Shipping Classification
Lighters containing flammable gas
What this means
Lighters containing flammable 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 2.1
UN / NA identification number
UN1057
Packing group
N/A
Label codes
2.1
Packaging — exceptions
21,308
Packaging — non-bulk
21,308
Packaging — bulk
None
Passenger aircraft / rail limit
1 kg
Cargo aircraft only limit
15 kg
Vessel stowage location
B
Vessel stowage — other
40
Special provisions (§172.102)
168 — For lighters containing a Division 2.1 gas (see § 171.8 of this subchapter), representative samples of each new lighter design must be examined and successfully tested as specified in § 173.308(b)(3). For criteria in determining what is a new lighter design, see § 173.308(b)(1). For transportation of new lighter design samples for examination and testing, see § 173.308(b)(2). The examination and testing of each lighter design must be performed by a person authorized by the Associate Administrator under the provisions of subpart E of part 107 of this chapter, as specified in § 173.308(a)(4). For continued use of approvals dated prior to January 1, 2012, see § 173.308(b)(5).
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.