Who's Responsible for Signing a Dangerous Goods Declaration? Updated.
“Shippers Dangerous Goods Declaration (DGD) for air transport not meeting the applicable provisions of ICAO technical instructions for the safe transport of Dangerous Goods by Air and IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations is a direct breach of law and is subject to civic or criminal penalties.” [Srinivasan Raman via IMDG Code Compliance Center guest article] The consignor (shipper) must provide a declaration signature or designate a competent party with previous authorization to d