Shipping Classification
Sulfur, molten
What this means
Sulfur, molten 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
UN2448
Packing group
III
Label codes
4.1
Packaging — exceptions
None
Packaging — non-bulk
213
Packaging — bulk
247
Passenger aircraft / rail limit
Forbidden
Cargo aircraft only limit
Forbidden
Vessel stowage location
C
Vessel stowage — other
74
Special provisions (§172.102)
30 — Sulfur is not subject to the requirements of this subchapter if transported in a non-bulk packaging or if formed to a specific shape (for example, prills, granules, pellets, pastilles, or flakes). A bulk packaging containing sulfur is not subject to the placarding requirements of subpart F of this part, if it is marked with the appropriate identification number as required by subpart D of this part. Molten sulfur must be marked as required by § 172.325 of this subchapter.
B13 — A nonspecification cargo tank motor vehicle authorized in § 173.247 of this subchapter must be at least equivalent in design and in construction to a DOT 406 cargo tank or MC 306 cargo tank (if constructed before August 31, 1995), except as follows:
IB1 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
R1 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
T1 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
TP3 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
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.