Shipper’s Responsibilities

Shipping dangerous goods with UPS requires a contract to ensure compliance with applicable regulations, as well as UPS carrier requirements. Your UPS account executive can help with this process.

The UPS Guide for Shipping Ground and Air Hazardous Materials is intended as a guide and not a replacement for US Hazardous Materials Regulations. The shipper is responsible for complying with all applicable requirements of 49CFR, ICAO/IATA and UPS variations. The shipper is also responsible for full compliance with the UPS Terms and Conditions of Carriage.

This section briefly describes shippers’ responsibilities under the regulations and further defines UPS requirements. UPS has established certain requirements that exceed those of the HMR to promote safety in its network, which involves high-speed handling of individual packages. As a result, packages may experience conditions in the UPS system that are not experienced by unitized or palletized shipments.

General Requirements
DOT and IATA regulations both require that a person may offer or accept a hazardous material for transportation in commerce only if the material is properly prepared for transportation.
 
Dangerous Goods Declaration (IATA)
Learn about the IATA Shipper's Declaration that shippers must use when shipping dangerous goods.
 
Shipping Batteries or Devices with Batteries
Effective January 1, 2017, UPS will change its requirements for shipping lithium batteries by air.
 
Coolants and Refrigerants
Coolants and Refrigerants are used to keep temperature sensitive products cold or frozen while in transit.