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Registration Overview

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Offerors and transporters of certain quantities and types of hazardous materials, including hazardous wastes, are required to file an annual registration statement with the U.S. Department of Transportation and to pay a fee (see Title 49 CFR Part 107, Subpart G (107.601 - 107.620). The fee provides funds for grants distributed to States and Indian tribes for hazardous materials emergency response planning and training and to certain professional organizations for training purposes. This program began in 1992 and is administered by the Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).

Registration Fees For 2020-2021

The annual fee for small businesses and not-for-profit organizations for registration year 2020-2021 and the following years will remain at $250, (plus a $25 processing fee for each registration form), and $2,575 (plus a $25 processing fee for each registration form) for all other registrants.

The Registration Instructions and Fee Table includes the revised fees for all registration periods that include the 2019-2020 registration year.

Registration Information
Get details including registration specifications, fees and placarding requirements.   

Registration Details

Register online. Payment must be made by credit/debit card or ACH (Electronic check). A registration certificate can be printed as soon as the payment is verified (normally immediately if by credit/debit card, in one or two days if by ACH). For instructions, click Online Registration Details.

Register by Mail. If you prefer to not register online, click Registration by Mail Details for instructions. Payment by check or credit card must accompany the form. A certificate will be mailed. You should allow four weeks for the certificate to be delivered.

Mailing Address

Mail your completed registration form(s) and payment together to:

Standard Remittance Address:

    U.S. Department of Transportation
    Hazardous Materials Registration
    PO Box 6200-01
    Portland, OR 97228-6200

Overnight Express Address:      

  U.S. Bank Government Lockbox
  Attn: DOT – Haz Mat -6200-01 17650 NE Sandy Blvd.
  Portland, OR 97230

Last updated: Monday, May 11, 2020