Understanding

UN Designations

Number Indicating "Kind" of Packaging

Letter Indicating "Material" of Construction

Number Indicating "Catagory" of Packaging1 = NON REMOVABLE HEAD

2 = REMOVABLE HEAD

1A2/Y200/S/12/USA/M4147/ (SOLIDS)

1A2/Y1.5/150/12/USA/M4147/ (LIQUIDS)

L = TEXTILES M = MULTI WALL PAPER N = METAL (NOT STEEL OR ALUM)

P = GLASS, PORCELAIN OR STONEWEAR

2

A A= STEEL B = ALUMINUM C = NATURAL WOOD D = PLYWOOD

H = PLASTICF = RECONSTITUTED WOOD G = FIBERBOARD

1 1 = DRUM 2 = WOODEN BARREL 3 = JERRICAN 4 = BOX

5 = BAG 6 = COMPOSITE PACKAGE 7 = PRESSURE RECEPTICAL

SAMPLE UN NUMBER - NON BULK

The United Nations Symbol

1A2 Identification for Kind, Material and Category of Packaging

1A2/Y200/S/12/USA/M4147/ (SOLIDS)

1A2/Y1.5/150/12/USA/M4147/ (LIQUIDS)

Z = PACKAGE APPROVED FOR PACKING GROUP III MATERIAL ONLY

Y = PACKAGE APPROVED FOR PACKING GROUP II AND III MATERIAL ONLY

X = PACKAGE APPROVED FOR PACKING GROUP I, II AND III MATERIAL ONLY

Performance Standard that the Package has Been Successfully Tested to

Mass for which Package Design Type has been TestedFOR SOLIDS - MAXIMUM GROSS MASS IN KILOGRAMS

SAMPLE UN NUMBER - NON BULK (CONTINUED)

200

FOR SOLIDS

Y

Y200 Performance Standard and Mass

X = PACKAGE APPROVED FOR PACKING GROUP I, II AND III MATERIAL ONLY

1.5Specific Gravity for which Package Design Type has been Tested

FOR LIQUIDS - SPECIFIC GRAVITY ROUNDED DOWN TO TO THE FIRST DECIMAL

FOR LIQUIDS

SAMPLE UN NUMBER - NON BULK (CONTINUED)

1A2/Y200/S/12/USA/M4147/ (SOLIDS)

1A2/Y1.5/150/12/USA/M4147/ (LIQUIDS)

Y1.5 Performance Standard and Specific Gravity

YPerformance Standard that the Package has Been Successfully Tested to

Z = PACKAGE APPROVED FOR PACKING GROUP III MATERIAL ONLY

Y = PACKAGE APPROVED FOR PACKING GROUP II AND III MATERIAL ONLY

150

* Kilopascals - Chemistry term, 1000 Pascals

* Pascal - Unit of pressure in the meter-kilogram-second system equivalent to one newton per square meter

Test Pressure for Liquid Rated Containers

SPackage Tested for Solid Material

S = SOLIDS

SAMPLE UN NUMBER - NON BULK (CONTINUED)

1A2/Y200/S/12/USA/M4147/ (SOLIDS)

1A2/Y1.5/150/12/USA/M4147/ (LIQUIDS)

S Package is Intended for Solids Only

150Test Pressure in Kilopascals

TEST PRESSURE IN KILOPASCALS (kPa) ROUNDED DOWN TO THE NEAREST 10 kPa

OF THE HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE TEST THAT THE PACKAGING DESIGN PASSED

USA

M4147 Name and Address or Symbol of the Manufacturer or

the Approval Agency Certifying Compliance

Manufactured and Marked in the United States

SAMPLE UN NUMBER - NON BULK (CONTINUED)

1A2/Y200/S/12/USA/M4147/ (SOLIDS)

1A2/Y1.5/150/12/USA/M4147/ (LIQUIDS)

