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

HMT May 2026
UN / ID
UN 2006
Hazard class
4.2
Packing group
III
ERG guide
ERG 135
Special provisions
Source
49 CFR §172 (2026/05)

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

Emergency Response Guide No. 135

Hazardous Materials Table

Source: 49 CFR §172 (2026/05)

(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

(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
(10B) Other 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.

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)