{"id":883060,"date":"2024-10-15T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T12:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/?p=883060"},"modified":"2025-09-05T08:22:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T12:22:36","slug":"its-a-pickle-what-would-you-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/help-center\/articles\/its-a-pickle-what-would-you-do\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s a Pickle \u2013 What would you do?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-883059 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/ICC_LithBatShipConundrum_July2024_Blog.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/ICC_LithBatShipConundrum_July2024_Blog.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/ICC_LithBatShipConundrum_July2024_Blog-300x90.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/ICC_LithBatShipConundrum_July2024_Blog-768x230.png 768w, https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/ICC_LithBatShipConundrum_July2024_Blog-600x180.png 600w, https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/ICC_LithBatShipConundrum_July2024_Blog-190x57.png 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>It\u2019s a Pickle \u2013 What would you do?<\/h2>\n<p>This article is based on a real situation brought forth by a customer. They are in the electronics industry, shipping lithium-ion and lithium-metal batteries alone, packed with and contained in equipment. They are situated in the United States.<\/p>\n<h4>Here is their situation:<\/h4>\n<p>They are shipping a large order to a customer. The order contains Lithium-ion batteries packed with equipment. The batteries&#8217; net weight is 2500 lbs., but the gross weight of the shipment is over 8820 lbs. The customer is not registered with the DOT, and they have not had to be because they do not meet the criteria. The carrier is requesting placards.<\/p>\n<h4>Regulatory references:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>49 CFR Part 172.504(f)(9) (A class 9 placard is not required for domestic transportation)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For Class 9, a CLASS 9 placard is not required for domestic transportation, including that portion of international transportation, defined in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-49\/section-171.8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a7 171.8 of this subchapter<\/a>, which occurs within the United States. However, a bulk packaging must be marked with the appropriate identification number on a CLASS 9 placard, an orange panel, or a white square-on-point display configuration as required by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-49\/part-172\/subpart-D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">subpart D of this part<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>49 CFR Part 172.301 (F)(3) (ii) (you must mark the UN number when you have 8820 lbs. or more)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Large quantities<\/em><em> of a single hazardous material in non-bulk packages.<\/em> A transport vehicle or freight container containing only a single hazardous material in non-bulk packages must be marked on each side and each end as specified in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-49\/section-172.332\">\u00a7 172.332<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-49\/section-172.336\">\u00a7 172.336<\/a>, with the identification number specified for the hazardous material in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-49\/section-172.101\">\u00a7 172.101<\/a> Table, subject to the following provisions and limitations:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(i) Each package is marked with the same proper shipping name and identification number;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(ii) The aggregate gross weight of the hazardous material is 4,000 kg (8,820 pounds) or more\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(iv) The transport vehicle or freight container contains no other material, hazardous or otherwise<\/p>\n<p><strong>49CFR Part 107.601(a)(6) (if you placard, you must register with the DOT)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Except as provided in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-49\/section-107.601#p-107.601(b)\">paragraph (b)<\/a> of this section, a quantity of hazardous material that requires placarding, under provisions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-49\/part-172\/subpart-F\">subpart F of part 172 of this chapter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>What to do?<\/h4>\n<p>The customer wants to avoid placarding at all costs, so they are not required to register with the DOT; based on 49 CFR 504.(f)(9), they do not have to. However, since the load is 8820 lbs., they do need to mark the load with either UN3481 on an orange panel or a white square-on-point marking.<\/p>\n<h4>Other options?<\/h4>\n<p>Perhaps split the shipment into two so they are under the weight? Could the equipment be considered \u201cother material, hazardous or otherwise\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>What would you do if this were you?<\/p>\n<p>Do you have questions about shipping hazardous materials? 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