ONIX Code Lists Issue 56, January 2022

List 242: Battery type and safety

Value Description Notes
00 Batteries not required The default if battery type and safety information is omitted
01 Batteries built in Batteries built in or pre-installed in product, non-user replaceable. May use <ProductFormFeatureDesciption> to provide further details
02 Batteries pre-installed Batteries pre-installed, user replaceable. Use <ProductFormFeatureDescription> to provide further details, eg ‘2 x 1.2V LR6/AA rechargeable’, with these details formatted as [integer] x [number]V [type or descriptive text] and usually taken from the outer packaging
03 Batteries supplied Batteries included with the product, but not pre-installed. Use <ProductFormFeatureDescription> to provide further details, eg ‘2 x 1.2V LR6/AA rechargeable’, with these details formatted as [integer] x [number]V [type or descriptive text] and usually taken from the outer packaging
04 Batteries required Batteries required for use, but not supplied with the product. May use <ProductFormFeatureDescription> to provide further details, eg ‘2 x 1.2V LR6/AA rechargeable’, with these details formatted as [integer] x [number]V [type or descriptive text] and usually taken from the outer packaging
05 Batteries supplied spare Spare batteries included with product, in addition to those specified using codes 02 or 03. May use <ProductFormFeatureDescription> to provide further details
06 Safety data sheet available (Material) Safety Data Sheet available for the product (including its batteries). <ProductFormFeatureDescription> must be used to supply URL of documentation
07 Technical data sheet available Battery manufacturer’s technical data sheet available. <ProductFormFeatureDescription> must be used to supply URL of documentation
08 Rechargeable Independent of whether charger is supplied as part of the product. Note that this is largely dependent on battery chemistry, but should be specified separately to avoid ambiguity
09 Non-rechargeable
10 Battery warning text <ProductFormFeatureDescription> contains battery safety-related warning text, generally taken from the outer packaging (eg ‘Warning – internal battery: product must not be pierced’)
20 Battery chemistry <ProductFormFeatureDescription> must provide details of the battery chemistry (eg ‘Sodium-Sulfur’). Use ONLY where no suitable code exists for the specific chemistry used
21 Lithium-ion For all specific battery chemistries, <ProductFormFeatureDescription> may optionally describe the battery construction – for example the nunber of individual cells per battery and any other physical details, eg ‘4 x pouch cells’
22 Lithium-polymer
23 Lithium-metal
24 Nickel-metal hydride
25 Nickel-Cadmium
26 Zinc-Manganese dioxide ‘Alkaline battery’
27 Zinc-Carbon Common ‘dry cell’ battery
28 Zinc-air
29 Silver oxide
99 Battery description <ProductFormFeatureDescription> may contain a full description of the batteries supplied (chemistry, cell structure, battery size and weight, number, capacity etc). Use ONLY if the product (or a product part) contains multiple different TYPES of battery that cannot be described with existing codes (eg a mix of battery chemistries or batteries of different sizes, within a single product part)