Transporting chemicals to Hong Kong through courier network

Whether you are transporting dangerous goods, what is classified as hazardous, or you are shipping nonhazardous goods, there are certain international regulations and several national or country specific laws that you must adhere to. Transporting chemicals to Hong Kong through a courier network will have to adhere to these international and local regulations.

You can always opt for international parcel delivery or hire a courier company to send chemicals but you have to ensure that the courier network or the company in question has the infrastructure and resources to handle hazardous goods. All chemicals are classified as hazardous goods, even the chemicals that are relatively nontoxic or are relatively nonflammable. Whether you are sending chemicals using a courier’s

parcel delivery England to France or from the United States to Hong Kong, you must focus on these attributes of a courier company.

• First, you must find out if the courier company has an established portfolio of transporting dangerous goods or hazardous materials. Then, you must find out if the company has expertise in handling chemicals. Hazardous goods are a broad classification and many varied items fall into the ambit. Chemicals are particularly challenging because they may require certain environments and specific types of vehicles to be transported. Normal vehicles or trucks are not a safe choice for chemicals and often such vehicles are not licensed or registered to transport such goods.

• IATA has certain regulations that pertain to shipping chemicals. Listed under the ICAO regulations, all participating countries including Hong Kong have to adhere to these IATA regulations. The courier network or courier company must also adhere to these laws pertaining to air travel or air cargo. • ADR has laid out certain guidelines and also certain stringent rules pertaining to road transport for dangerous or toxic goods. These requisites are pretty much followed across the world. In addition to these regulations, there are country specific directives that the courier network must abide by.

• Courier networks are required to declare how they would be transporting chemicals or any other dangerous goods. Whether they would ship it via air or by sea, what vehicles they would use on road and what kind of containment or packaging would be used; everything has to be declared prior to the shipment being dispatched from the place of origin.It is incumbent upon the sender, the courier company and the recipient to adhere to the laws.

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