Shipping Classification
Nitrocellulose, unmodified or plasticized with less than 18 percent plasticizing substance, by mass
What this means
Nitrocellulose, unmodified or plasticized with less than 18 percent plasticizing substance, by 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 1.1D
UN / NA identification number
UN0341
Packing group
N/A
Label codes
1.1D
Packaging — exceptions
None
Packaging — non-bulk
62
Packaging — bulk
None
Passenger aircraft / rail limit
Forbidden
Cargo aircraft only limit
Forbidden
Vessel stowage location
04
Vessel stowage — other
25, 27E
Special provisions (§172.102)
196 — The nitrocellulose must meet the criteria of the Bergmann-Junk test or methyl violet paper test in the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, Appendix 10 (IBR, see § 171.7 of this subchapter). Test of type 3(c) is not required.
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.