Defense Industry Export Crating, Cleared for YYZ.
Exporting defense equipment, batteries, or hydraulic components by air out of Toronto Pearson (YYZ)? AÉRO-DG builds UN-certified export crates and classifies, packages, and documents defense industry dangerous goods to IATA requirements.
Defense Equipment Often Ships Without the Right Crate or Classification.
Lithium batteries, hydraulic or pneumatic actuators, and compressed gas components used in defense hardware are regulated dangerous goods. Shipping sensitive or high-value equipment without export-grade crating and the correct classification, packaging, and Shipper's Declaration means delays at best and a rejected shipment at worst. We handle the crating, classification, and documentation so your shipment clears YYZ the first time.
What AÉRO-DG Does for Defense Contractors
Custom Export Crating
UN-certified wood export crates built to your equipment's dimensions, with interior bracing and cushioning for sensitive or high-value defense hardware.
Battery & Component Classification
Lithium battery, hydraulic/pneumatic actuator, and compressed gas component classification against the current IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations.
Documentation & Shipper's Declarations
Shipper's Declarations for Dangerous Goods prepared and signed by an IATA-certified specialist, coordinated around your facility's security and paperwork handling requirements.
YYZ Cargo Tender & Follow-Through
We tender your crated shipment through the YYZ cargo process for your booked flight, and handle re-documentation if a carrier flags an issue at acceptance.
Export control and licensing stay with your organization - we handle dangerous goods classification, UN-certified crating, and IATA documentation, and work around whatever export authorizations and facility security requirements your team already has in place.
How It Works
Tell us what's shipping
Equipment dimensions, battery or hydraulic components, and any export authorizations already in place - we scope the crate and classification from there.
We build and classify
Custom UN-certified export crate built to your equipment, dangerous goods classification confirmed against current IATA requirements.
We prepare documents and tender at YYZ
Shipper's Declaration completed to the correct hazard class, then tendered through the YYZ freight cargo process for your booked flight.
Built for Defense Sector Shippers
From a single equipment export to recurring contractor shipments, we work the way defense suppliers actually ship - correctly crated and classed, on time for YYZ cargo departures.
Defense Equipment Manufacturers
Shipping hardware with batteries or hydraulic components? We handle export crating and classification so your shipment clears the cargo counter.
Government & Prime Contractors
Need export-grade crating built around tight delivery windows? We prioritize crate build and documentation so project timelines hold.
Defense Logistics & Procurement Teams
Need a DG specialist to keep recurring defense exports moving through YYZ? We work with logistics and procurement teams to keep documentation ready ahead of each shipment.
Testing & Engineering Labs
Shipping prototype equipment or test units with batteries by air? We manage classification, Watt-hour verification, and crating for each shipment.
Defense Contractors Ask Us
Does AÉRO-DG handle ITAR-controlled or export-controlled shipments?
We handle the dangerous goods classification, crating, and IATA documentation side of your shipment. Export control classification and licensing (ITAR, Canada's Export Control List, etc.) remains your organization's responsibility, and we coordinate around whatever export authorizations your compliance team has already secured.
What kind of defense equipment typically needs dangerous goods crating?
Equipment with lithium batteries, hydraulic or pneumatic actuators, compressed gas components, or ammunition-adjacent hardware commonly requires dangerous goods classification before air export - the same categories that apply across aerospace and industrial equipment, assessed against your specific hardware.
Do you build custom export crates for defense contractors?
Yes. We build UN-certified export crating sized to your equipment, with interior bracing and cushioning suited to sensitive or high-value defense hardware, alongside the dangerous goods classification and documentation the shipment requires.
Can you work with our facility security and documentation requirements?
Yes. We coordinate packaging and crating timelines around your facility's security clearance and documentation handling procedures, and keep all shipment paperwork within the access controls your organization requires.
Can AÉRO-DG handle a rejected defense shipment at YYZ?
Yes. If a defense equipment shipment received a Notice of Discrepancy (NOD) from the airline at Pearson Airport, our fast-track team verifies classification, repacks to UN specification, and re-documents it for re-tender.
Other Dangerous Goods Sectors We Serve
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