Overview
- DHL Express Commerce supports sending DHL Express dangerous goods types from one DHL Express Commerce account.
- Account approval with DHL Express is required before shipping Dangerous Goods. Contact your DHL Express account manager for approval.
- Setting an order to contain Dangerous Goods can be set via Rules or the Product Catalogue to contain a contentID which specifies the type of dangerous goods.
Important note
- For most Dangerous Goods, you must be shipping on a Dangerous Goods approved account. If you would like to start shipping Dangerous Goods or have further questions, please reach out to your local Sales representative.
- If you attempt to use a specific Content ID and receive an error, it means that either your account is not approved or the lane is closed for this specific type of Dangerous Goods.
- DHL Express Commerce currently supports one dangerous goods type per order, if you are sending multiple dangerous goods in one shipment, you will need to split the order.
Dangerous Goods Types
The dangerous goods types and their respective contentIDs are listed in the table below:
| Description | Content ID |
|---|---|
| Dangerous Goods as per attached DGD - PAX | 910 |
| Dangerous Goods as per attached DGD - CAO | 911 |
| Ion PI966 Section II (LiBa with equipment) | 966 |
| Ion PI967 Section II (LiBa in equipment) | 967 |
| Metal PI969 Section II (LiBa with equipment) | 969 |
| Metal PI970 Section II (LiBa in equipment) | 970 |
| Ion PI978 Section II (NaBa in equipment) | Not supported by DEC at this time |
| Ion PI977 Section II (NaBa with equipment) | Not supported by DEC at this time |
| Excepted quantities in accordance with IATA | E01 |
| Biological substances UN3373 | 650 |
| Genetically Modified (Micro-)Organisms | 651 |
| Class 9 Consumer Commodities ID8000 | 700 |
| Limited quantities to the limits of ADR | A01 |
| ADR Load Exemptions | A02 |
| UN2807 Magnetized Material | HT1 |
| UN3164 PI208a Articles Pressurized Hydraulic | HU1 |
| UN3164 PI208a Articles Pressurize Pneumatic | HU2 |
| Exempt Human Specimen | HU3 |
| Exempt Animal Specimen | HU4 |
| Not Restricted, Special Provision | Not supported by DEC at this time |
| Dry Ice UN1845 | Not supported by DEC at this time |
Assign DHL Express dangerous goods to an order via rules
To assign dangerous goods types via rules, follow the steps below:
- In DHL Express Commerce, navigate to Settings > Rules.
- Create a new rule with a condition that must be met, e.g SKU equals 12345.
- Select the action Set Dangerous Goods Type.
- Enter the Content ID of the Dangerous Goods type you are using (the Content ID can be found in the table above).
- Click Save.
- Repeat steps 1-5 for each dangerous goods type you would like to set.
On import, if the value added matches a Content ID (from the table above), any order meeting the conditions of the rule will be set with the specified contentID and will see the Dangerous Goods option ticked in the UI and in the shipping breakdown within an order. If the value does not match any Content ID, no changes will be made to orders meeting the conditions of the rule.
Assign DHL Express dangerous goods to an order via Product Catalogue
It is also possible to specify the Dangerous Goods type per item, using the product catalogue.
More information can be found on the product catalogue here