Lithium Ion batteries packed with equipment are categorized as which UN and packing instruction?

• A. UN3482, P.I. 966
• B. UN3482, P.I. 967
• C. UN3481, P.I. 966
• D. UN3481, P.I. 967

Answer: (A)

When lithium ion batteries are shipped with the equipment, they are classified under a specific UN number and packing instruction that reflect that they accompany the device rather than being installed in it. In this scenario, the correct designation is UN 3482, with Packing Instruction 966. That combination is used for lithium ion batteries that are packed with equipment, meaning the device is shipped with spare batteries packaged together with it. This differs from batteries contained in equipment, which use UN 3481 with its own packing instructions. The other choices don’t fit because they either map to the contained-in-equipment scenario or to different packaging instructions that don’t apply to “packed with equipment.”