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IMM Correction: Lithium Batteries

The article titled “IMM Revision: Outbound Mailing of Lithium Batteries” in Postal Bulletin 22350 (11-15-12, page 15) inadvertently included incorrect cross-references to other sections in Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®). These incorrect cross-references also appeared in online editions of the IMM through May 2013. The correct cross-references appear in the revisions in this article.

Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)

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1 International Mail Services

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130 Mailability

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135 Mailable Dangerous Goods

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135.6 Batteries

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135.64 Secondary Lithium-ion (Rechargeable) Cells and Batteries

Small consumer-type lithium-ion cells and batteries like those used to power cell phones and laptop computers are mailable in a single shipment with the following restrictions:

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[Revise item e to read as follows (with correct cross-references to 135.64c and 135.64d):]

e. Each battery must bear the Wh marking on the battery to determine if it is within the limits defined in 135.64c and 135.64d.

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We will incorporate this corrected information into the next update of the online IMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.

— Product Classification,
Pricing, 5-30-13




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