Shipping Classification
Ethanol or Ethyl alcohol or Ethanol solutions or Ethyl alcohol solutions
What this means
Ethanol or Ethyl alcohol or Ethanol solutions or Ethyl alcohol solutions 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 3
UN / NA identification number
UN1170
Packing group
II
Label codes
3
Packaging — exceptions
4b, 150
Packaging — non-bulk
202
Packaging — bulk
242
Passenger aircraft / rail limit
5 L
Cargo aircraft only limit
60 L
Vessel stowage location
A
Vessel stowage — other
None
Special provisions (§172.102)
24 — Alcoholic beverages containing more than 70 percent alcohol by volume must be transported as materials in Packing Group II. Alcoholic beverages containing more than 24 percent but not more than 70 percent alcohol by volume must be transported as materials in Packing Group III.
IB2 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
T4 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
TP1 (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.