ADR packing instruction P143
Heading in ADR: “P143 PACKING INSTRUCTION”
Explosive articles in bags, receptacles or partitioned trays inside boxes or drums, or in 6HH2 composite packagings instead.
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 kraft paper, plastics, textile or rubberised textile bags, receptacles, or plastics or wood trays with dividing partitions. A composite packaging 6HH2 (plastics receptacle in a solid plastics box) may be used in place of the inner-plus-outer combination.
| Type | Code | Packing groups | Max capacity (L) | Max net mass (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| boxes (outer) — inner: inner: bags (kraft paper, plastics, textile, textile rubberised), receptacles (fibreboard, metal, plastics, wood) or trays with dividing partitions (plastics, wood); intermediate: not necessary | 4A, 4B, 4N, 4C1, 4C2, 4D, 4F, 4G, 4H2 | — | — | — |
| drums (outer) — inner: inner: bags (kraft paper, plastics, textile, textile rubberised), receptacles (fibreboard, metal, plastics, wood) or trays with dividing partitions (plastics, wood); intermediate: not necessary | 1A1, 1A2, 1B1, 1B2, 1N1, 1N2, 1D, 1G, 1H1, 1H2 | — | — | — |
| composite packaging (alternative) — inner: plastics receptacle with outer solid plastics box, instead of the inner and outer packagings | 6HH2 | — | — | — |
| special packing provisions referenced | PP76 |
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Refers to: 4.1.1; 4.1.3; 4.1.5.
Carried by 4 Table A entries
UN 0271 · UN 0272 · UN 0415 · UN 0491
Source: ADR 2025 (ECE/TRANS/352), Volume II, section 4.1.4.1, P143, page 74.
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