UN Number and Proper Shipping Name
Valid worldwide
Hazard label for Dangerous Goods (class 3)
Hazard label for Dangerous Goods (class 3)
Valid worldwide
IMDG Code
IMDG Code
Valid worldwide
IMDG Code
IMDG Code
IMDG Code
International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
IMDG Code
Labels, marks and signs
Labels, marks and signs
- Each entry in the Dangerous Goods List uniquely identified by two pieces of information:
- The four-digit UN Number
- The corresponding Proper Shipping Name (PSN)
- The four-digit UN Number
- It defines a substance/article
- either directly (e.g. UN 1090 Acetone)
- or via a collective entry, grouped according to:
- chemical group (e.g. UN 1987 Alcohols, n.o.s.)
- purpose (e.g. UN 1263 Paint)
- hazard (e.g. UN 2810 Toxic organic liquid, n.o.s.)
- either directly (e.g. UN 1090 Acetone)
- Every UN Number has one or more hazards assigned to it (e.g. UN 2438: toxic, flammable liquid, corrosive). These hazards correspond to the respective Dangerous Goods classes.