UN38.3 test summary: what it must contain

The 10 required items

• Name of the cell, battery or product manufacturer.
• Manufacturer contact details: address, phone, email and website.
• Test laboratory name and contact details.
• A unique test report number.
• Date of the test report.
• Description: lithium ion, lithium metal or sodium ion; mass; Wh rating or lithium content; physical description; model numbers.
• List of tests and results (pass or fail).
• Reference to assembled battery testing, if applicable.
• The edition of the UN Manual used, and amendments.
• Name and title of the responsible person.

Common problems we see in supplier files

• A full test report sent instead of the summary, with no summary page.
• Model numbers that do not match the battery in your product.
• No Wh rating, which you need to choose the right section.
• No responsible person named.

How to make it available

Keep each summary as a PDF on a stable web page and put the link or a QR code on the transport documents or packaging, as IATA's guidance allows. Ask suppliers for a corrected summary when an item is missing.

If you want it checked for you

Battery Dispatch checks each test summary, classifies the product and writes your packing and marking steps, from £49 per product, paid once.

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