Shipping Classification
Nitrocellulose membrane filters, with not more than 12.6% nitrogen, by dry mass
What this means
Nitrocellulose membrane filters, with not more than 12.6% nitrogen, by dry mass 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 4.1
UN / NA identification number
UN3270
Packing group
II
Label codes
4.1
Packaging — exceptions
151
Packaging — non-bulk
212
Packaging — bulk
240
Passenger aircraft / rail limit
1 kg
Cargo aircraft only limit
15 kg
Vessel stowage location
D
Vessel stowage — other
None
Special provisions (§172.102)
43 — The membrane filters, including paper separators and coating or backing materials, that are present in transport, must not be able to propagate a detonation as tested by one of the tests described in the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, Part I, Test series 1(a) (IBR, see § 171.7 of this subchapter). On the basis of the results of suitable burning rate tests, and taking into account the standard tests in the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, Part III, subsection 33.2.1 (IBR, see § 171.7 of this subchapter), nitrocellulose membrane filters in the form in which they are to be transported that do not meet the criteria for a Division 4.1 material are not subject to the requirements of this subchapter. Packagings must be so constructed that explosion is not possible by reason of increased internal pressure. Nitrocellulose membrane filters covered by this entry, each with a mass not exceeding 0.5 g, are not subject to the requirements of this subchapter when contained individually in an article or a sealed packet.
A1 — Single packagings are not permitted on passenger aircraft.
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.