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Hazmat Classifications

Name of Hazard Class Description
Used Electronics with Lithium Battery Package Pre-owned, damaged, and defective electronic devices with lithium batteries
Air Eligible Ethanol Package Authorized fragrance and hand sanitizer shipments
Limited Quantity Ground Package
  • Aerosols, spray disinfectants, spray paint, hair spray, propane, butane, cleaning products, etc.
  • Fragrances, nail polish, nail polish remover, solvents, hand sanitizer, rubbing alcohol, ethanol based products, etc.
  • Other limited quantity surface materials (cosmetics, cleaning products, paints, etc.) (marking required)
Ground Only Hazardous Materials For items that are not covered in other categories but are restricted to surface only
Small Quantity Provision Package Small volumes of flammable liquids, corrosive, toxic or environmentally hazardous materials - 1 oz or less (marking required)
Class 9 Lithium Battery Marked Ground Only Package New individual or spare lithium batteries (marked UN3480 or UN3090)
Air Eligible ID8000 Consumer Commodity Package Non-flammable aerosols, flammable combustible liquids, toxic substance, miscellaneous hazardous materials
Excepted Quantity Provision Package Small volumes of flammable liquids, corrosive, toxic or environmentally hazardous materials (marking required)
Class 1 Toy Propellant or Safety Fuse Package Model rocket propellant, model rocket engines, safety fuse (for fireworks, cannons, mining and military explosives).
Class 3 Package Hand sanitizer, rubbing alcohol, ethanol base products, flammable liquids, etc.
Class 7 Radioactive Materials Package Smoke detectors, minerals, gun sights, etc.
Class 8 Air Eligible Corrosive Materials Certain cleaning or tree/ weed killing compounds, etc.
Class 8 Sealed Lead Acid Battery Non-spillable wet battery package
Class 9 Dry Ice Package Limited to 5 lbs. if shipped via Air
Class 9 Lithium Battery with New Device New electronic devices packaged with lithium batteries (UN3481 or UN3091)
Class 9 Lithium Batteries Unmarked Package New electronic devices installed or packaged with lithium batteries (no marking required)
Class 9 Magnetized Materials Package Speakers, loudspeakers, car speakers, hard disks, magnets (single or cumulative, depending on strength), electrical equipment, metal construction material, metal fencing, metal piping, aircraft parts, automotive parts, motors/engines, magnetrons.
Division 4.1 Mailable Flammable Solids and Safety Matches Package Safety/ strike on box matches, book matches, mailable flammable solids
Division 5.1 Oxidizers Package Hydrogen Peroxide 8 to 20 Percent
Division 5.2 Organic Peroxides Ferric nitrate, hydrogen peroxide, lead perchlorate, lithium nitrate, organic peroxide solids or liquids
Division 6.1 Toxic Materials Package Pesticides, herbicides etc. with an LD50 of 50 mg/kg or less
Division 6.2 Biological Materials Package Lab test kits, authorized COVID test kit returns, etc.
Lighters Package Authorized lighters

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