{"id":733118,"date":"2024-12-01T08:31:56","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T13:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/?p=733118"},"modified":"2026-04-06T20:24:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T00:24:27","slug":"shipping-limited-quantities-by-ground-vs-air-whats-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/help-center\/articles\/shipping-limited-quantities-by-ground-vs-air-whats-the-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Shipping Limited Quantities by Ground vs Air, What\u2019s the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post was originally published in November 2020 and has been updated in December 2024 for accuracy.<\/em><\/p>\n

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As many of us that ship dangerous goods know, there are always exceptions to the <\/span>regulations<\/span><\/a>. For those that don\u2019t know what an exception is, it\u2019s a way of bending the rules that is allowed within the rules. One of the more common exceptions that is used is shipping dangerous goods in <\/span>Limited Quantities<\/span><\/a>. Shipping in Limited Quantities offers us a chance to only have to follow certain parts of the regulations and essentially be exempt from others. However, there are some significant differences between shipping Limited Quantities by Ground and by Air. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Limited Quantity by Ground<\/b><\/p>\n

When shipping limited quantities by ground within the U.S., you must first determine if you meet the requirements. When you use the Hazardous materials table in the <\/span>49CFR<\/span><\/a>, and locate your hazardous material, you will see in column 8A a section listed that you must go to for specific information. Here you will find the inner packaging limitations. The Gross mass of your package cannot exceed 30 kg. Per the 49CFR, if you are shipping in Limited Quantities, you are exempt from the following:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n