Lithium Battery Labels UN3481
For lithium-ion batteries contained in or packed with equipment.
4.5x4.75" 500/roll
Types of Lithium Batteries: 
UN3480 vs UN3480
UN3090 vs UN3091
Lithium batteries are basically distinguished as lithium metal batteries and lithium ion batteries. Lithium metal batteries in general are non rechargable and contain metallic lithium. Lithium ion batteries however don´t contain metallic anymore, but a lithium compound (lithium oxide) and they are rechargable. Often they are called accumulators.
 
UN Number
The United Nations (UN) have developed a classification system for dangerous goods. They will be assigned to classes according to their dangerous properties. Another order scheme are the UN numbers, i.e. each dangerous goods must be assigned to a four-digit number, the so called UN number. For lithium batteries at first you have the following UN numbers:
	
		
			
UN 3090
			
LITHIUM METAL BATTERIES
			(including lithium alloy batteries)
		
		
			
UN 3091
			
LITHIUM METAL BATTERIES CONTAINED IN EQUIPMENT
			(including lithium alloy batteries)
		
		
			
UN 3091
			
LITHIUM METAL BATTERIES PACKED WITH EQUIPMENT
			(including lithium alloy batteries)
		
		
			
UN 3480
			
LITHIUM ION BATTERIES
			(including lithium polymer batteries)
		
		
			
UN 3481
			
LITHIUM ION BATTERIES CONTAINED IN EQUIPMENT
			(including lithium polymer batteries)
		
		
			
UN 3481
			
LITHIUM ION BATTERIES PACKED WITH EQUIPMENT
			(including lithium polymer batteries)