IATA Forbidden Dangerous Goods

The DGR describes dangerous goods forbidden for air transport as any article or substance which, as presented for transport under normal conditions, is liable to:

• Explode
• Dangerously react
• Produce a flame or dangerous generation of heat
• Generate a dangerous emission of toxic, corrosive, or flammable gases or vapors

Dangerous goods that meet these criteria are forbidden to be carried on aircraft under any conditions. The DGR lists forbidden dangerous goods in Subsection 4.2 List of Dangerous Goods with the word "Forbidden" next to the entry. Since it is impossible to list all forbidden items, you must take appropriate precautions to ensure that no such goods are offered for transport. The following types of dangerous goods are forbidden unless exempted by the States:

• Radioactive material that is in vented type B(M) packages, in packages requiring external cooling, in packages subject to operational controls during transport, or that is explosive for a pyrophoric liquid
• Infected live animals
• Liquids with a vapor inhalation toxicity that requires Packing Group 1 packaging (High Danger)
• Substances in a liquid state at temperatures equal to or exceeding 100° C (212° F), or in a solid state at temperatures equal to or exceeding 240° C (464° F)
• Any other article or substance designated as forbidden by the appropriate national authority

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