Shipping Classification
Infectious substances, affecting humans
What this means
Infectious substances, affecting humans 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 6.2
UN / NA identification number
UN2814
Packing group
N/A
Label codes
6.2
Packaging — exceptions
134
Packaging — non-bulk
196
Packaging — bulk
None
Passenger aircraft / rail limit
50 mL or 50 g
Cargo aircraft only limit
4 L or 4 kg
Vessel stowage location
E
Vessel stowage — other
13, 40, 95, 155
Special provisions (§172.102)
A82 — The quantity limits in columns (9A) and (9B) do not apply to human or animal body parts, whole organs or whole bodies known to contain or suspected of containing an infectious substance.
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.