Shipping Classification
Radioactive material, excepted package-empty packaging
What this means
Radioactive material, excepted package-empty packaging 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.
IdentificationPackagingTransport limitsVessel stowage
Hazard class / division
Class 7
UN / NA identification number
Packing group
N/A
Label codes
Empty
Packaging — exceptions
422, 428
Packaging — non-bulk
422, 428
Packaging — bulk
422, 428
Passenger aircraft / rail limit
None listed
Cargo aircraft only limit
None listed
Vessel stowage location
A
Vessel stowage — other
None
Special provisions (§172.102)
368 — In the case of non-fissile or fissile-excepted uranium hexafluoride, the material must be classified under UN3507 or UN2978.
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.