The paperwork your forwarder will ask for

Nitrous oxide ships as dangerous goods. No carrier will accept a booking without the classification behind it, so we keep ours current and send it with the quotation rather than after the order.

Classification for sea freight

Classified against the IMO International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (2024 Edition) by the Shanghai Institute of Chemical Industry Testing, a CNAS-accredited body. This is the data that populates Section 14 of the safety data sheet and the dangerous-goods declaration.

Proper shipping name
NITROUS OXIDE
UN number
UN1070
Class / division
2.2 (non-flammable, non-toxic gas)
Subsidiary hazard
5.1 (oxidiser)
Packing group
None
Classified under
IMO IMDG Code, 2024 Edition
Report no.
202601679164902
Issued by
Shanghai Institute of Chemical Industry Testing Co., Ltd.

Hazard classification reports are valid for the year they are issued in; we renew before expiry and reissue on request.

Hazard Classification and Identification Report for Transport of Goods, issued for nitrous oxide
Report 202601679164902 — issued 29 July 2026

What ships with the goods

Hazard classification report

Issued by a CNAS-accredited institute and required by carriers before a dangerous-goods booking is accepted.

Safety data sheet

Section 14 carries the transport data your forwarder needs. Current SDS supplied to buyers on request.

Certificate of analysis

Batch purity results from a nationally accredited testing body, issued per shipment.

Commercial and customs set

Invoice, packing list and the declaration documents required for dangerous-goods export from China.

Safety data sheets and full-resolution certificate copies are sent directly to buyers on request rather than published here, so you always receive the current revision.

From enquiry to vessel

Four steps, with the same contact handling all of them.

Cylinders being loaded onto a licensed dangerous-goods vehicle

  1. Enquiry

    Send gas, grade, cylinder size, quantity and destination port. Include any artwork if you need printed cylinders.

  2. Quotation

    We confirm specification, lead time and terms, and flag anything your destination's import rules will require.

  3. Production & testing

    Filling on electronic-weighing lines, with batch analysis and cylinder inspection before release.

  4. Documentation & shipment

    Dangerous-goods paperwork prepared, cargo booked and handed to the forwarder for sea freight.

Import rules are yours to confirm

A hazard classification report covers transport only. It is not a licence to import. Nitrous oxide is restricted or controlled in a number of countries, and the requirements differ by end use. Buyers are responsible for holding whatever permits their own jurisdiction requires, and we supply only once that is confirmed. Tell us the destination early and we will flag what we already know about it.

Talk to us about a shipment