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Dangerous goods transport — regulatory overview

Governing frameworks
  • UNRTDG
  • IMDG
  • ICAO-TI
Primary authority
Ministry of Transport
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In short

Dangerous-goods transport follows UNRTDG, IMDG and ICAO-TI and national rules; Class 1 movements generally require separate approval and route or terminal confirmation.

A comprehensive domestic dangerous-goods code is not readily published; carriage generally follows UNRTDG principles, with IMDG for sea legs and ICAO-TI for air where those modes exist. Class 1 is handled through case-by-case police, defence or transport approval, and border or terminal acceptance should be secured in advance. The named primary authority is Ministry of Transport; shipment-specific permits and current operational acceptance should be verified before booking.

What governs each mode

Derived from the frameworks named above. A mode absent from this list is not necessarily closed — it means the sheet does not record a framework governing it here, which is itself worth asking about.

A container vessel alongside

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Generated
2026-08-27
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