Shipping Classification
Castor beans or Castor meal or Castor pomace or Castor flake
What this means
Castor beans or Castor meal or Castor pomace or Castor flake 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.
IdentificationPackagingTransport limitsVessel stowage
Hazard class / division
Class 9
UN / NA identification number
Packing group
II
Label codes
None
Packaging — exceptions
155
Packaging — non-bulk
204
Packaging — bulk
240
Passenger aircraft / rail limit
No limit
Cargo aircraft only limit
No limit
Vessel stowage location
E
Vessel stowage — other
34, 40, 44, 122
Special provisions (§172.102)
IB8 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
IP2 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
IP4 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
T3 (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.