{
 "title": "Air and Sea Dangerous Goods Sources: 7 Compared by Code and Edition (2026)",
 "url": "https://vektorgroup.eu/resources/dangerous-goods/air-sea-dangerous-goods-sources",
 "publisher": "Vektor Group",
 "reviewed": "2026-10-08",
 "licence": "CC BY 4.0 for the selection and the descriptions; each source keeps its own terms",
 "entries": [
  {
   "position": 1,
   "name": "Vektor UN number database",
   "url": "https://vektorgroup.eu/un-number-database",
   "facts": {
    "Use it for": "The UN number and ADR road columns before a sea or air booking",
    "Access": "Free web table and a JSON file of 34 rows under CC BY 4.0",
    "Version": "Dataset 2026.08.2, last verified 25 August 2026",
    "Limit": "Road (ADR) only; names not marked as proper shipping names are common names"
   }
  },
  {
   "position": 2,
   "name": "IMO International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code",
   "url": "https://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/Safety/Pages/DangerousGoods-default.aspx",
   "facts": {
    "Use it for": "The Dangerous Goods List, packing, stowage and segregation for packaged goods at sea",
    "Access": "Overview free; 2026 Edition e-book listed at £210",
    "Edition": "2026 Edition (Amendment 43-26), voluntary from 1 January 2027, mandatory from 1 January 2028",
    "Limit": "Paid manual; we link to it and reproduce none of it"
   }
  },
  {
   "position": 3,
   "name": "ICAO Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (Doc 9284)",
   "url": "https://www.icao.int/Dangerous-Goods/Technical-Instructions",
   "facts": {
    "Use it for": "Quoting the governing air requirement",
    "Access": "Sold through the ICAO store; guidance material linked from the page",
    "Edition": "2025-2026 Edition, valid until 31 December 2026",
    "Limit": "Paid document; we link to it and reproduce none of it"
   }
  },
  {
   "position": 4,
   "name": "IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations and dangerous goods programme",
   "url": "https://www.iata.org/en/programs/cargo/dangerous-goods",
   "facts": {
    "Use it for": "What an airline will accept, and each year's changes",
    "Access": "DGR sold, price not published; changes and guidance PDFs free",
    "Edition": "68th edition, which IATA dates from 1 January 2027; a new edition every year",
    "Limit": "Industry manual, not law; the changes list says it is not exhaustive"
   }
  },
  {
   "position": 5,
   "name": "UK Civil Aviation Authority dangerous goods pages",
   "url": "https://www.caa.co.uk/commercial-industry/airlines/dangerous-goods/dangerous-goods-resources/",
   "facts": {
    "Use it for": "UK operator duties, incident reporting, training and the lithium battery changes",
    "Access": "Free web pages, posters and a video",
    "Update": "Lithium battery and power bank changes effective from 27 March 2026",
    "Limit": "UK jurisdiction only; guidance pages, not the Technical Instructions"
   }
  },
  {
   "position": 6,
   "name": "UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency MIN 715 (M)",
   "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/min-715-m-cargoes-amendments-to-the-imsbc-code-07-23-and-imdg-code-42-24",
   "facts": {
    "Use it for": "A free national summary of what an IMDG amendment changed",
    "Access": "Free HTML notice on GOV.UK",
    "Dates": "Published 4 December 2024; the notice expires 31 December 2026",
    "Limit": "Covers 42-24 only, not Amendment 43-26"
   }
  },
  {
   "position": 7,
   "name": "IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units (CTU Code)",
   "url": "https://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/Safety/Pages/CTU-Code.aspx",
   "facts": {
    "Use it for": "Packing and securing a container or trailer that moves by road and sea",
    "Access": "Issued as MSC.1/Circ.1497; IMO says it can be downloaded from a dedicated website",
    "Version": "2014 Code, endorsed by UNECE, IMO and ILO in 2014",
    "Limit": "Non-mandatory; the IMDG Code and ADR still govern the dangerous goods themselves"
   }
  }
 ]
}