MARKING SYSTEM GUIDE FOR UN RATED PACKAGES

If you are looking to purchase or seeking for a product, and you do not know the type of UN Coding, feel free to use the guideline to help clarify some confusion within the UN Coding. This is a guideline on how the UN Coding system works:

The Following 2 Codes are examples of certain UN Rated packages
55 Gallon Steel Barrel, with a closed top, used for liquids.
4GV Corrugated Box, used for solids

You may also refer to the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations:
Section 3 – Classification 3.0.3
Section 6 – Packaging Specifications. 6.0.3



Code

Code

Description

4GV/X44/S/11
USA/VL824

1A1/Y1.2/150/11
USA/VL824  

United Nations Code

 

4

 

1

Type of Packaging:
1 – Drum
2 – Reserved
3 – Jerrican
4 – Box
5 – Bag
6 – Composite Packaging

 

 

G(V)

 

 

A

Material Code
A – Steel (all types and surface treatments)
B – Aluminum
C – Natural Wood
D – Plywood
F – Reconstructed Wood
G – Fiberboard
H – Plastic Material
L – Textile
M – Paper, multi-wall
N – Metal (other than steel or aluminum)
P – Glass, porcelain or stoneware (not used in these regulations)

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1

Type of Closure
1 – Non-removable head drum
2 – removable head drum

 

X

 

Y

 

Packing Groups
Dangerous goods are assigned to the relevant packing group according to the degree of danger they present. 
Packing Group 1- High Danger (X)
Packing Group 2 – Medium Danger (Y)
Packing Group 3 – Low Danger (Z)

Packing Group for which the packaging was tested for:
X – Packing Group I, II, III
Y – Packing Group II, III
Z – Packing Group III

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1.2

Relative Density
For single packaging intended to contain liquids

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150

Test Pressure in Kilo-Pascal (kPa)
For single packaging intended to contain liquids, the hydraulic test pressure which the packaging was shown to withstand

44

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Gross Weight in Kilograms(Kg)
For drums containing an (S {See next row}), Gross Weight follows after the Packing Group (X,Y,Z)

S

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Solids or Inner Packaging (IP)
For Drums with an (S): The numbers that follow the Packing Groups (X,Y,Z) is the Gross Weight in Kilograms (Kg)

11

11

Year of manufacture
Last 2 digits of year manufactured. In this case, 2011 or 2020

USA / NL / SIN

USA / NL / SIN

State
Country or State authorizing the allocation of mark or manufacturer.

VL824

VL824

Manufacturer