By default Sherpa does not deliver Dangerous Goods without prior written approval of one of Sherpa's representatives.
If you book a delivery that contains dangerous goods without speaking to our representatives first, your delivery will be cancelled and cancellation fees may occur.
Before reaching out, please take note of the following:
- Sherpa only accepts dangerous goods deliveries in quantities considered "Exempted Small Quantities" as defined by the Australian Dangerous Goods Code:
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Dangerous Good Class |
packing group I: substances presenting high danger |
Packing group II: substances presenting medium danger |
Packing group III: substances presenting low danger |
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Class 2. 1: Flammable gas (other than aerosol) |
50 ml |
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Class 2.2: Non-flammable, non-toxic gases |
100 ml |
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Class 2.3: toxic gas |
50 ml |
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Class 3: flammable liquids |
20 ml |
150 ml |
300 ml |
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Class 4.1: Flammable solids, self-reactive substances and solid desensitised explosives |
20 g |
2 kg |
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Class 4.2: Substances liable to spontaneous combustion |
20 g |
500 g |
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Class: 4.3: Substances that emit flammable gases when in contact with water |
20 g |
150 g |
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Class 5.1: Oxidising substances |
20 g/ml |
1 Kg/L |
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Class 5.2: Organic peroxides |
150 g/ml |
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Class 6.1: Toxic substances |
20 g/ml |
500 g/ml |
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Class 8: Corrosive substances |
20 g/ml |
500 g/ml |
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Class 9: Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles |
- |
2 Kg/L |
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- Sherpa does not accept any interstate deliveries of dangerous goods. This also applies to state border regions like Tweed Heads, Albury-Wodonga and Queanbeyan.
- Sherpa does not accept any dangerous goods deliveries over the threshold of "tools of trade" quantities.
When filling out the form, please make sure to the following required information in order to give you the best and fastest assistance:
- UN number
- Proper shipping name
- Class/division
- Subsidiary Hazard
- Packing group
- Packing code
- Aggregate quantity