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Figure 11. Sample shipping declaration
The "place and date" of shipment must be entered by the shipper (the "person" who offers the freight
to the carrier). The shipper must offer a minimum of two signed copies (our internal standard is four)
of the completed Shipper's Declarations for Dangerous Goods to the carrier, usually along with the
Air Waybill.
A copy may be taped on the side of the box, but this is not required. There are currently no provisions
in the regulations for them to be electronically transmitted.
Should a shipment be rejected for any reason, a Dangerous Goods Checklist should be provided
which indicates the specific reason for the rejection.
Think of a Shipper's Declaration as a quality check for the shipper. For example, when taking an
airplane trip as a passenger and checking in at the airline front desk, you would be asked, "Did you
pack your bags and have your bags been with you at all times?" The airlines, just like shippers want
the declaration that everything is in order from the last person who touched the product. If the HP
MCS had been built out for CTO and then put on a plane, the documents would come from the
factory or the group building out the HP MCS.
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