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The most common dangerous goods are assigned a UN number, a four digit code which identifies it internationally. Less common substances are transported under generic codes such as "UN1993: flammable liquid, not otherwise specified". The UN Recommendations do not cover the manufacturing, use or disposal of dangerous goods.
n.o.s. = not otherwise specified meaning a collective entry to which substances, mixtures, solutions or articles may be assigned if a) they are not mentioned by name in 3.2 Dangerous Goods List AND b) they exhibit chemical, physical and/or dangerous properties corresponding to the Class, classification code, packing group and the name and description of the n.o.s. entry [4]
The UN numbers range from UN0001 to about UN3600 and are assigned by the United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. UN 0001 to 0600 [ edit ]
UN numbers or UN IDs are four-digit numbers that identify dangerous goods, hazardous substances and articles (such as explosives, flammable liquids, toxic substances, etc.) in the framework of international transport.
n.o.s. = not otherwise specified meaning a collective entry to which substances, mixtures, solutions or articles may be assigned if a) they are not mentioned by name in 3.2 Dangerous Goods List AND b) they exhibit chemical, physical and/or dangerous properties corresponding to the Class, classification code, packing group and the name and description of the n.o.s. entry [2]
UN numbers from UN2401 to UN2500 as assigned by the United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods are as follows: UN 2401 to UN 2500 [ edit ]
UN Number Class Proper Shipping Name UN 0001? (UN No. no longer in use) Alarm devices, explosive (UN No. no longer in use) [1] UN 0002 to UN 0003? (UN No.s no longer in use) UN 0004: 1.1D: Ammonium picrate, dry or wetted with less than 10 percent water, by mass UN 0005: 1.1F: Cartridges for weapons, with bursting charge UN 0006: 1.1E
List of United Nations Dangerous Goods in 2013, cited on 1 April 2015. Volume I of the United Nations Recommendations 2016, cited on 3 October 2016. Volume I of the United Nations Recommendations 2017, cited on 21 September 2018. Volume I of the United Nations Recommendations 2021, cited on 20 March 2022.