What’s Hazardous Materials

Hazardous materials/hazardous goods, often referred to as HAZMAT, consist a range of substances including chemicals, gases, explosives, batteries, magnets, and fertilizers, which can be in solid, liquid, or gaseous form. These materials are stringently categorized into nine classes as they pose a potential risk to human health, property, or the environment due to their chemical or physical properties.

The classification is useful for communicating the hazards through the transportation chain and ensuring to follow proper handling and shipping procedures.

The hazardous goods classifications include:

1: Explosives

2: Gases

3: Flammable liquids

4: Flammable solids

Substances liable to spontaneous combustion

Substances emitting flammable gases with water contact

5: Oxidizers/organic peroxides

6: Toxic and infectious substances

7: Radioactive material

8: Corrosives

9: Miscellaneous hazardous materials like lithium batteries

We don’t ship the above hazardous goods, it may cause uncontrollable bad result. Except hazardous products, the infringement products are also problem in logistics industry, such as copybrand shoes, bags. We need to respect the labor of every person and protect their right.

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