UN 2969

CASTOR BEANS or CASTOR MEAL or CASTOR POMACE or CASTOR FLAKE

UN 2969 — ADR 2025 Table A: class 9, classification code M11, packing group II, labels 9, special provisions 141, limited quantity 5 kg, excepted quantity E2, packing instructions P002 IBC08, transport category 2, 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 2969
(1) UN No.2969
(2) Name and descriptionCASTOR BEANS or CASTOR MEAL or CASTOR POMACE or CASTOR FLAKE
(3a) Class9
(3b) Classification codeM11
(4) Packing groupII
(5) Labels9
(6) Special provisions141
(7a) Limited quantities5 kg
(7b) Excepted quantitiesE2
(8) Packaging: packing instructionsP002 IBC08
(9a) Packaging: special packing provisionsPP34 B4
(9b) Packaging: mixed packing provisionsMP10
(10) Portable tanks and bulk containers: instructionsT3 BK1 BK2
(11) Portable tanks and bulk containers: special provisionsTP33
(12) ADR tank: tank codeSGAV
(13) ADR tank: special provisions—
(14) Vehicle for tank carriageAT
(15) Transport category (Tunnel restriction code)2 (E)
(16) Special provisions for carriage: packagesV11
(17) Special provisions for carriage: bulkVC1 VC2
(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 2969

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.

This entry under ADR 2027 on the API: /api/adr?un=2969&edition=2027 (editions and as_of).

ADR 2025 is the edition that applies until ADR 2027 takes effect on 1 January 2027, and FreightUtils answers on it by default until then; the API answers on ADR 2027 now with edition=2027. After that date, 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 2: at most 333 per transport unit under 1.1.3.6, counted ×3 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 P002: General packing instruction for solids: combination, single, composite packagings and pressure receptacles, with net mass limits by packing group. Packing instruction IBC08: IBC08 is the widest solids IBC instruction: metal, rigid plastics, composite, fibreboard 11G, wooden and flexible 13-series IBCs. Special packing provision PP34: UN 2969 as whole beans may use 5H1, 5L1 and 5M1 bags. Special packing provision B4: Flexible, fibreboard and wooden IBCs must be sift-proof and water-resistant, or be lined with a liner that is. Mixed packing provision MP10: Up to 5 kg per inner packaging may be mixed with same-class goods of other codes, other classes that permit it, or non-ADR goods. (ADR 4.1.4.1, P002, 4.1.4.2, IBC08, 4.1.4.1, P002, PP34, 4.1.4.2, IBC08, B4, 4.1.10.4, MP10; paraphrase, not yet reviewed)
Tanks
Portable tank instruction T3: Portable tank, Class 1 and 3–9: test 2.65 bar; shell See 6.7.2.4.2; relief Normal; bottom openings See 6.7.2.6.2. Bulk container code BK1: Bulk carriage in sheeted bulk containers is allowed for the substance, subject to Chapter 6.11 and 7.3.2. Bulk container code BK2: Bulk carriage in closed bulk containers is allowed for the substance, subject to Chapter 6.11 and 7.3.2. Portable tank provision TP33: The assigned tank instruction covers granular/powdered solids and solids loaded hot but carried as a solid mass. Tank code SGAV: ADR tank code for Classes 1 and 3–9: solid tank, G (general minimum), openings A, valves/devices V. — S: tank for solid-state substances (powdery or granular); G: minimum calculation pressure under the general requirements of 6.8.2.1.14; A: filling or discharge openings at the bottom, each with 2 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 T3, 7.3.2.1, BK1, 7.3.2.1, BK2, 4.2.5.3, TP33, 4.3.4.1.1, tank code SGAV, 9.1.1.2, AT vehicle; paraphrase, not yet reviewed)
Carriage
Carriage provision V11: IBCs other than metal or rigid plastics IBCs must be carried in closed or sheeted vehicles or containers. Bulk carriage VC1: Bulk carriage allowed in sheeted vehicles, sheeted containers or sheeted bulk containers (BK1 also usable if 7.3.3.2 met). Bulk carriage VC2: Bulk carriage allowed in closed vehicles, closed containers or closed bulk containers (BK2 also usable if 7.3.3.2 met). (ADR 7.2.4, V11, 7.3.3.1, VC1, 7.3.3.1, VC2; 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 II
UN 2969Class 9 — Miscellaneous Dangerous SubstancesPG II
Packing Group
II
Medium danger
Classification Code
M11
Tunnel Code
(E) meaning →
Code governing tunnel passage
Transport Category
2
For the 1,000-point rule (0 = highest restriction)
Hazard ID No.
90
Kemler code
Limited Quantity
5 kg
Max per inner package for LQ relief
Excepted Quantity
E2
EQ code for excepted quantity relief
Thresholds — why, not just the verdict
Transport Category
Category 2
×3 points per kg/L — up to 333 kg/L of this substance alone stays under the 1,000-point threshold
Per-substance max
333 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
E2
Max 30 ml/g per inner, 500 ml/g per outer package (Chapter 3.5)
Tunnel Code
Governs which tunnel categories the load may pass
Special Provisions
SP 141
May alter scope or limits — full text in ADR 2025 Chapter 3.3
Hazard Labels Required
Label 9

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

Special Provisions
SP 141

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

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