# 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. br __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) | | | br ## Input Parameter: HAZMAT_TYPE The following is an example of the hazmat special service with the required HAZMAT_TYPE input parameter. ```json "specialServices": [ { "inputParameters": [ { "name": "HAZMAT_TYPE", "value": "Class 8 Air Eligible Corrosive Materials" } ], "specialserviceId": "hazmat" } ] ``` ## HAZMAT_TYPE Input Values (USPS, US to US) The HAZMAT_TYPE input parameter takes the following values. Enter the value in the value field, as shown in the example above: | Value | Description | | --- | --- | | Air Eligible Ethanol | Air Eligible Ethanol Package - authorized fragrance and hand sanitizer shipments | | Class 8 Air Eligible Corrosive Materials | Class 8 - Corrosive Materials Package - Air Eligible Corrosive Materials (certain cleaning or tree/weed killing compounds, etc.) | | Class 8 Sealed Lead Acid Battery | Class 8 - Nonspillable Wet Battery Package - Sealed lead acid batteries | | Class 9 Dry Ice | Class 9 - Dry Ice Package (limited to 5 lbs. if shipped via Air) | | Class 9 Lithium Battery with New Device | Class 9 - Lithium batteries, marked package - New electronic devices packaged with lithium batteries (UN3481 or UN3091) | | Class 9 Lithium Battery Unmarked | Class 9 - Lithium batteries, unmarked package - New electronic devices installed or packaged with lithium batteries (no marking) | | Class 9 Magnetized Materials | Class 9 - Magnetized Materials Package | | Consumer Commodity | ID8000 Consumer Commodity Package - Air Eligible ID8000 Consumer Commodity (non-flammable aerosols, flammable combustible liquids, toxic substance, miscellaneous hazardous materials) | | Div 5.1 Hydrogen Peroxide 8 to 20 Percent | Division 5.1 - Oxidizers Package - Hydrogen peroxide (8 to 20% concentration) | | Div 5.2 Organic Peroxides | Division 5.2 - Organic Peroxides Package | | Div 6.1 Toxic Materials | Division 6.1 - Toxic Materials Package (with an LD50 of 50 mg/kg or less) - (pesticides, herbicides, etc.) | | Div 6.2 Biological Materials | Division 6.2 Hazardous Materials - Biological Materials (e.g., lab test kits, authorized COVID test kit returns) | | Excepted Quantity Provision | Excepted Quantity Provision Package (e.g., small volumes of flammable liquids, corrosive, toxic or environmentally hazardous materials - marking required) | **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) | br **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 ```bash curl --location 'https://api-sandbox.sendpro360.pitneybowes.com/shipping/api/v1/shipments' \ --header 'X-PB-Developer-Partner-ID: ' \ --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" } ] }' ``` br #### Sample label ![hazmat_shipment](/assets/hazmat_shipment_label.f0819ba9221bc8860ce3618460b167bd9cf16ab2ba30cade569794f945808a6f.9c1bb791.png) ## Creating a Shipment having Alcohol as a Special Service To create a shipment with alcohol agent, below is the sample request: ```bash curl --location 'https://api-sandbox.sendpro360.pitneybowes.com/shipping/api/v1/shipments' \ --header 'X-PB-Developer-Partner-ID: ' \ --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" } ] }' ``` br #### Sample label ![alcohol_shipment](/assets/alcohol_shipment_label.0e8ff676c45a977b5a0086bf29d7e1ab8b775830e3815e2664b6af26100b5e37.9c1bb791.png) ## 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: ```bash curl --location 'https://api-sandbox.sendpro360.pitneybowes.com/shipping/api/v1/shipments' \ --header 'X-PB-Developer-Partner-ID: ' \ --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" } ] }' ``` br #### Sample label ![dry_ice_shipment](/assets/dry_ice_shipment_label.e72d14dda45e9427a4ff9b26ad876ffdaed607387a7c5b15bd3e930999fbd16f.9c1bb791.png)