Dangerous Goods
Dangerous Goods are articles or substances which are capable of posing a risk to health, safety, property or the environment and which are classified in the list of dangerous good published by IATA.
Dangerous goods include articles and substances which are flammable, corrosive, toxic, oxidizing, explosive, radioactive, infectious, compressed gases, dangerous when wet, spontaneously combustible, self-reactive,
organic peroxides and other regulated material.
Regulations
DHL is an experienced and established carrier of Dangerous Goods and as a leading transportation and logistics company. DHL Express adheres to 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
- Other applicable national legislation, depending on the origin, transit and destination of the shipment.
Responsibility
Summary of Shipper's responsibility when shipping Dangerous Goods
The shipper is responsible for declaring, packaging and labelling Dangerous Goods. DHL Express will accept Dangerous Goods but with certain restrictions for the different products & services 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 undeclared or incompliant hazardous material. Some items may be suspected dangerous goods (for example spare parts), so you can avoid your shipment being delayed or stopped by adding the words "Not Restricted" to your documentation, when this applies.
Any person, company or entity identified as the Shipper on the DHL Express shipment waybill is legally responsible to ensure 100% compliance with the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations. This responsibility persists even if the shipment containing the Lithium Batteries does not actually belong to or was made by the person, company or entity identified on the waybill.