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United Nations Dangerous Goods Number

Attribute Name: unitedNationsDangerousGoodsNumber
Data Type: Integer
Max Length: 4
Repeatable: No
Code List: No
AVP: No
TPD: No
Applies to: All Levels
NPC Xpress Attribute: UN Dangerous Goods Number
NPC Xpress Rail Attribute: UN Dangerous Goods Number
Last Modified: 05/02/2024
Description:

Required with any other dangerous goods, or hazardous materials, attribute. The four-digit number assigned by the United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods to classify a substance or a particular groups of substances.

Example:

1155 - (DIETHYL ETHER (ETHYL ETHER))

Useful Tips:

  • GS1 recommends using the 16th edition of the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (published in 2009).