Dangerous Goods Shipping From China
Description
Technical Parameters
Dangerous Goods Shipping from China
Ottshipping team are professional handling hazardous goods from China by air and by sea, we provide shipping rates in a short time based on MSDS and we make good plan for coming shipment goods. Besides good air freight and ocean freight for DG shipment, Ottshipping provide the best trucking service and good price.
If you're shipping goods from China, Ottshipping is the right choice for you. We will be your professional freight forwarder in China to support your shipping. And your shipping goods are in good hands.
Ask a quick quote for your next shipping from China.
Your Reliable Amazon Freight Forwarder in China
Whether you need to ship from China to US FBA warehouse, UK FBA warehouse, Germany FBA warehouse, India FBA warehouse,
Australia FBA warehouse or any FBA warehouse in Any country, Ottshipping can always handle all related work.
Sea Freight Shipping from China to Amazon FBA
Ottshipping can handle Dangerous goods for LCL shipment and FLC shipment from China to your Amazon warehouse with a very competitive shipping rate.
Air Freight Shipping from China to Amazon FBA
If your goods are in a hurry to ship to FBA, then air freight is your best choice. Ottshipping will make your shipment faster, cheaper and safe.
Shipping from China to USA Amazon FBA Warehouse
US is the biggest market for Amazon, Ottshipping ship thousands Amazon FBA goods from China to different USA FBA warehouse. Just give us your goods info and get our best shipping rate.
Shipping from China to Europe Amazon FBA Warehouse
Whether your FBA warehouse is in UK, Germany, Spain or any other country, Ottshipping can handle all of them. Just leave your goods to us and get our best shipping rate.
Shipping from China to Australia Amazon FBA Warehouse
Shipping from China to Australia Amazon FBA warehouse may be difficult if you are not familiar with the process, so leave all to Ottshipping and you focus on your marketing and sales.
Shipping from China to India Amazon FBA Warehouse
India is a big market for Amazon, it is growing very fast, so you can focus more on this market and get more profit.
FCL & LCL shipping services
FCL Shipping from China to Amazon FBA
Ottshipping provides very competitive shipping rate on FCL from China to Amazon Warehouse.
Ottshipping can handle goods from any place in China, and provide the consolidation, i
nspection, packing, labeling service. Just give us your goods details and ask for
our best shipping rate.
LCL Shipping from China to Amazon FBA
With over 10 years freight forwarding experience on shipping from
China to Amazon FBA warehouse,
Ottshipping is specialist on LCL shipping, we will find the best shipping solution to
your FBA warehouse and help you save money and time.
Additional services for shipping from China to Amazon FBA
Choose the plan that suits you best.
Labeling
We can help you print and stick FNSKU or any other labels on each of your items
Quality Inspection
We provide the goods quality inspection and factory audit service if you need
Cargo Insurance
The cargo insurance protects your goods all the way to any Any FBA Warehouse
Packaging
We can repack your goods from different suppliers and make it more safe.
Shipping Dangerous Goods from China – The Complete FAQ Guide
There are a lot of useful substances and materials, which can help humanity and cause negative physical harm at the same time.
Such products are known as dangerous goods.
Shipping of dangerous goods is a complicated process due to the special properties of these substances.
This guide will help you to become familiar with all the nuances connected with shipping dangerous goods from China.
What goods might be considered as dangerous?
Dangerous goods are defined as substances which are:
- flammable;
- corrosive;
- oxidizing;
- explosive;
- combustible;
- water-reactive.
Due to their properties, dangerous goods can cause explosions, fires, serious injury, and property damage, or even death.
This is the reason why the transportation of such substances is controlled by various government bodies.
What are the international classes of dangerous goods?
There are various thoughts on what exactly should be considered as dangerous goods.
However, there was a huge need to introduce a single system for international use.
And, such a system was created by the United Nations: the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) replaced various dangerous goods classifications previously used around the world.
According to this act, dangerous goods can be classified by:
#1. Physical danger:
- Explosives (fireworks, TNT, nitroglycerin).
