# Are Lithium Batteries in your package? - **operation:** document - **citation:** PHMSA Guidance, Are Lithium Batteries in your package? - **title:** Are Lithium Batteries in your package? - **source type:** guidance - **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration - **status:** guidance - **official:** true - **published on:** 2018-10-01 - **effective on:** 2018-10-01 - **summary:** Are Lithium Batteries in your package? Document ctb-lithium-batteries-fact-sheet.pdf (3.07 MB) This factsheet provides an overview on how to package and mark limited quantity lithium batteries. 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