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The rules, paperwork and training you need to transport dangerous goods

• Overview

  If you want to transport dangerous goods, there are rules on how to pack…

• Dangerous goods classes

  Dangerous goods are separated into different classes which affect how you…

• Packaging

  The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) is the UK certification authority…

• Dangerous goods safety adviser

  You must have a dangerous goods safety adviser (DGSA) if you transport…

• Rules for different types of transport

  There are different rules for transporting dangerous goods by air, road or…

• Transporting limited quantities

  You do not need to follow all the normal packaging and labelling…

• Enforcing and reporting

  You must follow regulations for transporting dangerous goods safely and…

Understand how trading conditions and insurance can limit the financial risk for freight forwarders.

• Updated: 13 June 2013

FCDO travel advice for Venezuela. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Updated: 26 June 2025

• Warnings and insurance

  Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice…

• Entry requirements

  This information is for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’…

• Safety and security

  This guide also has safety advice for regions of Venezuela. Terrorism…

• Regional risks

  This section has safety advice for regions of Venezuela. It only covers…

• Health

  Before you travel check that: your destination can provide the healthcare…

• Getting help

  The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) cannot provide…

This sets out best practice principles to ensure retailers' delivery services meet the needs of customers who live in remote communities.

• Updated: 31 July 2014

FCDO travel advice for USA. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Updated: 11 June 2025

Find out about the different types of delivery costs, and which ones you must include or exclude in the customs value if you’re an importer or clearing agent.

• Updated: 3 November 2022

How Standard Shipping Notes, Dangerous Goods Notes and Export Cargo Shipping Instructions work, and where you can get them from.

• Updated: 16 October 2012

FCDO travel advice for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Updated: 8 April 2025

Maritime weather and tide conditions - navigation equipment, radios and emergency beacons, register a 406 beacon

Freight forwarders oversee the worldwide movement of cargo, packing, documentation and customs clearance, on behalf of importers and exporters.

• Updated: 12 September 2012