Most shipments of a dangerous good by air will be subject to the dangerous goods regulations of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). One of the shipper responsibilities of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations is the completion of the Shipper’s Declaration for Dangerous Goods, i.e. “The Declaration”. The Declaration is a document – either paper or electronic – with a specified format that describes the consignment of dangerous goods and – though required to be completed by the shipper – is used primarily by the personnel of the air carrier. Some dangerous goods, however, do not require completion of The Declaration. This article will identify those articles or substances that do not require a Shipper’s Declaration for Dangerous Goods.

Pursuant to the general requirements for Documentation in the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulation (8.0.1.2), the following articles or substances do not require a Shipper’s Declaration for Dangerous Goods:

• UN 3164, Articles, pressurized, hydraulic (refer to Packing Instructions 208(a)).
• UN 3164, Articles, pressurized, pneumatic (refer to Packing Instruction 208(a)).
• UN 3373, Biological substance, Category B (refer to Packing Instruction 650).
• UN 1845, Carbon dioxide, solid (Dry ice) when used as a refrigerant for an article or substance that is not a dangerous good (refer to Packing Instruction 954(c)).
  

  UN 1856 Carbon dioxide, solid (Dry ice) is a dangerous good when offered for transportation by air or vessel.

• Dangerous goods in excepted quantities (refer to 2.6.8 in the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations).
• UN 3245, Genetically modified organisms (refer to Packing Instruction 959).
• UN 3245, Genetically modified microorganisms (refer to Packing Instruction 959).
• Lithium ion or Lithium metal cells or batteries meeting the provisions of Section II of Packing Instructions 965, 966, 967, 968, 969, or 970.
• UN 2807, Magnetized material (refer to Packing Instructions 953).
• Radioactive material, excepted packages (RRE) (refer to 10.5.8 in the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations).

This short video explains the 59th Edition of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (in use for calendar year 2018) and how to find information within it.