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Plastics, nitrocellulose-based, self-heating, n.o.s.

HMT 15 June 2026
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UN / ID
UN 2006
Hazard class
4.2
Packing group
III
ERG guide
ERG 135
Special provisions
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Source
49 CFR §172 (15 June 2026)

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Plastics, nitrocellulose-based, self-heating, n.o.s.


Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic materials composed primarily of polymers. Their defining characteristic, plasticity, allows them to be molded, extruded, or pressed into a diverse range of solid forms. This adaptability, combined with a wide range of other properties such as low weight, durability, flexibility, chemical resistance, low toxicity, and low-cost production, has led to their widespread use around the world. While most plastics are produced from natural gas and petroleum, a growing minority are produced from renewable resources like polylactic acid Wikipedia

Emergency Response Guide No. 135

Hazardous Materials Table

Source: 49 CFR §172 (15 June 2026)

(3) Hazard class

4.2
Spontaneously combustible materials

(4) Identification number Help

UN 2006

(5) Packing Group Help

III

(6) Labels Help

Spontaneously combustible materials (4.2)

(7) Special Provisions (§172.102) Help

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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.
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(8) Packing Authorizations (§173.***) Help

(8A) ExceptionsNone
(8B) Non-bulk213see 49 CFR §173.213
(8C) BulkNone

(9) Quantity Limits Help

(9A) Passenger aircraft/railForbidden
(9B) Cargo aircraft onlyForbidden

(10) Vessel stowage Help

(10A) Location
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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.

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

Similar substances

UN / IDProper shipping nameHazard class
UN 2556Nitrocellulose with alcohol with not less than 25 percent alcohol by mass, and with not more than 12.6 percent nitrogen, by dry mass4.1
UN 2557Nitrocellulose, with not more than 12.6 percent nitrogen, by dry mass mixture with or without plasticizer, with or without pigment4.1
UN 2059Nitrocellulose, solution, flammable with not more than 12.6 percent nitrogen, by mass, and not more than 55 percent nitrocellulose3
UN 0340Nitrocellulose, dry or wetted with less than 25 percent water (or alcohol), by mass1.1D
UN 0341Nitrocellulose, unmodified or plasticized with less than 18 percent plasticizing substance, by mass1.1D
UN 3270Nitrocellulose membrane filters, with not more than 12.6% nitrogen, by dry mass4.1
UN 2555Nitrocellulose with water with not less than 25 percent water, by mass4.1
UN 0343Nitrocellulose, plasticized with not less than 18 percent plasticizing substance, by mass1.3C
UN 0342Nitrocellulose, wetted with not less than 25 percent alcohol, by mass1.3C
Lacquer base or lacquer chips, plastic, wet with alcohol or solvent, see Nitrocellulose (UN2059, UN2555, UN2556, UN2557) or Paint etc.(UN1263)
UN 1353Fibers or Fabrics impregnated with weakly nitrated nitrocellulose, n.o.s4.1
UN 1324Films, nitrocellulose base, gelatine coated (except scrap)4.1
Films, nitrocellulose base, from which gelatine has been removed; film scrap, see Celluloid scrap
Lacquer base or lacquer chips, nitrocellulose, dry, see Nitrocellulose, etc. (UN 2557)