Label & Placard Catalogue

Complete catalogue of hazard labels and air transport specific marks used under the IATA DGR. Includes Class 1-9 hazard labels and special marks such as the CAO label, lithium battery mark, and orientation arrows.

Hazard labels must conform to ICAO Technical Instructions and IATA DGR Chapter 7. Standard hazard labels are diamond-shaped (point-on-square), 100 x 100 mm minimum, with the class number in the bottom corner. Labels must be durable and weather-resistant. Colours must match the specified Pantone references per ICAO TI Annex.

Hazard Class Labels

Class 1 — Explosive

100 x 100 mm

Explosive substances and articles.

2.1

Class 2.1 — Flammable Gas

100 x 100 mm

Flammable gas.

2.2

Class 2.2 — Non-Flammable Gas

100 x 100 mm

Non-flammable, non-toxic gas.

2.3

Class 2.3 — Toxic Gas

100 x 100 mm

Toxic gas.

Class 3 — Flammable Liquid

100 x 100 mm

Flammable liquid.

4.1

Class 4.1 — Flammable Solid

100 x 100 mm

Flammable solid.

4.2

Class 4.2 — Spontaneously Combustible

100 x 100 mm

Spontaneously combustible substance.

4.3

Class 4.3 — Dangerous When Wet

100 x 100 mm

Emits flammable gas on contact with water.

5.1

Class 5.1 — Oxidizer

100 x 100 mm

Oxidizing substance.

5.2

Class 5.2 — Organic Peroxide

100 x 100 mm

Organic peroxide.

6.1

Class 6.1 — Toxic

100 x 100 mm

Toxic substance.

6.2

Class 6.2 — Infectious

100 x 100 mm

Infectious substance.

Class 7 — Radioactive

100 x 100 mm

Radioactive material (I-WHITE, II-YELLOW, III-YELLOW).

Class 8 — Corrosive

100 x 100 mm

Corrosive substance.

Class 9 — Miscellaneous

100 x 100 mm

Miscellaneous dangerous goods.

Air Transport Specific Labels & Marks

CAO

CAO — Cargo Aircraft Only

120 x 110 mm

May only be transported on cargo aircraft. FORBIDDEN on passenger aircraft. Must be affixed on the package.

LI-BAT

Lithium Battery Mark

120 x 110 mm

Mandatory mark for packages containing lithium-ion / lithium metal batteries.

CRYO

Cryogenic Liquid Label

100 x 100 mm

For refrigerated liquefied gases (cryogenic liquids).

ORI

Orientation Arrows

Varies

Indicates package orientation for combination packages containing liquids.

OVERPACK

Overpack Mark

Adequate size

Marking with the word 'OVERPACK'. Mandatory when inner package labels are not visible.

ENV

Environmentally Hazardous

100 x 100 mm

Mark for substances hazardous to aquatic organisms.

Label Colour & Dimension Reference

Per ICAO Technical Instructions and IATA DGR Chapter 7

Class	Primary Colour	Symbol	Min. Size
1	Orange	Exploding bomb	100 x 100 mm
2.1	Red	Flame	100 x 100 mm
2.2	Green	Gas cylinder	100 x 100 mm
2.3	White	Skull & crossbones	100 x 100 mm
3	Red	Flame	100 x 100 mm
4.1	White + red stripes	Flame	100 x 100 mm
4.2	Upper white / lower red	Flame	100 x 100 mm
4.3	Blue	Flame	100 x 100 mm
5.1	Yellow	Flame over circle	100 x 100 mm
5.2	Upper red / lower yellow	Flame	100 x 100 mm
6.1	White	Skull & crossbones	100 x 100 mm
6.2	White	Three crescents on circle	100 x 100 mm
7	White / yellow	Trefoil	100 x 100 mm
8	Upper white / lower black	Liquids corroding metal/hand	100 x 100 mm
9	White + black stripes (upper)	Seven vertical stripes	100 x 100 mm