• The International Air Transport Association (IATA) created the Dangerous Goods Regulations to reduce the risk of transporting dangerous goods by air.
• Shippers transporting dangerous goods by air must properly classify, mark, label, and provide shipping papers per the IATA DGR.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is a trade association of approximately 290 airlines representing 117 countries from around the world. IATA member airlines are responsible for 82 percent of the world’s air traffic. Members include air carriers that operate both cargo and passenger aircraft.

IATA created its own policies for the international transportation of dangerous goods by air, known as the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (IATA DGR). The IATA DGR was created, in part, to reduce the risk of transporting dangerous goods by air while keeping country- and airline-specific requirements in mind. The IATA DGR is an easy-to-use manual based on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Technical Instructions (ICAO TI).

The IATA DGR must be used by all IATA members transporting dangerous goods by air. Shippers offering dangerous goods for transportation by air with an IATA member airline must use the IATA DGR to properly classify, package, mark, label, and provide shipping papers for their cargo. The IATA DGR also applies to dangerous goods that are interlined from a non-member to a member of IATA.