Postal items containing lithium metal or lithium-ion batteries

All types of lithium batteries are classified as Dangerous Goods, therefore special regulations apply to Postal items containing lithium metal or lithium-ion batteries. These restrictions apply to all outgoing international Postal items containing lithium metal or lithium-ion batteries, but do not apply to outbound domestic Postal items.

 

Items containing lithium batteries can be sent by Latvijas Pasts if:

  • Power of rechargeable batteries does not exceed 100 Wh;
  • Disposable batteries contain less than 2g of lithium metal.

To ensure that all safety requirements are met, the package must be submitted to the Postal operator open. Devices or items containing lithium batteries must be new and in their original packaging. Used or damaged devices containing lithium batteries are not accepted. Devices or items containing lithium batteries cannot be sent in one package together with other items (for example: mobile phones cannot be sent together with sweets or clothes).

Packaging:

  • Strong rigid outer packaging;
  • Secured against movement;
  • Not more than two items per single package.

Please note that it is forbidden to send lithium batteries that are not installed in equipment, as well as spare batteries. Latvijas Pasts also does not accept items with batteries such as: power banks, small vehicles powered by lithium batteries, musical cards, vapes (electronic cigarettes), medium and large drones, power banks a.o.

! Attention!  If there is postal item containing batteries sent without undergoing safety check by Postal operator (package not submitted open), the package will be stopped at X-ray security check as unsafe and returned to the sender.

Post offices processing postal items containing lithium batteries

Rīga:

  • Akropoles pasta nodaļa
  • Alfas pasta nodaļa
  • Deglavas ielas pasta nodaļa
  • Elizabetes ielas pasta nodaļa
  • Iļģuciema pasta nodaļa
  • Imantas pasta nodaļa
  • Juglas pasta nodaļa
  • Lidostas pasta nodaļa
  • Marijas ielas pasta nodaļa
  • Mārupes pasta nodaļa
  • Miera ielas pasta nodaļa
  • Mola pasta nodaļa
  • Origo pasta nodaļa
  • Purvciema pasta nodaļa
  • Spices pasta nodaļa
  • Vecmīlgrāvja pasta nodaļa

Kurzeme: 

  • Kuldīgas pasta nodaļa
  • Liepājas Klaipēdas rajona pasta nodaļa
  • Liepājas Laumas rajona pasta nodaļa
  • Liepājas Rietumu centra pasta nodaļa
  • Saldus pasta nodaļa
  • Talsu pasta nodaļa
  • Tukuma pasta nodaļa
  • Venspils centra pasta nodaļa

Vidzeme: 

  • Alūksnes pasta nodaļa
  • Cēsu pasta nodaļa
  • Gulbenes pasta nodaļa
  • Limbažu pasta nodaļa
  • Madonas pasta nodaļa
  • Valmieras centra pasta nodaļa

Latgale:

  • Balvu pasta nodaļa
  • Daugavpiils jaunbūves pasta nodaļa
  • Ludzas pasta nodaļa
  • Preiļu pasta nodaļa
  • Rēzeknes centra pasta nodaļa
  • Rēzeknes Ziemeļu rajona pasta nodaļa

Zemgale:

  • Aizkraukles pasta nodaļa
  • Bauskas pasta nodaļa
  • Dobeles pasta nodaļa
  • Jelgavas centra pasta nodaļa
  • Jelgavas RAF pasta nodaļa
  • Jēkabpils pasta nodaļa
  • Lielvārdes pasta nodaļa 
  • Ogres pasta nodaļa
Service EUR
Reception and processing of outgoing cross-border postal items containing lithium metal or lithium-ion batteries at Post Office 1,00