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Rocket motors with hypergolic liquids with or without an expelling charge

HMT 15 June 2026

UN / ID: UN 0250
Hazard class: 1.3L
Packing group: — (multiple — see tabs)
ERG guide: —
Special provisions: SP 109
Source: 49 CFR §172 (15 June 2026)

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Rocket motors with hypergolic liquids with or without an expelling charge

A rocket (from Italian: rocchetto, lit. ''bobbin/spool'', and so named for its shape) is an elongated flying vehicle that uses a rocket engine to accelerate without using any surrounding air. A rocket engine produces thrust by reaction to exhaust expelled at high speed. Unlike jet engines, rockets are fuelled entirely by propellant which they carry, without the need for oxygen from air; consequently a rocket can fly in the vacuum of space, indeed rocket engines operate more efficiently outside the atmosphere Wikipedia

Hazardous Materials Table

Source: 49 CFR §172 (15 June 2026)

Packing group
Packing group

(3) Hazard class

(4) Identification number

UN 0250

(5) Packing Group

—

Comparison View of PG

(6) Labels

Explosives (1.3L)

Compatibility group of explosives - Description of substances or article to be classified

Group: L

Explosive substance or article containing an explosive substance and presenting a special risk (e.g., due to water-activation or presence of hybergolic liquids, phosphides or pyrophoric substances) needing isolation of each type.

Source: 49 CFR §173.52

(7) Special Provisions (§172.102)

×Note:
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.

109	Rocket motors must be nonpropulsive in transportation unless approved in accordance with § 173.56 of this subchapter. A rocket motor to be considered “nonpropulsive” must be capable of unrestrained burning and must not appreciably move in any direction when ignited by any means. Browse special provision 109

(8) Packing Authorizations (§173.***)

(8A) Exceptions	None
(8B) Non-bulk	62	see 49 CFR §173.62
(8C) Bulk	None

(9) Quantity Limits

(9A) Passenger aircraft/rail	Forbidden
(9B) Cargo aircraft only	Forbidden

(10) Vessel stowage

(10A) Location

05

Stowage category “05” means the material may be stowed “on deck” in closed cargo transport units on a cargo vessel (up to 12 passengers) but the material is prohibited on a passenger vessel.

Source: 49 CFR §172.101(k)

(10B) Other

25	see 49 CFR §176.84
14E	see 49 CFR §176.84
15E	see 49 CFR §176.84

Source: 49 CFR §176.84

(3) Hazard class

(4) Identification number

UN 0322

(5) Packing Group

—

Comparison View of PG

(6) Labels

Explosives (1.2L)

Compatibility group of explosives - Description of substances or article to be classified

Group: L

Explosive substance or article containing an explosive substance and presenting a special risk (e.g., due to water-activation or presence of hybergolic liquids, phosphides or pyrophoric substances) needing isolation of each type.

Source: 49 CFR §173.52

(7) Special Provisions (§172.102)

×Note:
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.

109	Rocket motors must be nonpropulsive in transportation unless approved in accordance with § 173.56 of this subchapter. A rocket motor to be considered “nonpropulsive” must be capable of unrestrained burning and must not appreciably move in any direction when ignited by any means. Browse special provision 109

(8) Packing Authorizations (§173.***)

(8A) Exceptions	None
(8B) Non-bulk	62	see 49 CFR §173.62
(8C) Bulk	None

(9) Quantity Limits

(9A) Passenger aircraft/rail	Forbidden
(9B) Cargo aircraft only	Forbidden

(10) Vessel stowage

(10A) Location

05

Stowage category “05” means the material may be stowed “on deck” in closed cargo transport units on a cargo vessel (up to 12 passengers) but the material is prohibited on a passenger vessel.

Source: 49 CFR §172.101(k)

(10B) Other

25	see 49 CFR §176.84
14E	see 49 CFR §176.84
15E	see 49 CFR §176.84

Source: 49 CFR §176.84

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 —	PG —
1
2	Rocket motors with hypergolic liquids with or without an expelling charge	Rocket motors with hypergolic liquids with or without an expelling charge
3	1.3L	1.2L
4	UN 0250	UN 0322
5	—	—
6	1.3L	1.2L
7	109	109
8A	None	None
8B	62	62
8C	None	None
9A	Forbidden	Forbidden
9B	Forbidden	Forbidden
10A	05	05
10B	25, 14E, 15E	25, 14E, 15E

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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