UN 2591

XENON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID

Class 2 — Gases
UN 2591Class 2 — Gases
Packing Group
N/A
Not applicable
Classification Code
3A
Tunnel Code
(C/E) meaning →
Code governing tunnel passage
Transport Category
3
For the 1,000-point rule (0 = highest restriction)
Hazard ID No.
22
Kemler code
Limited Quantity
120 ml
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
120 ml
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
Special Provisions
SP 593
May alter scope or limits — full text in ADR 2025 Chapter 3.3
Hazard Labels Required
Label 2.2

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

Special Provisions
SP 593

Refer to ADR 2025 Chapter 3.3 for full text of each provision.

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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)

ADR 2027 amends column (13) ADR tank special provisions for this entry. FreightUtils does not serve that column, so the values are in the source document only. (ECE/TRANS/WP.15/274, PDF p. 15)

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

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