Regulatory Focus
Transport of Dangerous Goods
Transport of Dangerous Goods
195
Countries Covered
28
Languages
1457
Regulatory Sources
Regulations governing the transport of dangerous goods set safety rules for packaging, classification, labeling, documentation, and handling of hazardous materials. They cover road, rail, sea, air, and inland waterways to prevent accidents, protect people and property, and reduce environmental harm.
Sets safety and transport obligations for hazardous goods across all transport modes, requiring companies to classify, package, document, train staff, and manage compliance risks throughout the supply chain.
Companies must ensure dangerous goods are correctly classified, packaged, labeled, documented, and handled in line with modal and jurisdiction-specific rules. Requirements also include approved equipment and vehicles, trained personnel, defined responsibilities across the supply chain, and compliance with international standards for air, sea, rail, and road transport, including radioactive substances.
- Marking/labelling
- Declaring/certifying conformity
- Reporting
- Registration
- Permits/licences/approvals
- Retention/Destruction of records
- Training
We cover global and national frameworks governing the safe transport of dangerous goods across air, sea, road, rail, and inland waterways. Our coverage includes binding regulations, codes, and international model rules that set requirements for classification, packaging, labeling, documentation, vehicle approval, inspections, and enforcement.
- Australia: Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail, Code, Edition 7.9, 2024
- EU: Inland Transport of Dangerous Goods, Directive 2008/68/EC
- EU: Uniform Procedures for Checks on the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road, Directive (EU) 2022/1999
- IMO: International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG), 2024
- IATA: Battery Shipping Regulations (BSR), 2026
- IATA: Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR), 2026
- ICAO: Supplement to the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air 2025-2026, Doc 9284, 2025
- OTIF: International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail, Convention, Appendix C, 2025
- UK: The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations, SI 2009/1348
- UN: Transport of Dangerous Goods, Model Regulations, Twenty Third Revised Edition, 2024
- UNECE: Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), 2025 Edition
- UNECE: European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN), 2025 Edition
- South Korea: Rules for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Rail, Ordinance No. 452, 2005
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Legal duties are shared across multiple actors involved in the transport chain, including the consignor, packager, filler, loader/unloader, carrier, driver or crew, container or tank operator, and consignee. Responsibilities typically cover correct classification, packaging, marking, documentation, and training, with enforcement authorities able to take action against any party that fails to meet its specific obligations.
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Requirements depend on the transport mode and are largely aligned with UN Model Regulations. Air transport follows ICAO Technical Instructions and IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations, sea transport follows the IMO IMDG Code, rail transport follows RID under OTIF, road transport follows ADR, and inland waterways follow ADN. National laws generally implement or reference these instruments to ensure consistency across borders.
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