Ehsan Amiri

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which makes up the majority of the world’s airlines, uses the ICAO Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air as the basis for their dangerous goods regulations (IATA-DGR.) Some airlines have specific operational variations and shippers should be aware of these variations. The Shipper’s DG Declaration has very specific requirements and can be quite complex.

The Export Administration Regulations (EAR) are enforced by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). Among the content found in the EAR is the Commerce Control List (CCL), a list of dual-use items; that is, items that have both a commercial use as well as a potential military application. Each dual-use item has a corresponding Export Control Classification Number (ECCN), which is used to determine if an export license is required.

A carrier is a company or party that moves the goods in an international transaction. An inland carrier will move the goods from your warehouse to the port of export. From there, an air carrier would transport goods on an airplane, an ocean carrier would transport goods on a ship, a rail carrier would transport goods on a railroad or a truck carrier would transport goods on a truck.