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Registration Overview

THE NEW 2024 - 2025 HAZMAT REGISTRATION SEASON WILL BEGIN ON MAY 1ST. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR REGISTRATION PRIOR TO MAY 1ST TO AVOID REGISTRATION PROCESSING ERRORS. ALSO, YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE A THIRD-PARTY COMPANY TO REGISTER. THE QUICKEST, MOST EFFICIENT, AND COST EFFECTIVE METHOD OF REGISTRATION IS DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR PORTAL AT:

https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/phmsapub/faces/PHMSAHome

PLEASE VIEW THE ONLINE HAZMAT REGISTRATION BROCHURE FOR MORE IMPORTANT UPDATES AT: Registration by Mail Brochure | PHMSA (dot.gov).

Please do not submit any registrations until this date to avoid registration errors and processing delays. Any registrations submitted before this date will not be processed until the new 2023 registration year begins on May 1st. If you have any questions, please contact the registration help desk at the following numbers:

(202) 934-1630 for businesses beginning with the letters A-M
(202) 934-1631 for businesses beginning with the letters N-Z

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 2024-2025

The annual fee for small businesses and not-for-profit organizations for registration year 2024-2025 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 2022-2023 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 eight days if by ACH). For instructions, click Online Registration Details.

Register by Mail. Online registration is highly encouraged. However, if you are unable to register online, click Registration by Mail Details for instructions. Payment by check must accompany the form.

For registration assistance, please call (202) 934-1630 for businesses beginning with the letters A-M, or call (202) 934-1631 for businesses beginning with the letters N-Z. For additional assistance, please email register@dot.gov or call the Hazardous Materials Information Center at (800) 467-4922.

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