The likes of DHL will ship Lithium ion batteries, excepted from dangerous good regulation as long as the batteries are each <100Wh, have been tested to the UN T1-T8 tests and they are packaged / labelled correctly. I think the maximum number of batteries per package is two but I need to confirm that. The person packaging the batteries must receive adequate training.
Increased transportation regulation for batteries is something we have to live with and no-one should try and falsify as shipping declaration - people go to jail and receive large fines every year for this offence. It is taken very seriously, especially in the US.
As for Lithium ion polymer cells being more rugged and cheaper to make, this is simply not true, The cost per Wh for pouch type Lithium ion polymer is far higher than that for prismatic and cylindrical cells and they are far more prone to damage.
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