Class 9 — Miscellaneous
Dangerous goods that present a hazard not covered by the other classes, including lithium batteries and dry ice.
Carrier acceptance
The published default for this class. A UN-specific rule can override it — lithium batteries and dry ice are both Class 9 and are treated quite differently.
| Carrier | Ground | Air | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPS | contract required | contract required | Miscellaneous dangerous goods accepted under the hazmat agreement. |
| FedEx | contract required | contract required | Miscellaneous dangerous goods require dangerous goods approval. |
| USPS | restricted | prohibited | Miscellaneous dangerous goods are generally surface-only where mailable at all. |
| Amazon FBA | review required | restricted | Miscellaneous dangerous goods accepted after dangerous goods review. |
Carrier positions encode each carrier's published default as of the ruleset date. Tariffs change more often than regulations, and a contracted shipper may hold different terms — confirm against the carrier's current guide before the first shipment of a new item.
Encoded entries (17)
| UN | Proper shipping name | Class | PG | Labels | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UN1845 | Carbon dioxide, solid or Dry ice | 9 | none | CLASS 9 | pax permitted·cargo permitted |
| UN3077 | Environmentally hazardous substance, solid, n.o.s. | 9 | III | CLASS 9 | pax permitted·cargo permitted |
| UN3082 | Environmentally hazardous substance, liquid, n.o.s. | 9 | III | CLASS 9 | pax permitted·cargo permitted |
| UN3166 | Vehicle, flammable liquid powered or Engine, internal combustion | 9 | none | CLASS 9 | pax limited·cargo permitted |
| UN3171 | Battery-powered vehicle or Battery-powered equipment | 9 | none | CLASS 9 | pax limited·cargo permitted |
| UN2807 | Magnetized material | 9 | none | MAGNETIZED MATERIAL | pax permitted·cargo permitted |
| UN3316 | Chemical kit or First aid kit | 9 | none | CLASS 9 | pax limited·cargo permitted |
| UN3363 | Dangerous goods in machinery or Dangerous goods in apparatus | 9 | none | CLASS 9 | pax limited·cargo permitted |
| UN2211 | Polymeric beads, expandable | 9 | III | CLASS 9 | pax permitted·cargo permitted |
| UN3480 | Lithium ion batteries | 9 | none | CLASS 9 LITHIUM BATTERY | pax forbidden·cargo limited |
| UN3481 | Lithium ion batteries packed with equipment or Lithium ion batteries contained in equipment | 9 | none | CLASS 9 LITHIUM BATTERY | pax limited·cargo permitted |
| UN3090 | Lithium metal batteries | 9 | none | CLASS 9 LITHIUM BATTERY | pax forbidden·cargo limited |
| UN3091 | Lithium metal batteries packed with equipment or Lithium metal batteries contained in equipment | 9 | none | CLASS 9 LITHIUM BATTERY | pax limited·cargo permitted |
| UN3536 | Lithium batteries installed in cargo transport unit | 9 | none | CLASS 9 LITHIUM BATTERY | pax forbidden·cargo forbidden |
| UN3496 | Batteries, nickel-metal hydride | 9 | none | CLASS 9 | pax permitted·cargo permitted |
| UN3268 | Safety devices, electrically initiated | 9 | none | CLASS 9 | pax limited·cargo permitted |
| ID8000 | Consumer commodity | 9 | none | CLASS 9 | pax limited·cargo limited |
Classify a specific product in this class
The class alone does not give you a shipping paper. Send the actual product to POST /api/classify and you get the UN number, the proper shipping name, the packing group and every carrier position for that specific item.
Questions
- What is Class 9 — Miscellaneous?
- Dangerous goods that present a hazard not covered by the other classes, including lithium batteries and dry ice.
- Does Class 9 — Miscellaneous have a packing group?
- Yes for most entries. Packing group I is the highest danger, II medium, III low. Where an entry's packing group depends on a measured property (a flash point for Class 3, a concentration for Class 8), Classify7 asks for that figure rather than assuming one.
- Can I ship Class 9 — Miscellaneous by air?
- UPS: contract required; FedEx: contract required; USPS: prohibited; Amazon FBA: restricted. These are published carrier defaults, not regulatory limits — a contracted shipper may hold different terms, and the regulation may permit what the carrier declines.