Dangerous Goods
Some carriers allow you to ship dangerous goods that would normally be restricted from mail, such as Lithium Ion Batteries. ShipEngine can help create shipping labels with several carriers that require indication hazardous materials be indicated at label creation. Please note, while ShipEngine will communicate the hazardous material class to the carrier there may be other packaging requirements imposed by the carrier.
ShipEngine supports shipping Dangerous Goods with the following carriers:
- DHL eCommerce
- Toll
- TNT AU
- New Zealand Post
- Mondial Relay
Example Request
POST /v1/labels
Notice the advanced_options
shown here as they appear in the request above: