ADR lookup / UN 1942
UN 1942 – AMMONIUM NITRATE with not more than 0.2 % combustible substances, including any organic substance calculated as carbon, to the exclusion of any other added substance
ADR details for UN 1942 from ADR 2025, Table A: class 5.1, hazard identification number 50 in the upper half of the orange plate.
UN 1942
ADR (road)
- 5.1
| Name and description | AMMONIUM NITRATE with not more than 0.2 % combustible substances, including any organic substance calculated as carbon, to the exclusion of any other added substance |
|---|---|
| Class | 5.1 |
| Classification code | O2 |
| Packing group | III |
| Labels | 5.1 |
| Hazard identification number | 50 |
| Limited quantity (LQ) | 5 kg |
|---|---|
| Excepted quantity (EQ) | E1 |
| Packing instructions (8) | P002; IBC08; LP02; R001 |
|---|---|
| Special packing provisions (9a) | B3 |
| Mixed packing provisions (9b) | MP10 |
| Portable tanks: instructions (10) | T1; BK1; BK2; BK3 |
|---|---|
| Portable tanks: special provisions (11) | TP33 |
| Tank code (12) | SGAV |
| Special provisions for tanks (13) | TU3 |
| Vehicle for tank carriage (14) | AT |
| Transport category | 3 |
|---|---|
| Tunnel restriction code | (E) |
| Bulk (17) | VC1; VC2; AP6; AP7 |
| Loading, unloading and handling (18) | CV24 |
| Operation (19) | S23 |
| Threshold tank (1.10.3.1.2) | 3000 |
|---|---|
| Threshold bulk (1.10.3.1.2) | 3000 |
| Threshold packages (1.10.3.1.2) | b) |
| Special provisions (6) | 306; 611 |
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SP 306
This entry may only be used for substances that are too insensitive for acceptance into Class 1 when tested in accordance with Test Series 2 (see Manual of Tests and Criteria, Part I).
SP 611
Ammonium nitrate containing more than 0.2 % combustible substances (including any organic substance calculated as carbon) is not to be accepted for carriage unless it is a constituent of a substance or article of Class 1.
Source: BAM – Datenbank GEFAHRGUT, dl-de/by-2-0. ADR 2025 (valid from 1 Jan 2025), BAM status 4 Nov 2024 (modified)
RID (rail)
| Name and description | AMMONIUM NITRATE with not more than 0.2% combustible substances, including any organic substance calculated as carbon, to the exclusion of any other added substance |
|---|---|
| Class | 5.1 |
| Classification code | O2 |
| Packing group | III |
| Labels | 5.1 |
| Hazard identification number | 50 |
| Special provisions (6) | 306; 611 |
| Limited quantity (LQ) | 5 kg |
| Excepted quantity (EQ) | E1 |
| Packing instructions (8) | P002; IBC08; LP02; R001 |
| Special packing provisions (9a) | B3 |
| Mixed packing provisions (9b) | MP10 |
| Portable tanks: instructions (10) | T1; BK1; BK2; BK3 |
| Portable tanks: special provisions (11) | TP33 |
| Tank code (12) | SGAV |
| Special provisions for tanks (13) | TU3 |
| Transport category | 3 |
| Bulk (17) | VC1; VC2; AP6; AP7 |
| Loading, unloading and handling (18) | CW24 |
| Express parcels | CE11 |
| Threshold tank (1.10.3.1.2) | 3000 |
| Threshold bulk (1.10.3.1.2) | 3000 |
| Threshold packages (1.10.3.1.2) | b) |
SP 306
This entry may only be used for substances that are too insensitive for acceptance into Class 1 when tested in accordance with Test Series 2 (see Manual of Tests and Criteria, Part I).
SP 611
Ammonium nitrate containing more than 0.2% combustible substances (including any organic substance calculated as carbon) is not to be accepted for carriage unless it is a constituent of a substance or article of Class 1.
