Dangerous Goods (DG)

Dangerous Goods (DG) refer to goods that, due to characteristics such as flammability, explosiveness, toxicity, corrosiveness, or radioactivity, may pose hazards to persons, property, or the environment during transportation, storage, loading, and unloading, and therefore require special protection and management. In international trade, DG is usually governed by regulations such as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods Regulations. Shippers must provide documents such as the dangerous goods packaging certificate, MSDS, and dangerous goods declaration, and use compliant packaging and markings. Use scenarios include sea, air, land, and multimodal transport, and are especially common in categories such as chemicals, batteries, paints, and pesticides. Precautions: confirm in advance whether the carrier accepts DG, declare truthfully when booking, and comply with destination country import restrictions; otherwise, fines, return shipment, or even criminal liability may result. Compared with General Cargo, DG operations are more complex, more costly, and less stable in transit time; unlike Sensitive Goods, DG has a clear regulatory definition, while sensitive goods are more of an internal risk-control concept of customs or carriers.