What certifications are required to ship home energy storage batteries
The following certifications and tests are usually required for exporting energy storage batteries by sea:
- Safety certification: Energy storage batteries need to pass internationally recognized safety certification, such as UN38.3 certification. UN38.3 is the United Nations testing requirements for the safe transportation of lithium batteries, including pressure test, temperature test, vibration test, impact test and so on, in order to ensure the safety of the battery in the transportation process.
- Packaging certification: According to international shipping regulations, energy storage batteries need to be properly packaged and labeled during shipping to ensure the safety and protection of the batteries. This may require relevant packaging certification, such as CTU certification in accordance with international maritime regulations.
- Port documents and declarations: Before ocean transportation, relevant port documents and declarations are also required to meet customs and port requirements, including packing lists, manifests, and dangerous goods declarations.
- Transportation marking and packaging: Energy storage batteries need to meet the international maritime marking and packaging requirements, such as the correct labeling of the battery type and nature, attaching the correct dangerous goods labels and so on. This helps to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the sea transportation process.
Overall, energy storage batteries exported by sea need to be certified for safety, certified for packaging, and need to comply with international maritime regulations and marking requirements. These certifications and tests are designed to ensure the safety and compliance of the batteries during ocean transportation. The specific certifications and tests required may vary, depending on the country, region and shipping requirements. Therefore, it is recommended to consult with the relevant shipping and certification organizations to understand the specific requirements and procedures before proceeding with the export of energy storage batteries by sea.
Battery MSDS:
MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) is a comprehensive description document of 16 pieces of information on chemical component information, physical and chemical parameters, flammability, toxicity, environmental hazards, safe use, storage conditions, emergency response to leakage, transportation regulations, etc., which is required by regulations to be provided to the customers by the enterprises manufacturing or selling hazardous chemicals.
In addition, different countries have different requirements for importing energy storage batteries:
UL standards: Underwriters Laboratories (Underwriters Laboratories) developed a series of safety standards, such as UL 1973 (for large battery systems) and UL 1642 (for battery cells).IEC standards: International Electrotechnical Commission (International Electrotechnical Commission) developed standards, such as IEC 62619 (for secondary lithium batteries) and IEC 62660 (for stationary battery systems). IEC standards: International Electrotechnical Commission (International Electrotechnical Commission) standards, such as IEC 62619 (for secondary lithium batteries) and IEC 62660 (for stationary battery systems).CE certification: the European Community (European Conformity) certification is mandatory for products to enter the European market.