IMDG Code 42-24 · Sea transport reference
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- UN3480LITHIUM ION BATTERIES (including lithium ion polymer batteries)
- UN3481LITHIUM ION BATTERIES CONTAINED IN EQUIPMENT or LITHIUM ION BATTERIES PACKED WITH EQUIPMENT (including lithium ion polymer batteries)
- UN3166VEHICLE, FLAMMABLE GAS POWERED or VEHICLE, FLAMMABLE LIQUID POWERED or VEHICLE, FUEL CELL, FLAMMABLE GAS POWERED or VEHICLE, FUEL CELL, FLAMMABLE LIQUID POWERED
- UN3556VEHICLE, LITHIUM ION BATTERY POWERED
- UN1263PAINT (including paint, lacquer, enamel, stain, shellac, varnish, polish, liquid filler and liquid lacquer base) or PAINT RELATED MATERIAL (including paint thinning or reducing compound)
- UN1950AEROSOLS
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The nine dangerous goods classes
- 1Class 1 Explosives
- 2Class 2 Gases
- 3Class 3 Flammable liquids
- 4Class 4 Flammable solids; substances liable to spontaneous combustion; substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases
- 5Class 5 Oxidizing substances and organic peroxides
- 6Class 6 Toxic and infectious substances
- 7Class 7 Radioactive material
- 8Class 8 Corrosives
- 9Class 9 Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles
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Practical sea-freight guides
Lithium ion batteries
UN3480 vs UN3481: check the battery packing before booking
A practical sea-freight check for lithium ion batteries shipped alone, in equipment or with equipment, including model evidence, condition and exception checks.
Battery-powered vehicles
UN3556, UN3557 and UN3558: a sea-freight vehicle booking check
Check battery chemistry, installed and spare batteries, the vehicle/equipment boundary and conditional SP961 treatment before booking a battery-powered vehicle by sea.
Environmentally hazardous substances
UN3077 vs UN3082: technical names and small-package checks for sea freight
Check solid or liquid form, free liquid, technical names, the conditional 5 kg / 5 L provision and marine-pollutant evidence before a sea-freight booking.