Cathay Dangerous Goods

Cathay Dangerous Goods

Overall safety always comes first

About Cathay Dangerous Goods

When you’re shipping dangerous goods, you need a professional carrier with the expertise to handle all of the necessary transportation requirements. Our Dangerous Goods acceptance examination ensures your shipment arrives in a safe condition.

Handling dangerous goods requires special expertise to ensure there are no risks to human life during the journey. It is the mission of our dangerous goods team to work closely with our customers to make overall safety the first priority.

Solution features

  1. Handle all classes

    We accept all classes of dangerous goods from Class 1 to Class 9, from flammable liquids to radioactive materials

  2. Safety

    All handling procedures are in full compliance with IATA safety standards and requirements of local jurisdictions

  3. Staff expertise

    Our IATA Dangerous Goods-certified staff provide regulated handling at all stations

  4. Segregated storage facilities

    Special storage areas are available for dangerous goods approved by local authorities

Service description

Lithium-ion Batteries Shipper Approval Request Form

Lithium-ion batteries (RBI, UN3480)

UN 3480 Lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion cells and batteries prepared in accordance with Section IA or IB of Packing Instruction 965 require prior approval for acceptance.

Shipper is required to complete the RBI Shipper Approval Request Form and submit the necessary documents (e.g. UN38.3 test report, MSDS, etc) to Cathay Cargo for the approval process. 

For further details, please refer to the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulation.

Submit Form

Learn more

Cathay Dangerous Goods leaflet

Download to learn more about Cathay Dangerous Goods.

Download nowOpen in new window

Successful cases

How to handle "dangerous" heavyweight shipments

Cathay Cargo’s Mumbai team is making light work of big shipments for the oil industry

Read now

Cookies settings


Essential cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are usually only set in response to service requests, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but then some parts of our site will not work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Experience & personalization cookies

These cookies enable our website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, some of the content in our website will not be customised for you.

Advertising cookies

Advertising cookies collect information about the browsing habits associated with your device and deliver targeted ads. They are also used by third parties providing their services on this website. Third parties provide these services in return for recognising that you have visited a certain website.

Measurement & analytics cookies

We use analytic cookies to analyse how our visitors use our website. This allows us to provide a high quality experience by customising our offerings and identifying and fixing any issues that arise. We may also use these cookies to highlight articles or site services that we think may interest you, based on your usage of the website.

Feedback