Guidance

The testing, certification and marking of dangerous goods packaging

Arrangements for the performance testing, certification and marking of packagings used to transport dangerous goods (note 2).

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These arrangements summarise the national and international recommendations and regulations for the transport of dangerous goods relating to packagings, including packages, large packagings and intermediate bulk containers (IBCs).

This guidance covers:

  • the adoption of UN recommendations and international requirements
  • transport within the UK
  • UK implementation of chapters 6.1, 6.3 and 6.6 of the recommendations

See further guidance notes regarding the transportation of dangerous goods.

Updates to this page

Published 20 July 2007
Last updated 6 April 2020 + show all updates
  1. Updated to reflect ADR 2020.

  2. First published.

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