- Gases (acetylene, hydrogen, propane, neon).
- Flammable liquids (gasoline, acetone, kerosene and diesel).
- Flammable solids (nitrocellulose, matches, sodium, calcium, potassium).
- Self-reactive substances (thermally unstable solids liable to undergo a strongly exothermic thermal decomposition even without the participation of oxygen).
- Pyrophoric substance (spontaneously combusting substances are those solids or liquids that even in small quantities are liable to ignite within five minutes after coming into contact with air).
- Self-heating substances (is one which, by reaction with air and without energy supply, are liable to self-heat).
- Oxidizing agents and organic peroxides (benzoyl peroxides, cumene hydroperoxide, calcium hypochlorite, ammonium nitrate).
- Radioactive substances (uranium, plutonium).
- Corrosive substances (sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide).
Dangerous goods which can be put in the previous classes (for example, self-inflating life rafts, asbestos, dry ice, air-bag inflators).
Note: examples mentioned above are not the only products in these classes. They were added for better understanding of the topic.
#2. Danger to human health:
- Acute toxicity.
- Skin corrosion.
- Skin irritation.
- Serious eye damage.
- Eye irritation.
- Respiratory sensitizer.
- Skin sensitizer.
- Germ cell mutagenicity.
- Carcinogenicity means.
- Reproductive toxicity.
- Specific target organ toxicity.
- Aspiration hazard.
#3. Danger to the environment:
- Acute aquatic toxicity.
- Chronic aquatic toxicity.
What is a dangerous goods agent?
Dangerous goods agent is a specialist who works in the hazardous goods transportation sphere.
Such a person/company can help you to prepare needed documentation for delivery and customs clearance, as well as perform handling and storage services.
Ottshipping staff has trained agents to ease your hassle while dealing with hazardous materials and goods.
Are hazardous and dangerous products the same?
Some countries (like Australia) make the difference between hazardous and dangerous products.
However, in international trade, hazardous and dangerous goods are practically the same.
What does hazmat mean?
Hazmat is short for the hazardous material; it is used to mark dangerous materials while shipping them.
Another widespread designation is "Hazchem" (hazardous chemicals), which is used in the United Kingdom, Australia, India, Malaysia, and New Zealand.
What is the purpose of classifying dangerous goods?
All dangerous goods in the GHS and other legal acts are divided based on the specific chemical characteristics producing risks.
So, the main purpose of such classification is to put various goods in classes so shippers can easily find what kind of risk is produced and how to avoid it.
Which special documents are needed to ship dangerous goods from China?
Typically, to ship dangerous goods and materials, you might need the following documents:
# 1. Dangerous goods manifest/list (a document which describes the quantities and location of all dangerous goods).
# 2. Dangerous goods declaration (a document from the supplier which shows that dangerous products are classified and packed appropriately).
# 3. Container packing certificate (a paper from the person packing the container that this has been done in accordance with international safety rules).
# 4. The IATA form (the shipper's declaration for dangerous goods is required for air shipments. There is a different version of the form for ocean shipments).
What is an overpack in the case of dangerous goods?
An overpack is a concept mentioned in the Hazardous Materials Regulations Act, issued by the US government.
Overpack is an enclosure that is used to provide protection or convenience while handling dangerous goods or trying to consolidate several packages of such products.
In practice, overpacks are most commonly just simple shrink-wrapped pallets, or packages placed in a box or crate.
Which laws regulate the transportation of dangerous goods?
We've already mentioned that the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) is the international standard used worldwide.
It was adopted by the following countries:
- Australia.
- Brazil.
- Canada.
- China.
- Colombia.
- European Union.
- Japan.
- Korea.
- Malaysia.
- Mexico.
- Pakistan.
- The Philippines.
- Russian Federation.
- Taiwan.
- Thailand.
- Turkey.
- The United States.
- Uruguay.
- Vietnam.
The process of shipping dangerous goods is covered in Section 2.7 of the IATA regulations (the International Air Transport Association).
