UPS Europe and Asia Pacific - Dangerous Goods Overview |
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The following requirements must be met to process International dangerous goods shipments from a European origin with UPS: A contract with UPS to process International Dangerous Goods shipments.
For additional information on UPS requirements for dangerous goods shipments, see the UPS International Shipping Guide.
For European origins transports the following types of dangerous goods:
Type |
Regulation |
Description/Rules |
Any type except radioactive shipped via a domestic or international service. |
IATA |
International and domestic packages shipped via any non-letter service. Note: Parcel supports only the IATA form for dangerous goods, including DPRN support (see following table). Shippers are responsible for determining additional requirements for the country of origin and for ensuring that the local UPS Europe and Asia Pacific carrier accepts this IATA form. |
Parcel validates the data you enter while processing a dangerous goods package for the origin and destination address and other information related to dangerous goods in the API request.
Dry Ice and Infectious Substance Category (ISC) Category B (Biological Substances) shipments
Parcel validates through API request to UPS Dry Ice and Infectious Substance Category (ISC) Category B (Biological Substances) shipments at the time of shipment creation to ensure that postal code and city restrictions are properly enforced before accepting the shipment.
UPS Europe and Asia Pacific requires the IATA Shipper's Declaration for Dangerous Goods form for all dangerous goods packages.
Description |
Source |
Printer Needed |
IATA Shipper's Declaration for Dangerous Goods - prints after you process any UPS international service dangerous goods package. Stock is 8½ x 11 inches with red "candy-stripe" borders. No carrier-specific stock. |
Parcel DPRN API |
Laser printer |
When you process a dangerous goods package in Parcel with UPS Europe and Asia Pacific as the carrier, you can select the dangerous goods Hazmat Code from a drop-down list on the Item sub-tab of the Dangerous Goods tab on the FedEx Warehouse Options screen. This list is populated from the Global Settings - Dangerous Goods Data table, which contains data about all of the hazardous materials that you ship. When you select the Hazmat Code for an item on the Item sub-tab, all of the data for that Item populates the Item sub-tab. This data is displayed in Web Admin under Global Settings and is editable. For more information, see the following Help topic: Carrier Compliance - Dangerous Goods (Hazmat).