Hazmat Shipments

What are Hazardous materials?

Hazardous materials are items which have the potential to cause harm to humans and the environment. These items include biological, chemical, physical agents, and radioactive materials, which could be dangerous either by themselves or through interacting with other factors.

These items are shipped following some guidelines which are created by respective governments. And accordingly transportation and aviation companies follow the protocols. While shipping hazardous items, user must follow the respective carrier guidelines.

This guide is to learn about hazardous items which can be shipped.

Below is the list of common hazardous materials :

Hazardous Materials
Aerosol spray receptacles (e.g., household cleaners, disinfectants, hairspray, spray paint)	Fertilizer compounds and ammonium nitrate fertilizers	Lithium batteries, including portable chargers and power banks
Airbags and airbag inflators	Fire extinguishers	Mercury and articles that contain mercury
Alcohols (e.g., rubbing alcohol, high-proof spirits)	Fireworks – consumer and novelty	Nail polish and nail polish remover
Ammunition and gun powders	Fragrances (e.g., perfumes and colognes)	Oxygen tanks (medical and recreational)
Bleaches	Fuels (e.g., gasoline, diesel fuel, propane, kerosene)	Paints
Camping equipment (e.g., camping stove, kerosene lanterns)	Fuel-powered equipment (containing fuel)	Paint thinners and removers
Car batteries	Hand sanitizer	Refrigerant gases (e.g., liquid nitrogen or carbon dioxide)
Carbon dioxide canisters and cylinders	Inks (flammable)	Scuba tanks
Consumer electronics with lithium batteries (e.g., cell phones, laptops)	Insecticides and pest control products	Smoke detectors
Dry ice	Lighters and matches	Wood treatment products (e.g., sealants, stains, varnishes)
Essential oils (flammable)

Carriers which allow hazardous items in special services for shipments are listed below with IDs (used by 360 API).

S.No.	Carrier Names	Special Service Names	IDs and Shipment Type - Domestic/International/Both
1.	USPS	Hazardous Materials Hazardous Materials Restricted Electronic Device	Hazmat (for US Domestic) Hazmat-electronics (for US Domestic)
2.	FedEx	Lithium Batteries Dry Ice	BATTERY (for US - Both) DRY_ICE (for US Domestic)
3.	UPS	UPS Carbon Neutral Dry Ice	CARBON (for US and CA - Both) DRY_ICE (for US - Both)
4.	DHL Express	Hazardous Material Dry Ice Battery Details Battery Packaging	HAZMAT (for US - Both, and CA - only International) DRY_ICE (for US - Both, and CA - only International) BATTERY (for US - Both, and CA - only International) BATTERY_PACKAGING -(for US Domestic)
5.	Loomis	Dangerous Goods	DG (for CA – Domestic)

Below are the sample requests which show HAZMAT special services but their value varies.

Creating a Shipment having Chemical Agent as a Special Service

To create a Hazmat shipment having a chemical agent, below sample request can be referred:

Sample Request

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curl --location 'https://api-sandbox.sendpro360.pitneybowes.com/shipping/api/v1/shipments' \
--header 'X-PB-Developer-Partner-ID: <DeveloperPartnerId>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer XXXX' \
--data-raw '{
    "size": "DOC_8X11",
    "type": "SHIPPING_LABEL",
    "format": "PDF",
    "fromAddress": {
        "addressLine1": "8 Abc Dr",
        "cityTown": "Beals",
        "company": "ABC Company",
        "countryCode": "US",
        "email": "sender@email.com",
        "name": "Sasha Sekrotov",
        "phone": "323 555-1212",
        "postalCode": "04611-3214",
        "residential": false,
        "stateProvince": "ME"
    },
    "parcel": {
        "length": 10,
        "width": 10,
        "height": 1,
        "dimUnit": "IN",
        "weightUnit": "OZ",
        "weight": 1
    },
    "carrierAccountId": "xxxxxxxx",
    "parcelType": "LP",
    "serviceId": "PM",
    "metadata": [
        {
            "name": "costAccountName",
            "value": "Test"
        },
        {
            "name": "costAccountCode",
            "value": "12345"
        }
    ],
    "toAddress": {
        "addressLine1": "27 Waterview Drive",
        "cityTown": "Westford",
        "company": "Pitney Bowes Inc.",
        "countryCode": "US",
        "email": "receiver@email.com",
        "name": "sender_fname",
        "phone": "2032032033",
        "postalCode": "01886-6502",
        "residential": true,
        "stateProvince": "MA"
    },
    "shipmentOptions": {
        "addToManifest": true,
        "printCustomMessage": "custom message",
        "receiptOption": "RECEIPT_WITH_INSTRUCTIONS"
    },
    "specialServices": [
        {
            "inputParameters": [
                {
                    "name": "HAZMAT_TYPE",
                    "value": "Class 8 Air Eligible Corrosive Materials"
                }
            ],
            "specialserviceId": "hazmat"
        }
    ]
}'

