Shipping Classification
Alcoholic beverages
What this means
Alcoholic beverages appears on the federal Hazardous Materials Table (49 CFR §172.101), the table that governs how a material must be classified, packaged, and labeled for transport.
Hazard class / division
Class 3
UN / NA identification number
UN3065
Packing group
II
Label codes
3
Packaging — exceptions
150
Packaging — non-bulk
202
Packaging — bulk
242
Passenger aircraft / rail limit
5 L
Cargo aircraft only limit
60 L
Vessel stowage location
A
Vessel stowage — other
None
Special provisions (§172.102)
24 — Alcoholic beverages containing more than 70 percent alcohol by volume must be transported as materials in Packing Group II. Alcoholic beverages containing more than 24 percent but not more than 70 percent alcohol by volume must be transported as materials in Packing Group III.
149 — When transported as a limited quantity or a consumer commodity, the maximum net capacity specified in § 173.150(b)(2) of this subchapter for inner packagings may be increased to 5 L (1.3 gallons).
B1 — If the material has a flash point at or above 38 °C (100 °F) and below 93 °C (200 °F), then the bulk packaging requirements of § 173.241 of this subchapter are applicable. If the material has a flash point of less than 38 °C (100 °F), then the bulk packaging requirements of § 173.242 of this subchapter are applicable.
IB2 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
T4 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
TP1 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
Packaging citations reference sections of 49 CFR Part 173 not expanded here. View the full official table on eCFR.gov.
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Source: Hazardous Materials Table (49 CFR §172.101) and Special Provisions (49 CFR §172.102), current as retrieved from eCFR.gov. View official table.