Excepted Quantities Shipments

TABLE 2.7.A, page 19, has completely changed.  It now provides the key to the codes used in the Blue Pages, Column F.  This column has also been changed to indicate the inner container and individual package maximum authorized quantities for Excepted Quantity shipments of that exact proper shipping name. A commodity may only be shipped as Excepted Quantities if a code appears in Column F in association with that proper shipping name.

In order to determine whether a shipment is authorized to be an Excepted Quantities shipment, you will need a copy of the 50^th edition IATA DGR to follow along with the following instructions:

As an example, we will refer to a shipper who wishes to put ethanol solution in test tubes, 29 ml per tube.  You must first determine the packing group.  Let’s say it is PGII.  There is an entry for this commodity in the Blue Pages at the bottom of page 194.  The entry in Column F, for Excepted Quantities, is E2.  We proceed to Table 27.A on page 19.  E2 authorizes up to 30 ml per inner packaging (the tubes) and 500ml for each individual package.  And that is the limitation for this shipment.

Also, the Excepted Quantities Labels has completely changed (see page 21). This label can be purchased where you normally obtain your shipping labels.  See below for an example and instructions:

Blue Pages Column C

Column C now includes both the primary class and the subsidiary risk, which is shown in parentheses, just as it must be shown on the Shipper’s Declaration.

Lithium Batteries: New PSN/UN#/PI/Label

The Proper Shipping Names and UN Numbers for lithium batteries and lithium batteries contained in equipment (such as aog shipments) have completely changed, as follows (see page 219-220):

The packing instruction numbers have also changed. 

NOTE:  Each package containing lithium batteries loose or in equipment must bear the new Lithium Battery Label pictured below (on page 576 of the IATA regulations). However, there are exceptions, which require extensive shipper documentation and may not be accepted by airline personnel.

Blue Pages:  “No Limit” or “See PI …” Entries

Section 8.1.6.9.2.c has been revised to indicate that where the entry “no limit” or “see PI…” appears in the Blue Pages in the “max net qty/pkg” column the actual net qty of DG’s must be shown on the Shipper’s Declaration for chemical items and the gross weight of the individual package must be shown on the Shipper’s Declaration for articles such as batteries (see page 581.)

AS-11 Carriage of Dry Ice on Alaska Airlines

Will now be limited to 82 kg per passenger aircraft, 499 kg on cargo freighters.  The airline advises that advanced arrangements with AS are essential because of this limitation.

LH-05   Biological Substance, Category B

UN 3373, Biological Substance, Category B will not be accetpted by Lufthansa.

A224

This Special Provision has been added to describe how to ship the Olympic and other such flame torches.

Upcoming changes described in this edition

Appendix H and Appendix I

Starting from January 1, 2011, the packing instructions will be completely reformatted.  All of the numbers will change and the information will appear somewhat differently.  In order for us to prepare for this change, the editors have included Appendix I, which provides the current and new packing instructions for each UN number, and Appendix H, which shows how the new PI’s will look.

New Cargo Aircraft Only Label

See the picture below (on page 573 of the IATA regulations).  Effective January 1, 2013 this will be the only authorized CAO label.  The current one may be used until that time.