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In 2014 approximately 406,000 tons of lithium batteries were shipped by aircraft in or into China, accounting for 80% of air transport of dangerous goods. The number is increasing rapidly with the promotion of new energy vehicles.
Official statistics from Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) show in 2015 there were 17 safety incidents, 12 of which resulted from lithium batteries aboard passenger or cargo aircrafts. According to Ms. Yuhong LI from CAAC’s Dangerous Goods Management Center, who gave a presentation in the U.S.-China Inter-modal Hazardous Materials Handling Seminar on Apr 27, the major reasons for the high safety risks of shipping lithium batteries by air include:
Lithium batteries are undeclared or falsely declared by the shippers on purpose;
Some of the lithium batteries have quality issues.
To tackle the quality issues, CAAC has worked closely with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) to formulate the Standard Conditions for Lithium Ion Battery Industry that requires all lithium ion batteries to pass the tests in accordance with section 38.3 of the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria. Following the publication of this standard by MIIT Notice No.57 of 2015 and its entry into force on Oct 1, 2015, MIIT will announce the list of domestic manufacturers who comply with the standard. Subsequently only the lithium ion batteries produced by the listed manufacturers will be permitted for transport by air.
