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Ethyl borate

HMT 15 June 2026

UN / ID: UN 1176
Hazard class: 3
Packing group: II (multiple — see tabs)
ERG guide: ERG 129
Special provisions: SP IB2, SP T4, SP TP1
Source: 49 CFR §172 (15 June 2026)

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Ethyl borate

Emergency Response Guide No. 129

Hazardous Materials Table

Source: 49 CFR §172 (15 June 2026)

Packing group II
Packing group III

(3) Hazard Class

3
Flammable liquids

(7) Special Provisions (§172.102)

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Special provisions may be very complex. The extracts are taken from 49 CFR §172.102. Please be careful with the information, as necessary, additional conditions may be applied that are not written here. Please check the original source and report bugs.

IB2

_{Authorized IBCs:} Metal (31A, 31B and 31N); Rigid plastics (31H1 and 31H2); Composite (31HZ1).
_{Additional Requirement:} Only liquids with a vapor pressure less than or equal to 110 kPa at 50 °C (1.1 bar at 122 °F), or 130 kPa at 55 °C (1.3 bar at 131 °F) are authorized.

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Minimum test pressure (bar)	2.65
Minimum shell thickness	§ 178.274(d)(2)
Pressure-relief requirements	Normal
Bottom opening requirements	§ 178.275(d)(3)

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TP1

The maximum degree of filling must not exceed the degree of filling determined by the following:
TP1

Where:
t_r is the maximum mean bulk temperature during transport, and t_f is the temperature in degrees celsius of the liquid during filling.

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(8) Packing Authorizations (§173.***)

(8A) Exceptions	150	see 49 CFR §173.150
(8B) Non-bulk	202	see 49 CFR §173.202
(8C) Bulk	242	see 49 CFR §173.242

(9) Quantity Limits

(9A) Passenger aircraft/rail	5 L
(9B) Cargo aircraft only	60 L

(10) Vessel stowage

(10A) Location	B Stowage category “B” means (i) The material may be stowed “on deck” or “under deck” on a cargo vessel and on a passenger vessel carrying a number of passengers limited to not more than the larger of 25 passengers, or one passenger per each 3 m of overall vessel length; and (ii) “On deck only” on passenger vessels in which the number of passengers specified in paragraph (k)(2)(i) of this section is exceeded. Source: 49 CFR §172.101(k)
(10B) Other	n/a

(3) Hazard Class

3
Flammable liquids

(4) Identification number

UN 2416

(5) Packing Group

Comparison View of PG

(6) Labels

(7) Special Provisions (§172.102)

IB2

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Minimum test pressure (bar)	4
Minimum shell thickness	§ 178.274(d)(2)
Pressure-relief requirements	Normal
Bottom opening requirements	§ 178.275(d)(3)

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TP1

The maximum degree of filling must not exceed the degree of filling determined by the following:
TP1

Where:
t_r is the maximum mean bulk temperature during transport, and t_f is the temperature in degrees celsius of the liquid during filling.

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(8) Packing Authorizations (§173.***)

(8A) Exceptions	150	see 49 CFR §173.150
(8B) Non-bulk	202	see 49 CFR §173.202
(8C) Bulk	242	see 49 CFR §173.242

(9) Quantity Limits

(9A) Passenger aircraft/rail	5 L
(9B) Cargo aircraft only	60 L

(10) Vessel stowage

(10A) Location	B Stowage category “B” means (i) The material may be stowed “on deck” or “under deck” on a cargo vessel and on a passenger vessel carrying a number of passengers limited to not more than the larger of 25 passengers, or one passenger per each 3 m of overall vessel length; and (ii) “On deck only” on passenger vessels in which the number of passengers specified in paragraph (k)(2)(i) of this section is exceeded. Source: 49 CFR §172.101(k)
(10B) Other	n/a

Packing group comparison

Multiple packing groups apply to this entry. See assignment criteria in 49 CFR §173 Subpart D. Details are in the tabs above; differences are highlighted.

	PG II	PG II
1
2	Ethyl borate	Trimethyl borate
3	3	3
4	UN 1176	UN 2416
5	II	II
6	3	3
7	IB2, T4, TP1	IB2, T7, TP1
8A	150	150
8B	202	202
8C	242	242
9A	5 L	5 L
9B	60 L	60 L
10A	B	B
10B	n/a	n/a

Segregation chart for load, transport, and storage

This chart shows whether loading, transport, or storage with other hazard classes is permitted, prohibited, or restricted. Based on 49 CFR §177.848.

Hazard class	8	7	6.1	5.2	5.1	4.3	4.2	4.1	3	2.3B	2.3A	2.2	2.1	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.1/1.2
1.1/1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
2.1
2.2
2.3A
2.3B
3
4.1
4.2
4.3
5.1
5.2
6.1
7
8

	Must not be loaded, transported, or stored together in the same vehicle or facility.
	May be loaded, transported, or stored together.
	May be loaded, transported, or stored together only with restrictions.

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