Shipping Classification
Fire extinguishers containing compressed or liquefied gas
What this means
Fire extinguishers containing compressed or liquefied gas 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 2.2
UN / NA identification number
UN1044
Packing group
N/A
Label codes
2.2
Packaging — exceptions
309
Packaging — non-bulk
309
Packaging — bulk
None
Passenger aircraft / rail limit
75 kg
Cargo aircraft only limit
150 kg
Vessel stowage location
A
Vessel stowage — other
None
Special provisions (§172.102)
110 — Fire extinguishers transported under UN1044 and oxygen cylinders transported for emergency use under UN1072 may include installed actuating cartridges (cartridges, power device of Division 1.4C or 1.4S), without changing the classification of Division 2.2, provided the aggregate quantity of deflagrating (propellant) explosives does not exceed 3.2 grams per cylinder. Oxygen cylinders with installed actuating cartridges as prepared for transportation must have an effective means of preventing inadvertent activation.
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.