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49 CFR Ch. I (10–1–18 Edition) 

§ 172.400a 

Hazard class or division 

Label name 

Label de-

sign or sec-

tion ref-

erence 

1.1 ....................................................................................

EXPLOSIVES 1.1 ............................................................

172.411 

1.2 ....................................................................................

EXPLOSIVES 1.2 ............................................................

172.411 

1.3 ....................................................................................

EXPLOSIVES 1.3 ............................................................

172.411 

1.4 ....................................................................................

EXPLOSIVES 1.4 ............................................................

172.411 

1.5 ....................................................................................

EXPLOSIVES 1.5 ............................................................

172.411 

1.6 ....................................................................................

EXPLOSIVES 1.6 ............................................................

172.411 

2.1 ....................................................................................

FLAMMABLE GAS ..........................................................

172.417 

2.2 ....................................................................................

NONFLAMMABLE GAS ..................................................

172.415 

2.3 ....................................................................................

POISON GAS ..................................................................

172.416 

3 Flammable Liquid (Combustible liquid) ........................

FLAMMABLE LIQUID (none) ..........................................

172.419 

4.1 ....................................................................................

FLAMMABLE SOLID .......................................................

172.420 

4.2 ....................................................................................

SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTIBLE ..............................

172.422 

4.3 ....................................................................................

DANGEROUS WHEN WET ............................................

172.423 

5.1 ....................................................................................

OXIDIZER ........................................................................

172.426 

5.2 ....................................................................................

ORGANIC PEROXIDE ....................................................

172.427 

6.1

(material poisonous by inhalation (see § 171.8 of 

this subchapter)).

POISON INHALATION HAZARD ....................................

172.429 

6.1

(other than material poisonous by inhalation) ........

POISON ...........................................................................

172.430 

6.1 (inhalation hazard, Zone A or B) ..............................

POISON INHALATION HAZARD ....................................

172.429 

6.1 (other than inhalation hazard, Zone A or B) .............

POISON ...........................................................................

172.430 

6.2 ....................................................................................

INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCE

1

.........................................

172.432 

7 (see § 172.403) ............................................................

RADIOACTIVE WHITE-I .................................................

172.436 

7 .......................................................................................

RADIOACTIVE YELLOW-II .............................................

172.438 

7 .......................................................................................

RADIOACTIVE YELLOW-III ............................................

172.440 

7 (fissile radioactive material; see § 172.402) .................

FISSILE ...........................................................................

172.441 

7 (empty packages, see § 173.428 of this subchapter) ..

EMPTY ............................................................................

172.450 

8 .......................................................................................

CORROSIVE ...................................................................

172.442 

9 .......................................................................................

CLASS 9 ..........................................................................

172.446 

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The ETIOLOGIC AGENT label specified in regulations of the Department of Health and Human Services at 42 CFR 72.3 may 

apply to packages of infectious substances. 

[Amdt. 172–123, 55 FR 52593, Dec. 21, 1990, as amended at 56 FR 66255, Dec. 20, 1991; Amdt. 172– 
151, 62 FR 1228, Jan. 8, 1997; 64 FR 10776, Mar. 5, 1999; 64 FR 51918, Sept. 27, 1999; 69 FR 3668, 
Jan. 26, 2004; 69 FR 64471, Nov. 4, 2004; 78 FR 60753, Oct. 2, 2013] 

§ 172.400a

Exceptions from labeling. 

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of 

§ 172.400, a label is not required on— 

(1) A Dewar flask meeting the re-

quirements in § 173.320 of this sub-
chapter or a cylinder containing a Di-
vision 2.1, 2.2, or 2.3 material that is 
durably and legibly marked in accord-
ance with CGA C–7, Appendix A (IBR; 
see § 171.7 of this subchapter). Notwith-
standing this exception, overpacks 
must be labeled (see § 173.25 of this sub-
chapter). 

(2) A package or unit of military ex-

plosives (including ammunition) 
shipped by or on behalf of the DOD 
when in— 

(i) Freight containerload, carload or 

truckload shipments, if loaded and un-
loaded by the shipper or DOD; or 

(ii) Unitized or palletized break-bulk 

shipments by cargo vessel under char-
ter to DOD if at least one required 
label is displayed on each unitized or 
palletized load. 

(3) A package containing a hazardous 

material other than ammunition that 
is— 

(i) Loaded and unloaded under the su-

pervision of DOD personnel, and 

(ii) Escorted by DOD personnel in a 

separate vehicle. 

(4) A compressed gas cylinder perma-

nently mounted in or on a transport 
vehicle. 

(5) A freight container, aircraft unit 

load device or portable tank, which— 

(i) Is placarded in accordance with 

subpart F of this part, or 

(ii) Conforms to paragraph (a)(3) or 

(b)(3) of § 172.512. 

(6) An overpack or unit load device in 

or on which labels representative of 
each hazardous material in the over-
pack or unit load device are visible. 

(7) A package of low specific activity 

radioactive material and surface con-
taminated objects, when transported 
under § 173.427(a)(6)(vi) of this sub-
chapter. 

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