ADR packing instruction P137
Heading in ADR: “P137 PACKING INSTRUCTION”
Shaped charges and similar articles in bags, inner boxes, tubes or partitions, inside boxes or drums; PP70 sets cavity orientation.
Class 1 packing instruction: it sets out which inner, intermediate and outer packagings may be combined for the explosives assigned to it, and 4.1.1, 4.1.3 and the explosives rules of 4.1.5 apply on top. Inners are plastics bags, fibreboard or wood boxes, fibreboard, metal or plastics tubes, or dividing partitions in the outer packaging.
| Type | Code | Packing groups | Max capacity (L) | Max net mass (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| boxes (outer) — inner: inner: bags (plastics), boxes (fibreboard, wood), tubes (fibreboard, metal, plastics) or dividing partitions in the outer packaging; intermediate: not necessary | 4A, 4B, 4N, 4C1, 4C2, 4D, 4F, 4G, 4H2 | — | — | — |
| drums (outer) — inner: inner: bags (plastics), boxes (fibreboard, wood), tubes (fibreboard, metal, plastics) or dividing partitions in the outer packaging; intermediate: not necessary | 1A1, 1A2, 1B1, 1B2, 1N1, 1N2, 1D, 1G, 1H1, 1H2 | — | — | — |
| special packing provisions referenced | PP70 |
|---|
Refers to: 4.1.1; 4.1.3; 4.1.5.
Carried by 8 Table A entries
UN 0059 · UN 0439 · UN 0440 · UN 0441 · UN 0442 · UN 0443 · UN 0444 · UN 0445
Source: ADR 2025 (ECE/TRANS/352), Volume II, section 4.1.4.1, P137, page 71.
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