battery-compliance

Battery Compliance

EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542 and global rules for portable, LMT, EV, industrial, and SLI batteries. Passport, carbon footprint, recycled content, due diligence, labeling, transport, and EPR.

MCP Tools

# Search for battery regulation signals
mcp__claude_ai_Cleo_Insight__search_signals(q="battery regulation", limit=25)
mcp__claude_ai_Cleo_Insight__search_signals(q="battery passport", limit=25)
mcp__claude_ai_Cleo_Insight__search_signals(q="recycled content battery", limit=25)
mcp__claude_ai_Cleo_Insight__search_signals(q="battery due diligence", limit=25)

# Get regulation details
mcp__claude_ai_Cleo_Insight__get_regulation(id="<regulation-id>")
mcp__claude_ai_Cleo_Insight__list_regulations(limit=100)

# Check landed cost -- batteries face duties + dangerous-goods transport surcharges
mcp__claude_ai_CLEO_LEGAL_API__customs/landed-cost
  hs_code: "<battery-hs-code>"       # e.g. 8507.60 Li-ion, 8507.10 lead-acid
  origin: "<origin>"
  destination: "<destination>"
  product_value: <value>

Battery Category Decision Tree

digraph {
  rankdir=TB; node [shape=box style=rounded fontsize=10];
  classify [label="1. Classify battery\ncategory" shape=diamond];
  portable [label="Portable\n(≤5kg, general consumer use)"];
  lmt [label="LMT\n(e-bike, e-scooter,\nlight electric vehicle)"];
  ev [label="EV\n(electric vehicle\ntraction pack)"];
  industrial [label="Industrial\n(≥2 kWh or\nprofessional use)"];
  sli [label="SLI\n(starting/lighting/ignition\nautomotive 12-48V)"];

  passport_no [label="No Battery Passport\nrequired"];
  passport_yes [label="Battery Passport\nrequired (18 Feb 2027)"];

  cf_ev [label="Carbon footprint\ndeclaration: EV → Feb 2025\nIndustrial/LMT → Aug 2028"];
  cf_port [label="No carbon footprint\ndeclaration (portable/SLI)"];

  removable [label="Removability &\nReplaceability\nmandatory (2027)"];
  due_diligence [label="Supply-chain due diligence:\nCo, Li, Ni, natural graphite"];
  epr [label="EPR registration\n+ collection targets\n(per country)"];
  labeling [label="CE mark + QR code +\ncrossed-out wheelie bin\n+ Pb/Cd/Hg symbols"];

  classify -> portable;
  classify -> lmt;
  classify -> ev;
  classify -> industrial;
  classify -> sli;

  portable -> passport_no;
  sli -> passport_no;
  lmt -> passport_yes;
  ev -> passport_yes;
  industrial -> passport_yes [label=">2 kWh"];

  ev -> cf_ev;
  industrial -> cf_ev;
  lmt -> cf_ev;
  portable -> cf_port;
  sli -> cf_port;

  portable -> removable;
  portable -> due_diligence;
  lmt -> due_diligence;
  ev -> due_diligence;
  industrial -> due_diligence;
  sli -> due_diligence;

  portable -> epr;
  lmt -> epr;
  ev -> epr;
  industrial -> epr;
  sli -> epr;

  portable -> labeling;
  lmt -> labeling;
  ev -> labeling;
  industrial -> labeling;
  sli -> labeling;
}