Shipping Classification
Potassium cyanide solution
What this means
Potassium cyanide solution 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. This material is also on the federal Marine Pollutants list.
Hazard class / division
Class 6.1Marine Pollutant
UN / NA identification number
UN3413
Packing group
I
Label codes
6.1
Packaging — exceptions
None
Packaging — non-bulk
201
Packaging — bulk
243
Passenger aircraft / rail limit
1 L
Cargo aircraft only limit
30 L
Vessel stowage location
B
Vessel stowage — other
52
Special provisions (§172.102)
B69 — Dry sodium cyanide or potassium cyanide may be shipped in the following sift-proof and weather-resistant packagings: metal covered hopper cars, covered motor vehicles, portable tanks, or non-specification bins.
B77 — Other packaging are authorized when approved by the Associate Administrator.
N74 — Packages consisting of tightly closed inner containers of glass, earthenware, metal or polyethylene, capacity not over 0.5 kg (1.1 pounds) securely cushioned and packed in outer wooden barrels or wooden or fiberboard boxes, not over 15 kg (33 pounds) net weight, are authorized and need not conform to the requirements of part 178 of this subchapter.
N75 — Packages consisting of tightly closed inner packagings of glass, earthenware or metal, securely cushioned and packed in outer wooden barrels or wooden or fiberboard boxes, capacity not over 2.5 kg (5.5 pounds) net weight, are authorized and need not conform to the requirements of part 178 of this subchapter.
T14 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
TP2 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
TP13 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
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. Marine Pollutants list per 49 CFR §172.101 Appendix B. View official table.