Shipping Classification
Ammonium nitrate, with not more than 0.2% combustible substances, including any organic substance calculated as carbon, to the exclusion of any other added substance
What this means
Ammonium nitrate, with not more than 0.2% 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 5.1
UN / NA identification number
UN1942
Packing group
III
Label codes
5.1
Packaging — exceptions
152
Packaging — non-bulk
213
Packaging — bulk
240
Passenger aircraft / rail limit
25 kg
Cargo aircraft only limit
100 kg
Vessel stowage location
A
Vessel stowage — other
25, 59, 60, 66, 116, 124
Special provisions (§172.102)
148 — For domestic transportation, this entry directs to § 173.66 of this subchapter for:
A1 — Single packagings are not permitted on passenger aircraft.
A29 — Combination packagings consisting of outer expanded plastic boxes with inner plastic bags are not authorized for transportation by aircraft.
B120 — The use of flexible bulk containers conforming to the requirements in subpart R and subpart S of part 178 of this subchapter is permitted.
IB8 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
IP3 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
T1 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
TP33 (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.