{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Excepted Quantity","description":"Picture a shipment of laboratory samples for a chemical company – each vial barely larger than a nail polish bottle. This is precisely where the Excepted Quantity (EQ) provision applies. EQ defines the minimum thresholds of dangerous goods that, because of their small volume, are largely exempt from the packaging, labeling, and declaration requirements that would otherwise apply. The permitted limits vary by hazard class and substance and are established in ADR (road), IMDG (sea), and IATA DGR (","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/excepted-quantity","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T19:10:40.558707","citation":"https://www.iata.org/en/publications/store/dangerous-goods-regulations-dgr/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/excepted-quantity","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Excepted Quantity · Picture a shipment of laboratory samples for a chemical company – each vial barely larger than a nail polish bottle. · Quelle: https://www.iata.org/en/publications/store/dangerous-goods-regulations-dgr/"}