12 2 Digit Year Of Manufacture

ADDITIONAL DETAILS FOR DRUMS

METAL DRUMS OR JERRICANS INTENDED FOR REUSE OR RECONDITIONING MUST BE MARKED WITH NOMINAL THICKNESS OF MATERIAL USED ON THE BODY OF THE DRUM

IF LID OR BOTTOM OF THE DRUM ARE LESS THAN THE NOMINAL THICKNESS OF THE BODY, ALL THREE MUST BE MARKED

EXAMPLE:

POLY DRUMS OR JERRICANS INTENDED FOR REUSE OR RECONDITIONING MUST BE MARKED WITH THE MINIMUM THICKNESS OF THE PACKAGING MATERIAL

RECONDITIONED DRUMS

IN ADDITION TO THE PREVIOUSLY LISTED REQUIREMENTS, RECONDITIONED DRUMS WILL REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL MARKINGS1. NAME OF COUNTRY IN WHICH THE RECONDITIONING WAS PERFORMED

2. NAME AND ADDRESS OR SYMBOL OF THE RECONDITIONER

3. LAST 2 DIGITS OF THE YEAR OF RECONDITIONING

4. THE LETTER R

5. THE LETTER L (FOR EVERY PACKAGING SUCCESFULLY PASSING A LEAKPROOF TEST)

EXAMPLE:

SAMPLE UN NUMBER - NON BULK (CONTINUED)

1A2/Y200/S/12/USA/M4147/ (SOLIDS)

1A2/Y1.5/150/12/USA/M4147/ (LIQUIDS)

1A2/Y1.5/150/12/USA/M4147/1.5-1.2-1.5

1A2/Y1.5/150/12/USA/VL825/13/RL

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SAMPLE UN NUMBER - BULK

11G/X/02 11/USA/BR8727/1723/937

11G Identification for Kind and Material of Packaging

G A= STEEL B = ALUMINUM

F = RECONSTITUTED WOOD G = FIBERBOARD

A bulk packaging is a packaging, other than a vessel or a barge, with (1) a maximum capacity greater than 450 liters (119 gallons) as a receptacle for a liquid;

(2) a maximum net mass greater than 400 kilograms (882 pounds) and a maximum capacity greater than 450 liters (119 gallons) as a receptacle for a solid; or

(3) a water capacity greater than 454 kilograms (1000 pounds) as a receptacle for a gas.

GRAVITY

L = TEXTILES M = MULTI WALL PAPER N = METAL (NOT STEEL OR ALUM)

C = NATURAL WOOD D = PLYWOOD

H = PLASTIC

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Letter Indicating "Material" of Construction

The United Nations Symbol

RIGIDFLEXIBLE

1113

21

TYPE

FOR SOLIDS DISCHARGED BY

FOR LIQUIDSUNDER PRESSURE OFMORE THAN

10 kPa

XPerformance Standard that the Package has Been Successfully Tested to

Z = PACKAGE APPROVED FOR PACKING GROUP III MATERIAL ONLY

Y = PACKAGE APPROVED FOR PACKING GROUP II AND III MATERIAL ONLY

SAMPLE UN NUMBER - BULK (CONTINUED)

11G/X/02 11/USA/BR8727/1723/937

X Performance Standard

X = PACKAGE APPROVED FOR PACKING GROUP I, II AND III MATERIAL ONLY

02 11 The Month and Year of Manufacture

Manufactured and Marked in the United StatesUSA

All Information for this presentation was obtained from the 49CFR 178.500-178.703

The Maximum Permissible Gross Mass in Kilograms937

BR8727 Name and Address or Symbol of the Manufacturer or

the Approval Agency Certifying Compliance

SAMPLE UN NUMBER - BULK (CONTINUED)

11G/X/02 11/USA/BR8727/1723/937

1723 The Stacking Test Load in Kilograms (kg). For IBC Containers

not Approved for Stacking a "0" Must Be Shown