Dangerous goods transport documentation requirements

The legislation requires a declaration from the consignor (shipper) stating that the goods
declared are classified and packed correctly and also a declaration from the person packing
the container that it has been done so correctly, these are Dangerous Goods Declaration
and the Container Packing Certificate

These declarations may be in any format, but must be in accordance with the regulations
of the IMDG code, Chapter 5.4 refers (an example is given below)

Often, the Dangerous Goods Declaration is combined with the Container Packing
Certificate into one document, generally known as the Multimodal Dangerous Goods Form

These documents can also known as Dangerous Goods Note (DGN), Dangerous Goods
Declaration (DGD), Multimodal Dangerous Goods Form (MDGF), Shippers Declaration, and
Dangerous Cargo Declaration (DCD)

The information required on the documents is as follows:

Shipper - full name and address

Consignee – full name and address
Description of goods in sequence

a) UN number (preceded by UN)

b) Proper Shipping Name including technical name (if required)
c) Primary IMO class, secondary, tertiary
d) Packing Group

Information which supplements the Proper Shipping Name in the dangerous

goods description (If applicable)

Technical names for "n.o.s." and other generic descriptions

Empty uncleaned packagings, bulk containers and tanks
Wastes
Elevated temperature substances
Marine Pollutants
Flashpoint

In addition to the dangerous goods description the following information shall be

included after the dangerous goods description on the dangerous goods
transport document.

Total quantity of dangerous goods

This includes the weight in Kilos of each substance, as well as the number and type of
packaging

Also to be included if applicable;

Limited quantities
Salvage packagings
Substances stabilized by temperature control
Control and Emergency temperature: ....° C
Aerosols - If the capacity of an aerosol is above 1000ml, this shall be declared.

Both the Shippers declaration and the container packing declaration must be
signed and dated.

There are also national and local regulations to be considered when preparing the
Dangerous Goods Documentation, including but not limited to

24Hr emergency telephone number and contact for shipments to / from the USA, Canada,
Thailand, China and Australia, these are mandatory, however, where possible it is always
useful to include for other destinations. For USA and Canada it is also necessary to include
if applicable Reportable Quantity (RQ) and if poisonous by inhalation (PIH) the zone should
also be included

There may be other documentation required at time of booking, these will normally be
documents as prescribed by the IMDG code, but may also include specific documents
required by a local authority, e.g. weathering certificate, Competent Authority Approval,
Certificate of Analysis or a gas free certificate to name a few.

1 Shipper/Consignor/Sender 2 Transport document number

3 Page 1 of 4 Shipper's reference
pages
5 Freight Forwarder's
reference
6 Consignee 7 Carrier (to be completed by the carrier)
SHIPPER'S DECLARATION
I hereby declare that the contents of this
consignment are fully and accurately
described below by the Proper Shipping
Name, and are classified, packaged, marked
and labelled/placarded and are in all respects
in proper condition for transport according to
the applicable international and national
governmental regulations.
8 This shipment is within the limitations 9 Additional handling information
prescribed for:
(Delete non-applicable)

PASSENGER AND CARGO CARGO

AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT
ONLY
10 Vessel/flight no. and 11 Port/place
date of loading
12 Port/place of discharge 13
Destination
14 Shipping *Number and kind of packages; Gross mass (kg) Net mass (kg) Cube (m3)
Marks description of goods

15 Container 16 Seal 17 18 Tare 19 Total

identification No./ number(s) Container/vehicle mass gross mass
vehicle registration No. size & type (kg) (including
tare) (kg)
CONTAINER/VEHICLE PACKING 21 RECEIVING ORGANISATION RECEIPT
CERTIFICATE
I hereby declare that the goods Received the above number of
described above have been packed/ packages/containers/trailers in apparent good
loaded into the container/vehicle order and condition unless stated hereon:
identified above in accordance with the RECEIVING ORGANISATION REMARKS:
applicable provisions. †

MUST BE COMPLETED AND SIGNED

FOR ALL CONTAINER/VEHICLE
LOADS BY PERSON RESPONSIBLE
FOR PACKING/LOADING.
20 Name of company Haulier's name 22 Name of company (OF
SHIPPER PREPARING THIS
NOTE)
Name/Status of declarant Vehicle reg. no. Name/status of declarant
Place and date Place and date
Signature and
date
Signature of declarant DRIVER'S SIGNATURE Signature of
declarant

* DANGEROUS GOODS:
You must specify: Proper Shipping Name, hazard class, UN No., packing group, (where
assigned) marine pollutant and observe the mandatory requirements under applicable
national and international governmental regulations. For the purposes of the IMDG Code
see 5.4.1.4

† For the purposes of the IMDG Code, see 5.4.2