Does your battery device pass the EU rule of 18 February 2027, and can you ship it?

From 18 February 2027, a product sold in the EU with a portable battery must let the user take the battery out and put a new one in with ordinary tools: no glue that needs heat or solvent, no proprietary screwdriver unless you give it away with the product. Some products only need a repair shop to be able to do it. Answer four questions to see which applies to yours. If the answer is "change it", we redesign the enclosure or battery mount and build the new version.

1. EU: must your battery be user-removable?

Battery Product type How the battery is held The battery must stay permanently connected for the user's safety, or for data integrity in a product whose main job is collecting and supplying data

From Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, Article 11 and its paragraph 2 as replaced by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/1770 (in force 11 November 2026), with the Commission's guidelines C/2026/5531. The EU Council has proposed an 18-month delay for the newly exempted categories; Parliament's vote is expected on 14 December 2026 (procedure 2025/0397). Until it passes, 18 February 2027 stands.

2. US: can you ship it by air or ground?

US domestic only. USPS: Publication 52, Packaging Instruction 9D and 49 CFR 173.185, with the July 12, 2026 hazmat fees (Federal Register 2026-09785). UPS: How to safely pack and ship batteries. FedEx: Battery shipment guide and the FedEx Ground hazmat guide. By air, a lithium-ion battery packed with (not in) the device and over 2.7 Wh must be at 30% charge or less since 1 January 2026 (IATA).

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Tell us what the product is, where it is made and sold, and which rule you are stuck on. An engineer replies by email with what has to change, or what data we can get from the factory, and a fixed fee.

Or email chris@anvol.dev. This is an engineering assessment, not a legal opinion or a certification.