2025 IATA DGR Available for Pre-order & Lithium Battery Updates

The 2025 IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) is now available for pre-order below. The revised IATA DGR regulations for dangerous goods air shippers takes effect on January 1, 2025. 

To ship hazardous materials with most major airlines, shippers must comply with the international requirements in the IATA DGR. Getting your hands on a copy of the latest rules is an important step to keep shipments moving smoothly next year. 

The revised IATA DGR takes effect starting January 1, 2025.

Pre-order your copy now. 

DGR pre-orders ship in October 2024.

IATA DGR Hazmat Training for Air Shippers

Lion's Hazmat Air Shipper Certification (IATA) Training covers the additional international rules for air shipments from the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR). US DOT requires training within 90 days for new hazmat employees involved in preparing shipments for any mode of transport. The IATA DGR requires re-training every 2 years for employees involved in DG shipping. 

New to hazmat shipping? Start with Lion's Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification (DOT) Training. The course guides shippers through the must-know US Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations for shipping hazmat.

Learn more: Who needs hazmat training?

Significant Changes for Batteries By Air

The list of significant changes in the 2025 IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) includes the following significant changes for shippers of lithium batteries and/or sodium batteries by air.

• A new exception was added for data loggers and cargo trackers with installed lithium batteries.
• The “Lithium battery mark” is re-named “battery mark” to include new UN numbers for sodium batteries.

• UN 3551, Sodium ion batteries
• UN 3552, Sodium ion batteries contained in equipment
• UN 3552, Sodium ion batteries packed in equipment
• UN 3556, Vehicle, lithium ion battery powered
• UN 3557, Vehicle, lithium metal battery powered
• UN 3558, Vehicle, sodium ion battery powered

Updates to special provisions include revisions to:

• A88, A99, A146, and A154 were amended to apply to sodium ion batteries.
• A185 and A214 added new battery-powered vehicle entries.

Updates to the Packing Instructions (PI) in the 66^_th edition of the IATA DGR include:

• PI 952 — Added provisions for battery-powered vehicles.
• Added three new PIs for sodium ion batteries:
• PI 976 – UN 3551, Sodium ion batteries;
• PI 977 – UN 3552, Sodium ion batteries packed with equipment; and
• PI 978 – UN 3552, Sodium ion batteries contained in equipment.

See other changes to next year's DGR.

What is the IATA DGR?

The International Air Transport Association’s Dangerous Goods Regulations (IATA DGR) is the manual used by dangerous goods/hazardous materials shippers, freight forwarders, brokers, and air carriers around the world to mitigate the risks posed by hazardous materials in air transportation.  

The IATA DGR combines international hazmat regulations from the United Nations, the ICAO Technical Instructions or "TI," with unique requirements and preferences of member airlines—including passenger airlines and major cargo carriers like UPS and FedEx.

The IATA DGR is updated annually and all revised requirements take effect on January 1 of each new year.

Finish 2024 Strong with a Lion Webinar

Lion's Hazmat Air Shipper Certification (IATA) webinar provides additional hazmat training to prepare and offer hazardous materials/dangerous goods air shipments. The training covers how to navigate and apply the unique IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) to ship hazmat/dangerous goods by passenger and/or cargo aircraft.