However, the transportation of such products inside countries (which is obviously a part of international trade) is often regulated by inner laws and acts.
In the US, for example, transportation of dangerous goods is regulated by the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act.
The better part of the European Union uses directives of the United Nations bodies, like Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive and the REACH standards.
Finally, in China, the transportation of dangerous goods is covered by various provisions (e.g. "Provisions on Supervision and Administration of Transport Safety of Railway Dangerous Goods", "Provisions on the Administration of Road Transport of Dangerous Goods", and so on).
Note: lists and classifications of dangerous goods change with time, because of new substances regularly invented. For example, the UK government reviews its list of dangerous goods every two years.
What is the best transport to ship dangerous goods?
You can ship dangerous goods with all modes of transport.
But, the air mode is maybe the most restricted type due to complicated regulations and insecurity of this transport.
What is a packing group? How it is connected with shipping dangerous goods from China?
Packing groups are used to determine the degree of protective packaging required for dangerous goods during transportation.
There are three packing groups in total:
- Group 1 contains goods of great danger, so the most protective packaging required.
- Group 2 is for goods with medium danger.
- Group 3 is used to protect goods with minor danger.
Note: packages of group 2 & 3 can be combined on the vehicle or inside the container.
However, if the group 1 packages are on the vessel or inside the container, the combinations of various classes of dangerous goods are strictly forbidden.
Do all dangerous goods have a packing group number?
Not all types and classes of dangerous goods get their own packing group.
Explosives and gases (first and second classes of dangerous goods) do not have a packing group at all.
The instructions on packaging such hazardous materials could be found in the separate acts.
For example, the US Electronic Code of Federal Regulations states that you have to use all means to guarantee that the explosive substance is prevented from becoming loose in the outer packaging during transportation.
The vast majority of dangerous goods, however, has the packing group.
This makes tasks of shippers much easier because they know exactly how various hazardous materials should be packed.
Can you ship dangerous goods with UPS?
Yes, UPS provides the service of dangerous goods shipping to its customers.
UPS supports dangerous goods services in the following countries:
- North America (United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico).
- Europe (Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Ukraine and Vatican City).
- Asia (Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan).
To use this UPS service, you have to be registered as their client and to be in compliance with all regulatory requirements and UPS's carrier variations.
Note: UPS uses international practices and US domestic acts when providing dangerous goods shipping services.
What sort of package is used when shipping dangerous goods?
Trade laws do not have clear directives about the type of package that should be used for dangerous goods (e.g. certain boxes, pallets, etc).
However, there are still several recommendations which can be used by shippers to avoid issues with hazmats:
you have to use the most qualitative packaging, which will be able to withstand loading/unloading and other conditions intrinsic to the selected mode of transport;
packages must have such construction which prevents any loss of inner goods;
packages must be build up and reinforced following the manufacturer's specifications;
dangerous materials can't get outside of the package;
the material of package, including absorbents and cushioning material, has to be compatible with inner hazardous materials;
liquid materials have to be additionally protected with some kind of closure (for example, tape, friction sleeves) or have to be placed inside a leak-proof liner;
you have to provide extra space in the package when transporting hazardous liquids;
packages can't be created of materials that appear to become softened, brittle, or permeable due to transportation conditions;
package and additional enclosure must be able to withstand temperature and vibration extremes;
packaging for liquids must be able to withstand an internal pressure without leakage;
if you are dealing with dangerous solids that may become liquid, the package must be capable of containing such substances in both states;
packages must not produce heat due to friction;
for some hazardous materials you have to provide venting (for example, when shipping dry ice);
each package must have outer space to accommodate all the required labels and marks;
if you use wet ice to control the temperature, the package integrity has to stay secure all the time;
packages used to transport liquids must proceed through leakproofness tests.
Hot Tags: dangerous goods shipping from china, China dangerous goods shipping from china, freight shipping to spain, sea freight to hong kong, High Quality Cargo Insurance, freight express logistics, ocean freight malaysia, sea freight from china to malaysia
Previous
Air Shipping From China To EuropeSend Inquiry
