Shipping Classification
Calcium nitrate
What this means
Calcium nitrate 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
UN1454
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
None
Special provisions (§172.102)
34 — The commercial grade of calcium nitrate fertilizer, when consisting mainly of a double salt (calcium nitrate and ammonium nitrate) containing not more than 10 percent ammonium nitrate and at least 12 percent water of crystallization, is not subject to the requirements of this subchapter.
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.