Electrical Equipment / Components & Telecoms

Recently, everyone received a message:

Important notice:

From now on, Shenzhen Bay Customs will strictly investigate the batteries belonging to Class 9 dangerous goods like other customs areas. If the battery capacity is greater than 20WH and the battery pack is greater than 100WH, it will be determined as dangerous goods. If not, an identification report is required. Dangerous goods need to provide a dangerous goods package certificate and use dangerous goods vehicles for transportation. Those who do not use dangerous goods vehicles will be punished by the joint transportation department for transportation of 80,000 to 200,000 yuan.

The matter is true! The punishment is different depending on the individual situation! The export of batteries is very popular, and the customs officers are very keen to know, are all batteries dangerous goods? Which standard batteries should be declared as dangerous goods?

First of all, let's learn again, what is dangerous goods?

According to the "List of Dangerous Goods" (GB12268-2012) and "Classification and Numbering of Dangerous Goods" (GB6944-2012), dangerous goods refer to dangerous properties such as explosion, flammability, poisoning, infection, corrosion, and radioactivity. Substances and articles that require special protection during transportation, storage, production, operation, use, and disposal that are likely to cause personal injury or death, property damage, or environmental pollution.

Dangerous goods include the substances and articles specified in the UN "Recommendation on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations" (TDG, also known as the Orange Book) and the definitions of the "Globally Harmonized Chemical Classification and Labeling System" (GHS, also known as the Purple Book) Of hazardous chemicals.

Secondly, let us understand what are the common dangerous goods?

In addition to dangerous chemicals, there are many dangerous goods in life. Pesticides, disinfectants, hand sanitizers, disinfectant wipes, lithium batteries, lead-acid batteries, matches, perfumes and even airbags are all dangerous goods.

Again, is it true that as long as the battery is dangerous? How to determine whether batteries need to be declared as dangerous goods?

There are many types of batteries. Not all batteries are dangerous goods. A single battery with a capacity greater than 20WH and a battery pack greater than 100WH is highly likely to be dangerous. For example, according to the composition parameters of the battery, the company believes that it is not a dangerous product. A dangerous goods identification report issued by a qualified laboratory can be submitted for confirmation.

Finally, share with you a little knowledge about batteries:

1. The battery unit mAh means milliampere hour, and Wh means ampere hour.

The physical meaning of battery capacity refers to how much charge the battery can hold or release, generally expressed in Ah (ampere hour) or mAh (milliampere hour).

2. How much milliampere is 20WH written on the battery?

First look at how many volts the battery voltage is? The 20WH written on the battery, if it is a single-cell lithium battery, and the voltage is 3.7V, then it is 3.7V*5400mAH=20WH, if it is connected in series, it is 7.4V*2700mAH=20WH.

3. Supervision of battery import and export?

There are no regulatory requirements for the export of batteries, but according to Article 17 of the "Implementation Regulations of the Import and Export Commodity Inspection Law of the People's Republic of China", the export of batteries that are dangerous goods requires a dangerous package certificate. 2. Regarding imported batteries, they are basically imported products under legal inspection. For products under legal inspection, they need to be inspected by the commodity inspection agency. You can refer to the "Announcement of the General Administration of Customs on Optimizing the Quality and Safety Inspection and Supervision Methods of Imported Products such as Batteries"

http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/zfxxgk/gkml287/index.html?callbackUrl=/tabid/1165/InfoID/44901/Default.aspx

4. Do air and sea transportation of dangerous goods require a dangerous package certificate? Is the lithium battery built into the goods classified as dangerous goods?

Yes, it’s just that the contents of the air and sea inspections are different; it depends on the size of the lithium battery and the condition of the cargo itself, so it’s best to do a third-party appraisal first.