If lithium batteries are shipped without equipment in allowed cases, which packaging configuration applies?

• A. Batteries contained in equipment
• B. Batteries packed with equipment or shipped standalone for certain cases
• C. Batteries shipped only with packaging labeled 'dangerous'
• D. Batteries shipped only as part of a device

Answer: (B)

When lithium batteries are shipped without being installed in equipment, the allowed packaging options include two paths: the batteries can be packed with equipment or shipped standalone for certain cases. This recognizes that you don’t have the device hosting the battery, but you can still move the batteries safely either by placing them with other equipment in the same package or by sending them by themselves in a compliant packaging when the case permits. This is why the option describing both possibilities is the best fit. The other choices describe scenarios not aligned with shipping bare batteries: one is about batteries installed in equipment, another focuses on labeling rather than packaging configuration, and the last implies the battery must always accompany a device.