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Gambia
Dangerous goods transport — regulatory overview
- Governing frameworks
- UNRTDG
- IMDG
- ICAO-TI
- Primary authority
- Ministry of Transport
- Also available in
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.
Domestic road and rail carriage is governed by national rules generally aligned with UNRTDG, while packaged sea freight uses IMDG and air freight uses ICAO-TI. Class 1 requires a separate explosives, police or defence approval, and carriers should confirm route limits, escorts, port or airport acceptance and permit lead time. The named primary authority is Ministry of Transport; shipment-specific permits and current operational acceptance should be verified before booking.
What governs each mode
- Sea IMDG
- Air ICAO-TI
- National rules UNRTDG
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.
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- Generated
- 2026-08-27
- Expert review
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