Shipping Classification
Smokeless powder for small arms (100 pounds or less)
What this means
Smokeless powder for small arms (100 pounds or less) 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
NA3178
Packing group
I
Label codes
4.1
Packaging — exceptions
None
Packaging — non-bulk
171
Packaging — bulk
None
Passenger aircraft / rail limit
Forbidden
Cargo aircraft only limit
7.3 kg
Vessel stowage location
A
Vessel stowage — other
None
Special provisions (§172.102)
16 — This description applies to smokeless powder and other solid propellants that are used as powder for small arms and have been classed as Division 1.3C, 1.4C and Division 4.1 in accordance with § 173.56 of this subchapter.
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.