IATA: Required Documentation by Package Type

Type A packages require the following documentation:

• Special Form approval certificate (if material is Special Form)
• Fissile Material package design/shipment approval certificate
• Shipper's Declaration (required)

Type B packages require the following documentation:

• Type B package design approval certificate (required)
• Type B(M) package shipment approval certificate required for each Type B(M) package containing radioactive material with an activity greater than 3,000 A1 or 3,000 A2, as appropriate, or 1,000 TBq, whichever is least
• Fissile Material package design/shipment approval certificate
• Shipper's Declaration (required)

Type C packages require the following documentation:

• Type C package design approval certificate (required)
• Fissile Material package design/shipment approval certificate
• Shipper's Declaration (required)

Fissile Material packages require the following documentation:

• Fissile Material package design approval certificate is required unless the fissile material package design is excepted per 10.3.7.2 of the IATA DGR
• Fissile Material package shipment approval certificate is required if the sum of the Criticality Safety Indexes of the individual package exceeds 50 as provided in 10.9.3.5
• Shipper's Declaration (required)

Special Form design approval must meet the definition provided in Appendix A of the DGR, and the competent authority must establish a Special Form Approval Certificate.

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