Dangerous Goods, abbreviated DG, are substances that could pose a risk to health, safety, property, or the environment during transport.
ShipHero supports shipping Dangerous Goods for FedEx, DHL Express, DHL eCommerce, FirstMile, USPS, and UPS Mail Innovations.
How to Apply a Dangerous Goods Code
Each product with a DG code should have a product description. Users can apply a DG code in ShipHero as follows:
- Open the product details page for the SKU.
- Click the Pencil Icon in the Details section to open the product's editing module.
- Select the applicable Dangerous Goods Code from the dropdown.
- Hit Update to save changes.
Important Notes and Limitations:
- For multi-warehouse accounts, this setting will be automatically set for all warehouses the SKU exists in.
- The dangerous good code does not transfer to the various UoM associated with other SKUs and must be enabled separately, especially if the UoM SKU will be used as a line item on orders.
Dangerous Goods Code List
Please contact your carrier used for shipping in order to obtain their carrier-approved DG codes.
Here is the listing of the DG product descriptions and approved codes that are available in ShipHero:
- Lithium-ion batteries
- Lithium-ion batteries packed with equipment
- Lithium-ion batteries contained in equipment
- Lithium metal batteries
- Lithium metal batteries packed with equipment
- Lithium metal batteries contained in equipment
- Limited Quantity US
- Small Quantity Provision
- Consumer Commodities
- Dangerous Goods
- Limited Quantity Canada