MSDS and DG Packaging Certificate: Complete Guide

What's MSDS?

MSDS means Material Safety Data Sheet and describes chemical properties, health hazards and safe handling information. This website uses the label MSDS; provide the supplier’s latest complete safety data sheet matching the actual product. Transport classification and carrier acceptance still require shipment-specific review.

16 standard elements of SDDS

1. Chemicals and business identification
2. Risk Overview
3. Component/Content Information
4. First aid measures
5. Fire-fighting measures
6. Spill response
7. Operation disposal and storage
8. Exposure control/personal protection
9. Physico-Physics
10. Stability and responsiveness
11. Toxicological information
12. Ecology information
13. Waste disposal
14. Transport information
15. Legal information
16. Other information

What's "dangerous goods packing certainty"?

"dangerous goods packing identification" is a common term for the export of inspection documents related to the packaging of dangerous goods, usually involving two types of documents:

• Checklist for packing performance of goods entering and leaving the country: Prove that the packaging itself fulfils the UN specification standard
• Identification of the results of the use of packaged goods for transport outside the country: Demonstrated that the packaging use of specific exported goods is in accordance with the requirements

The above documents are byLocal Customs-related operations(The functions of the ex-entry inspection and quarantine agency have been assigned to Customs) are issued in accordance with the Regulations on the Identification of the Use of Packagings for the Transport of Dangerous Goods outside China and are a legal requirement for the export of dangerous goods at mainland China ports.

UN Package Relates to "dangerous goods packing crime"

And what needs to be noted is that "dangerous goods packaging certainties" and "un-packing."It's not the same level of concept.：

• UN Packagingis a packing performance instruction, which refers to packagings (e.g., UN-marked steel drums, cardboard) that meet the UN specifications and is the quality standard for the packaging itself.
• "Dangerous goods packing crime."It is a system of verification and administrative confirmation of compliance with the export of dangerous goods packaged

At the Hong Kong channel, the use of UN-compliant packagings, as required by IATA DGR, is available for shipment and does not involve the "dangerous goods packaging identification" verification process in mainland China.

FAQ

Q: Can MSDS only be available in Chinese?
A: MSDS, a comparative version in English and Chinese, is available in the International Transport Recommendations. The purely Chinese version of MSDS is acceptable in Hong Kong, but the international carrier may require an English version.

Q: How do you get out of the mainland without "dangerous goods packaging certainty"?
A: Exportable through Hong Kong channels. Hong Kong, based on IATA international standards, can travel using UN-compliant packagings without requiring the "dangerous goods packaging identification" at mainland ports to test the identification documents.