Dangerous goodsare articles or substances which is potentially posing a risk to health,safety, property or the environment.。

If you’re planningon sending goods that have the potential to be flammable, toxic, corrosive,volatile, infectious or radioactive, they will be classified as dangerousgoods.。

Some items,although not combustible in themselves, can contribute to the combustion ofother materials and, as such, are also classified as dangerous goods.。

At BY56, we send alot of personal items and belongings. We often encounter customers whoare simply unaware or had neverconsidered these items to be dangerous.In our experience the most common "everyday" items people tryto send are:。

Perfume and aftershave (flammable)Nail polish or nail varnish (flammable)Aerosols e.g. hairsprays & deodorants (contain compressed gases)Electronic devices containing lithium batteries e.g. mobile phones, tablets, laptops (risk of fire if batteries get damaged)Matters ofdangerous goods cannot be taken lightly, no matter how harmless you may thinkthe item is!。

Check below to seeif your goods fall within one of the 9 classes of dangerous goods:。

Explosives(e.g. ammunition/cartridges, fireworks, flares)Gases(e.g. aerosols, fire extinguishers, refrigerant gases, lighters)Flammable liquids(e.g. adhesives, paints, lacquers, varnishes, alcohols, thinners, perfumery products with flammable solvents)Flammable solids(e.g. alkali metals, metal powders, sodium batteries, firelighters, matches)Oxidising substances(e.g. hydrogen peroxide, ammonium nitrate fertilizers, chlorates, nitrates and nitrites)Toxic and infectious substances(e.g. medical/biomedical waste, biological cultures/samples/specimens, tear gas substances, dyes, acids, lead compounds, alkaloids, motor fuel anti-knock mixture)Radioactive materials(e.g. radioactive ores, medical isotopes, iridium radionuclides/isotopes)Corrosives(e.g. acids/acid solutions, car batteries, fuel cell cartridges, dyes, paints, fire extinguisher charges, rust removers or preventers)Miscellaneous dangerous goods(e.g. dry ice, expandable polymeric beads/polystyrene beads, ammonium nitrate fertilizers, blue asbestos/crocidolite, lithium ion batteries, lithium metal batteries, battery powered equipment, battery powered vehicles, fuel cell engines, internal combustion engines, vehicles, magnetized material, first aid kits, life-saving appliances, chemical kits)A variety ofregulatory bodies such as the International Air Transport Authority control andgovern the transportation of dangerous goods, making freight compliance aparticularly difficult task. General couriers and freight forwarders will notaccept dangerous goods, however value added freight resellers will accept sometypes (such as lithium batteries).。

If you would likemore information about dangerous goods, check it out on BY56 smart logistics platformforfurther guidance.。