Dangerous goods declaration

A dangerous goods declaration (DGD) is the shipper’s signed statement that hazardous cargo is correctly classified, packed, marked, labelled, and described for carriage under the IMDG Code. It records the UN number, proper shipping name, class, packing group, and flashpoint, and certifies compliance with packing and segregation rules. The shipper, not the carrier, bears legal responsibility for the declaration’s accuracy; a misdeclaration has been the root cause of container ship fires that destroyed vessels and cargo.