Shipping Classification
Ammonium nitrate, with more than 0.2 percent combustible substances, including any organic substance calculated as carbon, to the exclusion of any other added substance
What this means
Ammonium nitrate, with more than 0.2 percent combustible substances, including any organic substance calculated as carbon, to the exclusion of any other added substance 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 1.1D
UN / NA identification number
UN0222
Packing group
N/A
Label codes
1.1D
Packaging — exceptions
None
Packaging — non-bulk
62
Packaging — bulk
None
Passenger aircraft / rail limit
Forbidden
Cargo aircraft only limit
Forbidden
Vessel stowage location
04
Vessel stowage — other
25, 19E
Special provisions (§172.102)
370 — This entry also applies to ammonium nitrate with not more than 0.2% combustible substances, including any organic substance calculated as carbon, to the exclusion of any added substance, that gives a positive result when tested in accordance with Test Series 2 of the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, Part I (IBR; see § 171.7 of this subchapter). See also UN1942 in the § 172.101 Hazardous Materials Table. This entry may not be used for ammonium nitrate for which a proper shipping name already exists in the § 172.101 Hazardous Materials Table, including ammonium nitrate mixed with fuel oil or any other commercial grade of ammonium nitrate (e.g., ammonium nitrate fertilizer).
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.