Special Notice:

During the Football World Cup June 2010 - there will not be any embargo against DG cargoes in the South African ports; however TFR which is the rail component has advised that as of the 31 May until the 25 July that they would not be transporting class 1 into the port areas.

Zim specializes in carrying DG shipments safely and according to the IMDG Code and local regulations.
Transporting Dangerous Cargo requires the highest amount of expertise in the market. We gained this experience during decades of transporting all kinds of Dangerous cargo in Dry Vans, Iso Tanks, Reefers and other kind of special equipment. We have special offices dedicated to this niche to help and guide you through the various stages of transport.
Each DG booking is closely checked before accepting for loading. In order to enable us to give you our best service we need to receive from you all the needed information and the relevant documents.
The DG booking will be accepted only if it complies with Zim policy, IMO and local regulations.

Please find below the necessary forms to be filled for each DG booking request:
1. Dangerous Goods application form: A detailed overview of requirements giving guidance in filling in the DG's booking.  All relevant details should be filled. 
Click for Dangerous Goods application form (PDF)

2. Dangerous Goods Shippers Declaration form: A declaration legally required from the shipper stating that the cargo has been classified and packed correctly (including a declaration from the person who packed the container).
The completed DG declaration should be supplied by the Shipper at time of loading.
Click for Dangerous Good Shipper declaration (Multimodal Dangerous Goods Form) (PDF)

3. Dangerous Goods Manifest: A transport document required when a client handles a segment of the transportation independently.
Click for Dangerous Goods Manifest (PDF)