Name: UN 2585 — ALKYLSULPHONIC ACIDS, SOLID or ARYLSULPHONIC ACIDS, SOLID with not more than 5 % free sulphuric acid
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UN 2585Class 8 — Corrosive SubstancesPG III

Packing Group: III; Low danger
Classification Code: C4
Tunnel Code: (E) meaning →; Code governing tunnel passage
Transport Category: 3; For the 1,000-point rule (0 = highest restriction)
Hazard ID No.: 80; Kemler code
Limited Quantity: 5 kg; 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 kg

Max per inner packaging for LQ relief (Chapter 3.4)

Excepted Quantity

Max 30 ml/g per inner, 1,000 ml/g per outer package (Chapter 3.5)

Tunnel Code

(E) meaning →

Governs which tunnel categories the load may pass

Hazard Labels Required

Label 8

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

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ADR 2027 (accepted)

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)

The ADR 2027 amendments (ECE/TRANS/WP.15/274, ECE/TRANS/WP.15/274/Add.1, ECE/TRANS/WP.15/274/Corr.1) make no change to this entry's Table A columns. 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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