5 Documents You Need for Every DOT Lithium Battery Shipment
Shipping paper, lithium battery mark, Class 9 label, OVERPACK, and a live emergency number: what each one must say, and the errors that get pallets refused.
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What a Compliance Reviewer Checks in a UN 38.3 Test Summary
A UN 38.3 test summary is a procurement document, not a certificate. How US buyers read it line by line, check coverage, and sequence the ask before the PO.
What Your Custom Robot Battery Warranty Leaves Out Before You Sign
A procurement-side read of custom lithium-ion robot battery warranties: start dates, capacity fade conditions, exclusions, pass-through, and claim evidence.
Many Shippers Use the Wrong DOT Packing Section for Lithium Batteries
Which DOT/PHMSA packing section applies to your industrial lithium battery pack — IA, IB, or II — and how to pick compliant packaging and marks.
Five details to check on an IEC 62133-2 test report
A five-point check for an IEC 62133-2 test report before PPAP: scope line, edition, certificate status, markings and photos, and report completeness.
What Each UN 38.3 Test Proves and What Your Summary Skips
Map every line of a UN 38.3 test summary back to the eight tests, see which hardware each one runs on, and spot the tests that were never run.
The Landed Costs Hiding Behind Your Robot Battery Pack Quote
Your robot battery pack quote stops at the port. Freight, duty, brokerage, and carrying cost decide the real number. Duty belongs in the model as a dial.
Your Pack Assembler Warranty Does Not Automatically Cover Cell Defects
Workmanship coverage and cell defect coverage are two different warranties. What buyers need in writing before a cell lot fails, and what traceability has to prove.
The Battery Standard Clause Most AGV Pack Specs Get Wrong
UN 38.3, UL 2271, and IEC 62133-2 attach to different objects — cell, pack, shipment. How to split the clause and what evidence to demand with the quote.
What PHMSA Actually Requires for State of Charge in Lithium Battery Shipping
PHMSA sets no state of charge limit for lithium batteries shipped by ground. The 30% figure is an air rule — here is who actually enforces it and why.