IATA Infectious Substances Shipping Guidelines 18th Edition 2025/26 Everything you need to know about shipping infectious substances safely. The Infectious Substances Shipping Guidelines are outlined in a convenient, easy-to-read manual with up-to-date information including all the changes to the ICAO Technical Instructions. Based on the latest edition of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations, the Infectious Substances Shipping Guidelines (ISSG) includes information regarding the transport of biological products, clinical waste, exempt human specimens and exempt animal specimens. The ISSG provides guidelines on how to properly ship infectious substances by any mode of transport anywhere in the world and includes: • Information of the transport of biological products, clinical waste, exempt human specimens and exempt animal specimens • Information applicable to the transport of infectious substances by other modes of transport including sea, road, rail and through mail and courier systems • Provides training requirements, examples of actual documentation, and updated images detailing shipping scenarios have been updated to reflect the current reality • How-to checklists cover every step of the shipping process including classification, identification, packaging, marking, labelling and handling. • Guidelines that are outlined in a convenient, easy-to-read manual with up-to-date information including all the changes to the ICAO Technical Instructions This manual is recommended for shippers, carriers, receivers and consignees who ship infectious substances such as: • Laboratory and research professionals • Health and medical professionals (for both humans and animals) • Airline cargo acceptance agents • Freight forwarders • Pharmaceutical company employees IATA Infectious Substances Shipping Guidelines 18th Edition 2025/26 Everything you need to know about shipping infectious substances safely. The Infectious Substances Shipping Guidelines are outlined in a convenient, easy-to-read manual with up-to-date information including all the changes to the ICAO Technical Instructions. Based on the latest edition of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations, the Infectious Substances Shipping Guidelines (ISSG) includes information regarding the transport of biological products, clinical waste, exempt human specimens and exempt animal specimens. The ISSG provides guidelines on how to properly ship infectious substances by any mode of transport anywhere in the world and includes: • Information of the transport of biological products, clinical waste, exempt human specimens and exempt animal specimens • Information applicable to the transport of infectious substances by other modes of transport including sea, road, rail and through mail and courier systems • Provides training requirements, examples of actual documentation, and updated images detailing shipping scenarios have been updated to reflect the current reality • How-to checklists cover every step of the shipping process including classification, identification, packaging, marking, labelling and handling. • Guidelines that are outlined in a convenient, easy-to-read manual with up-to-date information including all the changes to the ICAO Technical Instructions This manual is recommended for shippers, carriers, receivers and consignees who ship infectious substances such as: • Laboratory and research professionals • Health and medical professionals (for both humans and animals) • Airline cargo acceptance agents • Freight forwarders • Pharmaceutical company employees
