Dangerous Goods services

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Dangerous goods - DHL offering

DHL is an established carrier of Dangerous Goods and it is DHL's longer term vision to provide a full dangerous goods service on all products within DHL. The capability of the current service is shown in the "Dangerous Goods Product & Service Capability" matrix.

As a Leading Transportation & Logistics Company DHL adheres the following regulations:

• IATA for air transport, applicable within all countries which work under the ICAO regulations and any airline under the IATA regulations
• ADR for road transport, applicable within all countries that have adopted the ADR convention in their legislation and additionally within Europe the EU directives concerning the transport of Dangerous Goods (Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor)
• IMDG for any sea transport
• RID for any rail transport

For those countries that have not adopted the above mentioned transport regulations other International, Regional or National regulations will apply, please refer to document "Country local and international regulations".

* This services is currently not available in China.

Dangerous Goods charges

Dangerous Goods are always subject to local and / or national DG fees.


Important facts and information

Transportation of Dangerous Goods is a risk when they are not correctly packed or handled. If the goods are hidden, declared incorrectly, left completely undeclared, packed or labeled incorrectly, health and safety is compromised.

Did you know that food flavouring, perfumes, chemicals and electronic equipment can be classed as Dangerous Goods? If you are thinking of sending such commodities, be it for personal or commercial use, please check first with a local DHL Dangerous Goods Expert. If in doubt, refer to the Material Safety Data Sheet from the manufacturer to determine if the product can indeed be forwarded as regular cargo. In this case DHL requires shippers to declare the shipment as "Not Restricted" or "not restricted as per special provision A..." on the air waybill and/or invoice.

Contact

If you would like to ship via DHL, it is essential that you contact a local DHL Dangerous Goods expert. With a wide experience of transporting all types of Dangerous Goods and coordinated by the Restricted Commodities Group, they are perfectly placed to offer you excellent advice

Summary

The shipper is responsible for declaring, packaging and labeling Dangerous Goods. DHL will accept dangerous goods but with certain restrictions for the different services & products offered and only under certain conditions. Avoid the risk of harm to others and avoid fines from authorities by ensuring your shipment does not contain any hazardous material. Some items may be considered as dangerous when they are not (i.e. chemicals), you can avoid your shipment being stopped by adding the words "Not Restricted" on the air waybill.