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What is a dangerous goods declaration in freight forwarding?

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D / Dangerous goods declaration

If you are exporting anything classified as dangerous goods, you must complete a document called a dangerous goods declaration. For air freight, an IATA dangerous goods declaration must accompany your shipment, while in ocean shipping, you will need to use the IMO dangerous goods declaration.

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