Shipping Classification
Nitrocellulose with alcohol with not less than 25 percent alcohol by mass, and with not more than 12.6 percent nitrogen, by dry mass
What this means
Nitrocellulose with alcohol with not less than 25 percent alcohol by mass, and with not more than 12.6 percent 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
UN2556
Packing group
II
Label codes
4.1
Packaging — exceptions
None
Packaging — non-bulk
212
Packaging — bulk
None
Passenger aircraft / rail limit
1 kg
Cargo aircraft only limit
15 kg
Vessel stowage location
D
Vessel stowage — other
12, 25, 28, 36
Special provisions (§172.102)
W31 — Non-bulk packagings must be hermetically sealed.
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.