The frequent explosions in Tianjin Port, Jiaxing Chemical plant and Taiwan oil refinery have pushed the concept of dangerous goods to people again and again, and the root causes are closely related to the storage, transportation and storage environment of dangerous goods. Among them, fire and poor packing played a major role in the incidents related to dangerous goods. Dangerous Goods now account for 10 to 12 percent of global containerized trade, which can reach 6 million or more shipments per year. Therefore, in order to ensure the safety of transport, the international transport of dangerous goods regulations are increasingly strict.

According to the relevant experts of Jiangsu Wujiang Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, the amendment to the 38th edition of the new International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (hereinafter referred to as the "Dangerous Regulation") has been mandatory since January 1. At the same time, this version has also been mandatory in China since January 1. The Hazardous Regulations are developed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), updated every two years, and their technical content is mainly derived from the United Nations "Model Regulations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Recommendations". As a key technical document regulating the international maritime transport of dangerous goods, the change of Hazardous Regulations will certainly have a significant impact on the entire transport industry.

The new rules have the following changes

1, how does the Customs require the enterprise to prove that the goods will be imported after 3 months, and what materials should the enterprise submit?

2, under special circumstances, there are legitimate reasons, the enterprise can apply to the customs within 3 months. So what are "exceptional circumstances" and "just cause"?

3. If the goods are imported and exported after 3 months, if the materials provided by the enterprise are untrue, will it affect the legal effect of the Customs to make a pre-ruling, and will it constitute the conditions for revoking the pre-ruling?

1. New cohesive substances are included in Class 4.1 flammable solid substances, and requirements are put forward for their definition, classification, packaging, transport isolation measures, inhibitor addition, transport operation control measures, etc.

2. Revised the logo and logo of lithium batteries and battery pack packaging, allocated a special transportation logo and logo for lithium batteries, mandatory use since January 1, 2019.

3. Six new Marine pollutants were added, namely UN1208 hexane, UN1218 isoprene, UN1791 hypochlorite solution, UN2057 tripolypropylene, UN2294 n-methylpropylamine and UN2296 methylcyclohexane.

4. Revise the packaging mark to require the height of words such as OVERPACK mark and SALVAGE to be at least 12mm.

5. Add new packaging guidelines, in which P005 is applicable to the reasonable shipment of engines and internal combustion engines under new items UN3528, UN3529 and UN3530, and P412 is used for polyester resin kits under item UN3527. The P910 packaging guidelines are added for lithium batteries belonging to SP310 low production, with an annual production of less than 100, which have not passed the UN38.3 test of the Manual of Tests and Standards for the Recommendation on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and are transported for testing purposes.

Qingdao is an important chemical production base and import and export port in the country, and sea transport is the main mode of international transport of dangerous goods, so the latest revision of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code will have a direct impact on related import and export enterprises. The inspection and quarantine department reminds relevant enterprises to attach great importance to the classification, packaging, labeling, transportation, isolation and other requirements of dangerous goods, especially the new regulations on the marking and identification of lithium battery transportation. At the same time, relevant enterprises need to strengthen communication with relevant regulatory authorities, understand the specific content and operating rules of the provisions, and take timely measures to avoid the situation of goods stranded or returned due to the packaging and transportation of goods that do not meet the requirements, so as to ensure the smooth development of import and export trade.