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Creating a Shipment having Alcohol as a Special Service

To create a shipment with alcohol agent, below is the sample request:

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curl --location 'https://api-sandbox.sendpro360.pitneybowes.com/shipping/api/v1/shipments' \
--header 'X-PB-Developer-Partner-ID: <DeveloperPartnerId>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer XXXX' \
--data-raw '{
    "size": "DOC_8X11",
    "type": "SHIPPING_LABEL",
    "format": "PDF",
    "fromAddress": {
        "addressLine1": "8 Abc Dr",
        "cityTown": "Beals",
        "company": "ABC Company",
        "countryCode": "US",
        "email": "sender@email.com",
        "name": "Sasha Sekrotov",
        "phone": "323 555-1212",
        "postalCode": "04611-3214",
        "residential": false,
        "stateProvince": "ME"
    },
    "parcel": {
        "length": 10,
        "width": 10,
        "height": 1,
        "dimUnit": "IN",
        "weightUnit": "OZ",
        "weight": 1
    },
    "carrierAccountId": "xxxx",
    "parcelType": "LP",
    "serviceId": "PM",
    "metadata": [
        {
            "name": "costAccountName",
            "value": "Test"
        },
        {
            "name": "costAccountCode",
            "value": "12345"
        }
    ],
    "toAddress": {
        "addressLine1": "27 Waterview Drive",
        "cityTown": "Westford",
        "company": "Pitney Bowes Inc.",
        "countryCode": "US",
        "email": "receiver@email.com",
        "name": "sender_fname",
        "phone": "2032032033",
        "postalCode": "01886-6502",
        "residential": true,
        "stateProvince": "MA"
    },
    "shipmentOptions": {
        "addToManifest": true,
        "printCustomMessage": "custom message",
        "receiptOption": "RECEIPT_WITH_INSTRUCTIONS"
    },
    "specialServices": [
        {
            "inputParameters": [
                {
                    "name": "HAZMAT_TYPE",
                    "value": "Air Eligible Ethanol"
                }
            ],
            "specialserviceId": "hazmat"
        }
    ]
}'

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Creating a Shipment having Dry Ice as a Special Service

For Dry Ice, the hazardous and non-hazardous category varies based on weight of Dry Ice. (TBD - with GCS)

To create a shipment having Dry Ice, below is the sample request:

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curl --location 'https://api-sandbox.sendpro360.pitneybowes.com/shipping/api/v1/shipments' \
--header 'X-PB-Developer-Partner-ID: <DeveloperPartnerId>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer XXXX' \
--data-raw '{
    "size": "DOC_8X11",
    "type": "SHIPPING_LABEL",
    "format": "PDF",
    "fromAddress": {
        "addressLine1": "8 Abc Dr",
        "cityTown": "Beals",
        "company": "ABC Company",
        "countryCode": "US",
        "email": "sender@email.com",
        "name": "Sasha Sekrotov",
        "phone": "323 555-1212",
        "postalCode": "04611-3214",
        "residential": false,
        "stateProvince": "ME"
    },
    "parcel": {
        "length": 10,
        "width": 10,
        "height": 1,
        "dimUnit": "IN",
        "weightUnit": "OZ",
        "weight": 1
    },
    "carrierAccountId": "xxxx",
    "parcelType": "LP",
    "serviceId": "PM",
    "metadata": [
        {
            "name": "costAccountName",
            "value": "Test"
        },
        {
            "name": "costAccountCode",
            "value": "12345"
        }
    ],
    "toAddress": {
        "addressLine1": "27 Waterview Drive",
        "cityTown": "Westford",
        "company": "Pitney Bowes Inc.",
        "countryCode": "US",
        "email": "receiver@email.com",
        "name": "sender_fname",
        "phone": "2032032033",
        "postalCode": "01886-6502",
        "residential": true,
        "stateProvince": "MA"
    },
    "shipmentOptions": {
        "addToManifest": true,
        "printCustomMessage": "custom message",
        "receiptOption": "RECEIPT_WITH_INSTRUCTIONS"
    },
    "specialServices": [
        {
            "inputParameters": [
                {
                    "name": "HAZMAT_TYPE",
                    "value": "Class 9 Dry Ice"
                }
            ],
            "specialserviceId": "hazmat"
        }
    ]
}'

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