{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Limited Quantity (LQ)","description":"Unlike Excepted Quantities (EQ), which apply only to very small sample-sized amounts, Limited Quantity (LQ) allows dangerous goods to be transported in defined, somewhat larger per-package quantities under significantly simplified labeling and packaging rules. Under LQ provisions, the UN Number on the label and the hazard placard on the transport unit are generally not required; a black-and-white diamond mark suffices instead. Maximum quantities per inner packaging and per package vary by hazard","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/limited-quantity-lq","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T19:09:10.708784","citation":"https://www.iata.org/en/publications/store/dangerous-goods-regulations-dgr/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/limited-quantity-lq","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Limited Quantity (LQ) · Unlike Excepted Quantities (EQ), which apply only to very small sample-sized amounts, Limited Quantity (LQ) allows dangerous goods to be transported in defined, somewhat larger per-package quantities under significantly simplified labeling and packaging rules. · Quelle: https://www.iata.org/en/publications/store/dangerous-goods-regulations-dgr/"}