ITEMS CONTAINING ENGINES FOR SEAFREIGHT WILL BE CLASSIFIED AS DG FROM 1ST JANUARY 2012
December 22nd, 2011 | Posted under Exports, Imports, Sea Freight
Good Day,
Below is a release we have received from Dangerous Goods Management regarding classification of items containing engines as Dangerous Goods, effective 1st January 2012 :
“Engines for Seafreight will be classified as Dangerous Goods from 1st January 2012
Beginning 1st January 2012, all articles containing an engine, either flammable liquid or gas powered, will be considered a dangerous good for seafreight.
Items containing engines (cars, motorbikes, weed eaters, chainsaws, lawnmowers etc) will fall under UN3166 classification. This is a class 9 dangerous good.
We understand several companies have heard about this, and we just want to inform you that these changes are correct. We anticipate that a lot of freight forwarders may be caught out by this, so we recommend that you also check with shipping lines before sending any articles containing an engine.
As always, we are happy to assist you with any queries you have about this (including DG documentation and labeling for UN3166)
Limited quantity labels for seafreight from 1st January 2012
Also coming into force on 1st January 2012, is the requirement that any seafreight containers containing dangerous goods in limited quantities will require the limited quantity mark on all four sides of the container.
This mark is in addition to any regular DG placards that are on the container.
DGM is able to supply companies with this new mark, so please don’t hesitate to contact us if you require it.”
Any queries, please contact us here at ICE.