Shipping Classification
Fibers or Fabrics, animal or vegetable or Synthetic, n.o.s. with animal or vegetable oil
What this means
Fibers or Fabrics, animal or vegetable or Synthetic, n.o.s. with animal or vegetable oil 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 4.2
UN / NA identification number
UN1373
Packing group
III
Label codes
4.2
Packaging — exceptions
None
Packaging — non-bulk
213
Packaging — bulk
241
Passenger aircraft / rail limit
Forbidden
Cargo aircraft only limit
Forbidden
Vessel stowage location
A
Vessel stowage — other
None
Special provisions (§172.102)
137 — Cotton, dry; flax, dry; sisal, dry; and tampico fiber, dry are not subject to the requirements of this subchapter when they are baled in accordance with ISO 8115, “Cotton Bales—Dimensions and Density” (IBR, see § 171.7 of this subchapter) to a density of not less than 360 kg/m 3 (22.1 lb/ft 3) for cotton, 400 kg/m 3 (24.97 lb/ft 3) for flax, 620 kg/m 3 (38.71 lb/ft 3) for sisal and 360 kg/m 3 (22.1 lb/ft 3) for tampico fiber and transported in a freight container or closed transport vehicle.
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)
W31 — Non-bulk packagings must be hermetically sealed.
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.