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The Dangerous Goods Shipping Checklist
A DG shipment rarely fails because the cargo is unsafe — it fails because two documents disagree. This one-page, print-ready checklist distils our dangerous-goods guides into eleven checks to clear before you book.
What's inside
1
Get the identity right
- Current SDS in hand
- UN number matches the exact packing configuration
- Proper shipping name, verbatim
- Class & packing group match the SDS
2
Pick the mode & pack to it
- Mode fixed before the DGD is drawn up
- Lithium state of charge ≤ 30% for air
- Packing instruction followed & referenced
- Marks & labels correct
3
Make the documents agree
- DGD matches the SDS
- One shipment, described identically
- Limited / excepted quantity checked
Not regulatory advice — a fast pre-booking check, not a substitute for the current IMDG Code, IATA DGR or 49 CFR. We prepare all three in-house and align them to your commercial documents before booking.
The checklist flags the problem. We clear it.
Send us the SDS and the shipment details — we classify it and quote the move, usually same day.