UN 1990

BENZALDEHYDE

UN 1990 — ADR 2025 Table A: class 9, classification code M11, packing group III, labels 9, special provisions —, limited quantity 5 L, excepted quantity E1, packing instructions P001 IBC03 LP01 R001, transport category 3, tunnel restriction code (E), hazard identification number 90.

UNECE ADR 2025, ECE/TRANS/352 · checked 2026-10-28

Table A — ADR 2025 (ECE/TRANS/352), UN 1990
(1) UN No.1990
(2) Name and descriptionBENZALDEHYDE
(3a) Class9
(3b) Classification codeM11
(4) Packing groupIII
(5) Labels9
(6) Special provisions—
(7a) Limited quantities5 L
(7b) Excepted quantitiesE1
(8) Packaging: packing instructionsP001 IBC03 LP01 R001
(9a) Packaging: special packing provisions—
(9b) Packaging: mixed packing provisionsMP15
(10) Portable tanks and bulk containers: instructionsT2
(11) Portable tanks and bulk containers: special provisionsTP1
(12) ADR tank: tank codeLGBV
(13) ADR tank: special provisions—
(14) Vehicle for tank carriageAT
(15) Transport category (Tunnel restriction code)3 (E)
(16) Special provisions for carriage: packagesV12
(17) Special provisions for carriage: bulk—
(18) Special provisions for carriage: loading, unloading and handling—
(19) Special provisions for carriage: operation—
(20) Hazard identification No.90

ADR 2027 (accepted) — no change for UN 1990

ADR 2027 was accepted: depositary notification C.N.395.2026 (9 October 2026) records no objection to the amendments proposed by C.N.252.2026. It applies from 1 January 2027, and ADR 2025 may still be applied until 30 June 2027 (1.6.1.1). (C.N.395.2026)

ADR 2027: no Table A change for this entry (checked against ECE/TRANS/WP.15/274, Add.1 and Corr.1). Other parts of ADR 2027 may still affect its carriage.

ADR 2025 remains the edition FreightUtils serves and the one that applies until ADR 2027 takes effect on 1 January 2027; after that, ADR 2025 may still be applied until 30 June 2027 (1.6.1.1).

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In plain words

Tunnels
Tunnel code (E): in tanks, Prohibited in E; in other carriage, Prohibited in E. Every category except E. (ADR 8.6.4; from the ADR table itself)
Small-load exemption
Transport category 3: at most 1000 per transport unit under 1.1.3.6, counted ×1 toward the 1,000-point limit (ADR 1.1.3.6.3; from the ADR table itself)
Labels
Labels: model 9 (Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles) (ADR 5.2.2.2.2, label model No. 9; paraphrase, not yet reviewed)
Packing
Packing instruction P001: General packing instruction for liquids: combination, single, composite packagings and pressure receptacles, with capacity/mass limits by packing group. Packing instruction IBC03: Liquids under IBC03 may use metal 31-series, rigid plastics 31H1/31H2 or a wider set of 31H composite IBCs. Packing instruction LP01: Liquids in large packagings: glass, plastics or metal inners in 50-series outers, packing group III only, up to 3 m3. Packing instruction R001: R001 permits light gauge metal packagings 0A1 and 0A2 up to 40 l / 50 kg for packing groups II and III; packing group I is not allowed. Mixed packing provision MP15: Up to 3 litres per inner packaging may be mixed with goods of other codes or classes that permit it, or with non-ADR goods. (ADR 4.1.4.1, P001, 4.1.4.2, IBC03, 4.1.4.3, LP01, 4.1.4.1, R001, 4.1.10.4, MP15; paraphrase, not yet reviewed)
Tanks
Portable tank instruction T2: Portable tank, Class 1 and 3–9: test 1.5 bar; shell See 6.7.2.4.2; relief Normal; bottom openings See 6.7.2.6.3. Portable tank provision TP1: Portable tank must not be filled beyond the degree of filling set by 4.2.1.9.2 (the 97-based formula). Tank code LGBV: ADR tank code for Classes 1 and 3–9: liquid tank, G (general minimum), openings B, valves/devices V. — L: tank for liquid-state substances (liquids, or solids handed over molten); G: minimum calculation pressure under the general requirements of 6.8.2.1.14; B: filling or discharge openings at the bottom, each with 3 closures; V: has a 6.8.2.2.6 breather device but no flame-propagation protection, or is not explosion-pressure-shock resistant Vehicle for tank carriage: AT — Tank vehicle for dangerous goods that is not EX/III, FL or a MEMU: tanks over 1 m³ / 3 m³, or battery-vehicle over 1 m³. (ADR 4.2.5.2.6, portable tank instruction T2, 4.2.5.3, TP1, 4.3.4.1.1, tank code LGBV, 9.1.1.2, AT vehicle; paraphrase, not yet reviewed)
Carriage
Carriage provision V12: IBCs of type 31HZ2 (31HA2, 31HB2, 31HN2, 31HD2, 31HH2) must be carried in closed vehicles or closed containers. (ADR 7.2.4, V12; paraphrase, not yet reviewed)

Assembled from FreightUtils' meanings of the Table A codes, not the official text. A statement marked “not yet reviewed” has not yet been checked against ADR by a person.

Class 9 — Miscellaneous Dangerous SubstancesPacking Group III
UN 1990Class 9 — Miscellaneous Dangerous SubstancesPG III
Packing Group
III
Low danger
Classification Code
M11
Tunnel Code
(E) meaning →
Code governing tunnel passage
Transport Category
3
For the 1,000-point rule (0 = highest restriction)
Hazard ID No.
90
Kemler code
Limited Quantity
5 L
Max per inner package for LQ relief
Excepted Quantity
E1
EQ code for excepted quantity relief
Thresholds — why, not just the verdict
Transport Category
Category 3
×1 points per kg/L — up to 1,000 kg/L of this substance alone stays under the 1,000-point threshold
Per-substance max
1,000 kg/L
Per-substance maximum for 1.1.3.6 relief (1.1.3.6.3)
Limited Quantity
5 L
Max per inner packaging for LQ relief (Chapter 3.4)
Excepted Quantity
E1
Max 30 ml/g per inner, 1,000 ml/g per outer package (Chapter 3.5)
Tunnel Code
Governs which tunnel categories the load may pass
Hazard Labels Required
Label 9

These labels must be displayed on packages and vehicle placards in accordance with ADR 2025.

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📅Data: UNECE ADR 2025 (ECE/TRANS/352), via EU Directive 2008/68/EC. Last verified October 2026

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