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Dangerous Goods

The greatest care for your Dangerous Goods

The safe way for Dangerous Goods

Transporting your cargo as responsibly as possible under the strictest IATA safety requirements: whether you need to ship vehicles, explosive or flammable materials, gases or magnetized materials, we ensure compliance with all the regulations.

Product-appropriate transport for all Dangerous Goods

  • Optimal safety for all IATA Dangerous Goods classes - Transporting all Dangerous Goods (classes 1 to 9)
  • Own freighter fleet for transporting CAO (Cargo Aircraft Only) shipments to around 50 destinations worldwide
  • Transport in line with the appropriate regulations (IATA DGR) and legal requirements as well as even stricter internal safety standards
  • Physical and document checks, including checks against the airway bill
  • Also available for the transportation of Dangerous Goods with additional requirements such as temperature control or extra security
  • Handling carried out by certified employees
  • Optimized, digitalized processes thanks to electronic Dangerous Goods Declaration (eDGD)

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For when it’s not just Dangerous Goods*

  • Dangerous Goods that are temperature sensitive, whether in active containers or passive packaging, or Dangerous Goods that are valuable can also be transported by Lufthansa Cargo.
  • In case your shipment needs something extra, you can send your shipment with enhanced capacity access and higher priority by using the Speed td.Flash**, or td.Zoom*** for best capacity access, top priority and premium service. 

  • Or in cases of very high urgency, Dangerous Goods can also be booked as Product Emergency.

 

Digitize your Dangerous Goods with an electronic Dangerous Goods Declaration

  • For quicker processing and fewer errors, simply use the IATA standard eDGD.
  • Please contact your Lufthansa Cargo sales office to find out whether you can use eDGD with Lufthansa Cargo
  • Find out more about eDGD

Lithium Batteries

  • Please note the Lufthansa Cargo specific restrictions on the transportation of Lithium Batteries in this document

 

DGR Repair Service

  • Save time, effort and money: DGR Repair can directly remedy minor defects such as missing or inaccurate labels in the DGD at our Frankfurt and Munich hubs.
  • In this way, delays in transportation can mostly be avoided despite the re-checks required by authorities
  • If you have any questions about the general terms and conditions, please contact your local Lufthansa Cargo sales office or DGR-repair-service@dlh.de


*  Please note that not all Lufthansa Cargo stations worldwide are able to offer all the below-mentioned possibilities. For further details, see the “Infrastructure” tab.

** Only available for shipments with maximum 10 pieces and up to 3 UN-numbers. Due to the characteristics of Dangerous Goods, it may also be necessary to suspend the capacity guarantee in individual cases, for example if limits on volume apply or if other rules prohibit the transport on a certain flight.

*** Some Dangerous Goods’ commodities are not combinable with td.Zoom (e.g., Class 1 and 7 commodities) or underlie certain restrictions.

Infrastructure database

Better planning thanks to a comprehensive infrastructure database: find out more about our product availability and capability at our stations via Our stations.


Safety first

  • Handling and storage always according to IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations at all stations where product Dangerous Goods is available

  • Special safety procedures on the ground, handling with radiation protection and separate from non-compatible substances

Easy booking, always informed

  • Book easily via the Lufthansa Cargo Service Center or submit a booking request online via eServices
  • eTracking 24/7 via web and mobile app, proactive notifications selectable

Products for Dangerous Goods commodities

* Exceptions apply

 

Available Speeds

* Exceptions apply

 

Available Add-on Services

* Exceptions apply

 

Other available offer elements

 

Important information

  • Provided it is correctly declared, packing dry ice is generally permissible in Dangerous Goods shipments.
  • However, re-icing of Dangerous Goods shipments cannot be provided, not even in the event of irregularities or if a temperature (range) had been stated on an AWB for a Dangerous Goods shipment.
  • If a shipment requires re-icing or has other special requirements, please choose a Product, which covers such needs. Please see the other Product pages on this website for more details or ask your Lufthansa Cargo Sales contact in case of questions.

 

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