Is a shipper’s declaration of dangerous goods required?

• A. Yes for all dry ice shipments
• B. No
• C. Yes only if the dry ice is used as a refrigerant for other dangerous goods
• D. Only for shipments by sea

Answer: (C)

A shipper’s declaration is used to certify dangerous goods being offered for air transport and to ensure proper handling, packaging, labeling, and documentation. There’s a specific exception for dry ice: you only need a shipper’s declaration if the dry ice is being used to refrigerate other dangerous goods. If the dry ice is shipped by itself without accompanying other dangerous goods, a separate declaration isn’t required. This is because the declaration is tied to the presence of other dangerous goods in the shipment; the dry ice alone doesn’t create a combined DG shipment that needs the declaration. The option about shipments by sea doesn’t apply here, since the shipper’s declaration concept is tied to air transport under IATA DGR.