Source: BAM – Datenbank GEFAHRGUT, dl-de/by-2-0. RID 2025, status 4 Nov 2024 (modified)
ADN (inland waterways)
| Name and description | AMMONIUM NITRATE with not more than 0.2% combustible substances, including any organic substance calculated as carbon, to the exclusion of any other added substance |
|---|---|
| Class | 5.1 |
| Classification code | O2 |
| Packing group | III |
| Labels | 5.1 |
| Special provisions (6) | 306; 611 |
| Limited quantity (LQ) | 5 kg |
| Excepted quantity (EQ) | E1 |
| Equipment required | PP |
| Provisions during carriage | CO02*; ST01; LO04; HA09* |
| Number of cones/blue lights | 0 |
SP 306
This entry may only be used for substances that are too insensitive for acceptance into Class 1 when tested in accordance with Test Series 2 (see Manual of Tests and Criteria, Part I).
SP 611
Ammonium nitrate containing more than 0.2% combustible substances (including any organic substance calculated as carbon) is not to be accepted for carriage unless it is a constituent of a substance or article of Class 1.
Source: BAM – Datenbank GEFAHRGUT, dl-de/by-2-0. ADN 2025, status 4 Nov 2024 (modified)
IMDG (sea)
| Name and description | AMMONIUM NITRATE with not more than 0.2% combustible substances, including any organic substance calculated as carbon, to the exclusion of any other added substance |
|---|---|
| Class | 5.1 |
| Packing group | III |
| Special provisions (6) | 900; 952; 967 |
| Limited quantity (LQ) | 5 kg |
| Excepted quantity (EQ) | E1 |
| Packing instructions (8) | P002; LP02 |
| IBC instructions and provisions | IBC08; B3 |
| Portable tanks: instructions (10) | T1; BK2; BK3 |
| Portable tanks: special provisions (11) | TP33 |
| EmS | F-H; S-Q |
| Stowage category | C |
| Stowage | SW1; SW14; SW23 |
| Segregation | SG16; SG42; SG45; SG47; SG48; SG51; SG56; SG58; SG59; SG61 |
| Segregation group | SGG2 |
SP 900
The transport of the following substances is prohibited: AMMONIUM HYPOCHLORITE AMMONIUM NITRATE liable to self-heating sufficient to initiate decomposition AMMONIUM NITRITES and mixtures of an inorganic nitrite with an ammonium salt CHLORIC ACID, AQUEOUS SOLUTION with more than 10% chloroc acid ETHYL NITRITE pure HYDROCYANIC ACID, AQUEOUS SOLUTION (HYDRODEN CYANIDE, AQUEOUS SOLUTION) with more than 20% hydrogen cyanide HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, REFRIGERATED LIQUID HYDROGEN CYANIDE SOLUTION in ALCOHOL with more than 45% hydrogen cyanide MERCURY OXYCYANIDE pure METHYL NITRITE PERCHLORIC ACID with more than 72% acid, by mass SILVER PICRATE, dry or wetted with less than 30% water by mass ZINC AMMONIUM NITRITE See also special provisions 349, 350, 351, 352 and 353.
SP 952
UN 1942 may be transported in bulk container if approved by the competent authority.
SP 967
Flexible bulk containers (BK3) are only permitted in accordance with 4.3.4.
Source: BAM – Datenbank GEFAHRGUT, dl-de/by-2-0. IMDG Code Amdt. 42-24, applicable from 1 Jan 2026, status 9 Dec 2025 (modified)
ICAO (air)
| Name and description | Ammonium nitrate with not more than 0.2% combustible substances, including any organic substance calculated as carbon, to the exclusion of any other added substance |
|---|---|
| Class | 5.1 |
| Labels | Oxidizer |
| Packing group | III |
| Special provisions (6) | A64 |
| Excepted quantity (EQ) | E1 |
| Packing instruction passenger aircraft | 559 |
| Max. net quantity passenger aircraft | 25 kg |
| Packing instruction limited quantity (Y) | Y546 |
| Max. net quantity limited quantity (Y) | 10 kg |
| Packing instruction cargo aircraft | 563 |
| Max. net quantity cargo aircraft | 100 kg |
| ERG code | 5L |
SP A64
This entry may only be used for substances are too insensitive for acceptance into Class 1 when tested in accordance to test series 2 (see UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, Part I).
Source: BAM – Datenbank GEFAHRGUT, dl-de/by-2-0. ICAO TI 2025–2026, status 5 Nov 2024 (modified)
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