Shipping Guidelines for Excepted Quantities …

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Guidelines for Shipping Excepted by Air ( iata /ICAO Regulations) Introduction: Many dangerous goods in small Quantities may be shipped as Excepted Quantities , eliminating much of the paperwork associated with Shipping hazardous materials. In 2009 the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) changed the rules for labeling Excepted quantity packages. Before deciding how to package your dangerous goods for shipment, you should always submit your Shipping request via the on line Shipping request form, Trained personnel can then advise you on packaging options. The discussion of Excepted Quantities is found in section of the iata dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR), which is based on ICAO (international law).

Dangerous Goods (IATA section 4.2) was reconfigured to add a column (F), which lists the excepted quantity code for each dangerous good found on the table. The entries in

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