What is MSDS?

-Do you have MSDS report and Classification Report for Sea Transport of the motorcycles?

-What are these? "

It is very possible that you hear the name of these documents and have doubts when you inquire about the shipping cost of battery or chemical items.

So, what is MSDS?

An SDS (formerly known as MSDS) includes information such as the properties of each chemical; the physical, health, and environmental health hazards; protective measures; and safety precautions for handling, storing, and transporting the chemical.

It provides guidance for each specific chemical on things such as: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), First aid procedures, Spill clean-up procedures.

What is classification report for shipping?

It is a report to classify if the goods are dangerous goods. Transport chemicals goods should have classification for the Safe Transportation of Chemicals Goods.

Why are these documents requested?

The Shipping Lines need to check these documents to ensure that they are not dangerous goods, since all shipments of dangerous materials must be properly packed and marked with the technical names and distinctive labels. It has a special rule for shipping dangerous goods.

Reference:

https://ehs.research.uiowa.edu/chemical/safety-data-sheets-sdss

https://www.fastmark.cl/material/material.html