UN 2857 — ADR 2025 Table A: class 2, classification code 6A, packing group —, labels 2.2, special provisions 119, limited quantity 0, excepted quantity E0, packing instructions P003, transport category 3, tunnel restriction code (E), hazard identification number —.

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

Table A — ADR 2025 (ECE/TRANS/352), UN 2857
(1) UN No.	2857
(2) Name and description	REFRIGERATING MACHINES containing non-flammable, non-toxic gases or ammonia solutions (UN 2672)
(3a) Class	2
(3b) Classification code	6A
(4) Packing group	—
(5) Labels	2.2
(6) Special provisions	119
(7a) Limited quantities	0
(7b) Excepted quantities	E0
(8) Packaging: packing instructions	P003
(9a) Packaging: special packing provisions	PP32
(9b) Packaging: mixed packing provisions	MP9
(10) Portable tanks and bulk containers: instructions	—
(11) Portable tanks and bulk containers: special provisions	—
(12) ADR tank: tank code	—
(13) ADR tank: special provisions	—
(14) Vehicle for tank carriage	—
(15) Transport category (Tunnel restriction code)	3 (E)
(16) Special provisions for carriage: packages	—
(17) Special provisions for carriage: bulk	—
(18) Special provisions for carriage: loading, unloading and handling	CV9
(19) Special provisions for carriage: operation	—
(20) Hazard identification No.	—

ADR 2027 (accepted) — what changes for UN 2857

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)

UN 2857: Table A changes, ADR 2025 → ADR 2027
Column	ADR 2025 → ADR 2027	Source
(2) Name and description	REFRIGERATING MACHINES containing non-flammable, non-toxic gases or ammonia solutions (UN 2672) → REFRIGERATING MACHINES or HEATING MACHINES containing non-flammable, non-toxic gases or ammonia solutions (UN 2672)	ECE/TRANS/WP.15/274, PDF p. 16

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).

All ADR 2027 Table A changes →Check a list of UN numbers →

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 2.2 (Gases: non-flammable, non-toxic gases) (ADR 5.2.2.2.2, label model No. 2.2; paraphrase, not yet reviewed)
Packing: Packing instruction P003: Goods go in suitable outer packagings of adequate strength built to 6.1.4; articles and inners must be held so they cannot fall out in transit. Special packing provision PP32: UN 2857, 3358 and robust UN 3164 articles may go unpackaged, in crates or in suitable overpacks. Mixed packing provision MP9: May share a combination outer packaging with other Class 2 goods, with other classes that permit it, or with non-ADR goods. (ADR 4.1.4.1, P003, 4.1.4.1, P003, PP32, 4.1.10.4, MP9; paraphrase, not yet reviewed)
Carriage: Loading provision CV9: Do not throw packages or subject them to impact; stow receptacles so they cannot tip over or fall. (ADR 7.5.11, CV9; 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 2 — Gases

UN 2857Class 2 — Gases