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Royal Mail Hazardous LQDG 

To use the LQDG template (Do not Fly banner) the customer must provide the hazmat element in their API request. 

  • The customer must have 'LQD' in their OBA contracts

  • The service used in the shipment request must be allowed to create hazardous shipment - Check the MDF to confirm this

  • The PC District and PC Sector of the destination postcode must support hazardous shipments - Check MDF to confirm these

  • The total shipment weight must not exceed the LQDG Max Weight limit - Check MDF weight limitation against the LQDG column

  • The UN codes must match the list of approved UN codes - Approved UN codes
  • Supported Hazmat Classes

    Class Type of material
    1 Explosive substances and articles
    2.1 Flammable gas (for example butane)
    2.2 Non-flammable and non-toxic gases which could cause asphyxiation (for example nitrogen, helium, carbon dioxide) or oxidisers (for example oxygen)
    2.3 Toxic gases (for example chlorine, phosgene)
    3 Flammable liquids (for example lighter fluid, petrol)
    4.1 Flammable solids, self-reactive substances and solid desensitised explosives
    4.2 Substances liable to spontaneous combustion
    4.3 Substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases
    5.1 Oxidising substances
    5.2 Organic peroxides
    6.1 Toxic substances
    6.2 Infectious substances
    7 Radioactive material
    8 Corrosive substances
    9 Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles