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IATA calls for earlier cargo checks, but poor data leaves forwarders blind

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Airlines and forwarders cannot be expected to identify undeclared batteries in ecommerce parcels if sellers fail to pass on accurate product information, an ecommerce specialist has warned following IATA’s call for dangerous goods checks to move further upstream. In a new white paper, IATA said 81% of dangerous goods occurrences reported to it in the first half of 2025 involved undeclared or hidden goods. The figure refers to reported occurrences, rather ... The post IATA calls for earlier cargo checks, but poor data leaves forwarders blind appeared first on The Loadstar .

First report: IATA calls for stronger approach to dangerous goods across the supply chain — aircargonews.net, 1d