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Dangerous Goods

Dangerous Goods are articles or substances that are capable of posing a risk to health, safety, property or the environment when transported. These are classified according to various sets of regulations for both air and ground transport, including:

ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air
TDGR (Transport of Dangerous Goods Regulations) as prescribed by the Dangerous Goods Transportation Act (1992).

If you are unsure whether your commodity is regulated by ICAO or TDG, please check your Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for further information.

Note: UPS does not offer shippers any formal consultative services relating to Dangerous Goods regulations.

This document contains:

Dangerous Goods Service Definition
Countries/Territories Served
Contractual Service
List of Acceptable Dangerous Goods Classes
List of Prohibited Dangerous Goods Classes and Divisions
Dangerous Goods Support Centre

Dangerous Goods Service Definition

In Canada, UPS accepts most IATA- and TDG-regulated commodities from the list of acceptable classes. In some circumstances, the net inner receptacle quantity or the net quantity per package will vary from the allowable regulatory maximums.

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Countries/Territories Served

UPS provides air and ground service for Dangerous Goods to and from Canada and the United States, and air service to various countries around the world.

View Approved Countries/Territories ListOpen the link in a new window

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Contractual Service

Dangerous Goods is a contractual service requiring the shipper to comply with a number of internal UPS requirements, including:

Specific training in all necessary Dangerous Goods regulatory requirements as per IATA and TDG regulations
Approval of the specific commodities and quantities to be tendered to UPS
A signed contract with UPS stipulating the responsibilities of the shipper wishing to tender Dangerous Goods packages to UPS
Use of most up-to-date UPS shipping software and formatted shipper declarations, daily pickup service, and combination packaging

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List of Acceptable Dangerous Goods Classes

Class 1.4s Explosives
Class 2 Gases
Class 3 Flammable liquid
Class 4 Flammable solid
Class 5 Oxidizing substances and organic peroxides
(ground mode only)
Class 6 Poisonous (toxic) (ground mode only)
Class 8 Corrosive
Class 9 Miscellaneous

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List of Prohibited Dangerous Goods Classes and Divisions

Class 1 Explosives
Class 2.3 Toxic gases
Class 4.3 Packing Group I
Class 5.1 Oxidizing substances (prohibited via air mode)
Class 5.2 Organic peroxides
Class 6 Poisonous (toxic) infectious substances (prohibited via
air mode)
Class 7 Radioactive materials

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Dangerous Goods Support Centre

For questions about our Dangerous Goods service, please contact the Dangerous Goods support centre at 1-800-509-0953. UPS representatives can answer questions and help you begin the process of implementing Dangerous Goods service to your location.

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