Cargo Acceptance - Dangerous Goods Transported by Post

Most dangerous goods are forbidden to be transported by air mail by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Convention. However, the following items may be accepted by mail provided they meet the provisions of the appropriate national authorities concerned and comply with the requirements of the DGR:

• Infectious substances (Category B)
• Patient specimens
• Radioactive material that is less than one tenth of the excepted package limits
• Lithium ion batteries and lithium metal batteries contained in equipment.
• These items must receive prior approval from the civil aviation authority of the State to be permissible.

In addition, the allowance of radioactive material in the post has been revised to limit the excepted packages to UN 2910 and UN 2911 only. The radioactive material must not have a subsidiary risk and the packages must be marked and labeled with the following:

• The name and address of the shipper and the consignee
• This message: "radioactive material-quantities permitted for movement by post"
• The Radioactive Material, Excepted Package label

To learn more about Cargo Acceptance visit our IATA DGR Cargo Acceptance Online Training web page.