ADR special packing provision PP95
Small energetic samples (2.1.4.3) under UN 3223/3224: 4G box with foam matrix, 1 g/ml per inner, 56 g/ml per package.
Small quantities of energetic samples as described in 2.1.4.3 may be carried under UN 3223 or UN 3224 if all listed conditions are met. The outer packaging must be a corrugated fibreboard box 4G of at least 60 x 40.5 x 30 cm with walls of at least 1.3 cm. Each substance goes in a glass or plastics inner of at most 30 ml, set in expandable polyethylene foam at least 130 mm thick, with spacing of at least 40 mm between inners and 70 mm from the outer wall; up to two foam layers of up to 28 inners each are allowed. Each inner holds at most 1 g or 1 ml, and each package at most 56 g or 56 ml, or a combined total of 56 for mixed packing. Coolant rules match PP94: 5.5.3, interior supports and integrity at refrigerant temperature.
| Value | Applies when |
|---|---|
| 30 ml | maximum capacity of each glass or plastics inner packaging |
| 1 g | maximum content per inner packaging, solids |
| 1 ml | maximum content per inner packaging, liquids |
| 56 g | maximum net per outer packaging, solids |
| 56 ml | maximum net per outer packaging, liquids |
| 130 mm | minimum foam matrix thickness |
| 40 mm | minimum spacing between inner packagings |
| 70 mm | minimum spacing from the outer packaging wall |
| 28 inner packagings | maximum per foam layer |
| 1.3 cm | minimum outer wall thickness |
Conditions
- (a) Outer packaging only of corrugated fibreboard 4G, at least 60 cm long, 40.5 cm wide and 30 cm high, wall at least 1.3 cm.
- (b) Each substance in a glass or plastics inner of no more than 30 ml, set in an expandable polyethylene foam matrix at least 130 mm thick of density 18 ± 1 g/l.
- (c) Inners at least 40 mm apart and at least 70 mm from the outer wall; up to two foam layers, each with up to 28 inners.
- (d) No more than 1 g (solid) or 1 ml (liquid) per inner packaging.
- (e) No more than 56 g or 56 ml per outer packaging; with mixed packing, grams plus millilitres must total 56 or less.
- (f) Optional dry ice or liquid nitrogen coolant: comply with 5.5.3, provide interior supports, and keep the packagings intact at refrigerant temperature and if refrigeration fails.
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Refers to: 2.1.4.3; 5.5.3.
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Source: ADR 2025 (ECE/TRANS/352), Volume II, section 4.1.4.1, P520, PP95, page 123.
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