Types of Dangerous Goods and Commodities
Common Dangerous Goods
The following descriptions could indicate dangerous goods: aerosols, cosmetics, chemicals, cleaning solutions, compressed gases, flammable liquids, lighters, lithium batteries, machinery parts, matches, pharmaceuticals, oxidisers, paints, perfumes, solvents.
Accepted Dangerous Goods Classes
The following are descriptions of accepted dangerous goods Classes and Divisions:
- Class/Division 2.1 – Flammable Gas
- Class/Division 2.2 – Non-Flammable Gas
- Class 3 – Flammable Liquid
- Class/Division 4.1 – Flammable Solid
- Class/Division 4.2 – Spontaneously Combustible (European Standard Service only)
- Class/Division 5.1 – Oxidisers
- Class/Division 5.2 – Organic Peroxides (European Standard Service only)
- Class/Division 6.1 – Toxic Liquid/Solid
- Class/Division 6.2 – Infectious Substances, Category B only
- Class 8 – Corrosive Liquid/Solid
- Class 9 – Miscellaneous
Note
Please use the applicable UPS Chemical Table for additional possible restrictions on individual UN Numbers.
Prohibited Dangerous Goods Classes
The following are descriptions of prohibited dangerous goods classes:
- Class 1 – Explosives
- Class/Division 2.3 – Toxic Gas
- Class/Division 4.3 – Substances which in Contact with Water Emit Flammable Gases (Dangerous When Wet)
- Class/Division 6.2 – Infectious Substances, Category A
- Class 7 – Radioactive Materials