Shipping Classification
Ammonium nitrate based fertilizer
What this means
Ammonium nitrate based fertilizer 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 9
UN / NA identification number
UN2071
Packing group
III
Label codes
9
Packaging — exceptions
155
Packaging — non-bulk
213
Packaging — bulk
240
Passenger aircraft / rail limit
200 kg
Cargo aircraft only limit
200 kg
Vessel stowage location
A
Vessel stowage — other
None
Special provisions (§172.102)
132 — This description may only be used for ammonium nitrate-based compound fertilizers. They must be classified in accordance with the procedure as set out in the Manual of Tests and Criteria, part III, section 39 (IBR, see § 171.7 of this subchapter). Fertilizers meeting the criteria for this identification number are only subject to the requirements of this subchapter when offered for transportation and transported by air or vessel.
B136 — Non-specification closed bulk bins are authorized.
IB8 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
IP3 (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.