Tests and Criteria."- They are not identified as defective for safety reasons by the manufacturer.
- They must not be damaged.
- There must have no possibility of causing hazardous heat, fire or shorts.
- The weight of the batteries must not be more than 5 kilograms.

Conditions for sending (details) (3) The quantity of lithium batteries must bewithin the following quantity range
You can mail up to 4 lithium electric cells or up to 2 lithium assembled batteries in one mail item using
international mail.
[Examples in which sending is permitted]
Up to 4 lithium electric cells or up to 2 lithium assembled batteries(Example of installation of lithium batteries)
Example 1○4 digital cameras

1 mobile phone and 1 video camera

Digital camera installed with one electric cell

Example 2
Mobile phone installed with one assembledbattery[Examples in which sending is not permitted]
5 or more lithium electric cells or 3 or more lithium assembled batteries

×Example 3
Video camera installed with one assembled
battery

5 digital cameras

2 mobile phones and 1 video camera

Conditions for sending (details) (4) Mail must be addressed to countries/ territories
without restrictions on importing lithium batteries
Countries/ territories where service is availableab

Bangladesh, Belarus,
Bermuda Islands,
Botswana, Brunei
Cambodia, Canada,Cayman Islands, China,
Croatia

Falkland Islands, Fiji, Finland, France (incl. Corsica, Andorra and Mayotte), French Guiana,
French Polynesia
Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala,
Guadeloupe (incl. St. Barthélémy and St. Martin), Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana
Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary
Ivory Coast, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel
JamaicaKazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan
Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg

Falkland Islands, FijiMalawi, Malaysia, Mali, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia,Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Montserrat, Myanmar

Malaysia, Mauritius

mnNamibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, NorthKorea, North Macedonia, Norway, the Northern Territories (Kuril Islands)

Nicaragua, North Korea,
the Northern Territories(Kuril Islands)

Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Poland, Portugal

Philippines, Pitcairn Islands,PolandRussia
St. Helena, Saint Lucia,Singapore, Slovenia, SouthKorea, Sri Lanka, Swedendefghijklprstuvwyz•Surface mailAnguilla, Ascension Island

Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Saba and SintEustatius), Cayman Islands, Central Africa, Chad, China, Comoros Islands, Congo, Cook Islands,Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Czech Republic
Denmark, Dominican Republic
East Timor, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Eswatinic•

Countries/territories where lithium batteries are handled
Airmail, SAL, EMS
Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Armenia, Ascension Island,Australia, Austria, AzerbaijanBahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda Islands, Bhutan,Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi

Eswatini

Gambia, Gibraltar
Hong Kong
Indonesia, Israel
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
LesothoReunion, Romania, Russia
St. Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe,Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia,Solomon Islands, South Korea, Spain, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland,Syria
Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Taiwan, Tristan da Cunha,Tristan da Cunha, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turkey, Tuvalu, Tonga
Turks and Caicos Islands
United Arab Emirates, UK, USA and US overseas territories (Guam, Midway Atoll, Northern
Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Saipan, American Samoa, Virgin Islands, Wake Island), Ukraine,Uruguay, Uzbekistan

UK, Uzbekistan

Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam
Wallis and Futuna Islands
YemenZambia, Zimbabwe

Viet Nam

Mail items may be returned even from the above-mentioned countries/territories due to the latest laws and regulations
adopted by the applicable countries/territories. In addition to countries/territories that do not handle SAL and EMS, certain
electronics products cannot be sent to some countries/territories. Please check the conditions of the addressedcountry/territory.
Some countries/territories that do not have restrictions on lithium batteries are not listed above because of otherrestrictions imposed by airlines or the countries in which the airlines are located.

Post offices where service is available
Accepted at post offices nationwide.