UN 3268 — ADR 2025 Table A: class 9, classification code M5, packing group —, labels 9, special provisions 280 289, limited quantity 0, excepted quantity E0, packing instructions P902 LP902, transport category 4, 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 3268| (1) UN No. | 3268 |
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| (2) Name and description | SAFETY DEVICES, electrically initiated |
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| (3a) Class | 9 |
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| (3b) Classification code | M5 |
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| (4) Packing group | — |
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| (5) Labels | 9 |
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| (6) Special provisions | 280 289 |
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| (7a) Limited quantities | 0 |
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| (7b) Excepted quantities | E0 |
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| (8) Packaging: packing instructions | P902 LP902 |
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| (9a) Packaging: special packing provisions | — |
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| (9b) Packaging: mixed packing provisions | — |
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| (10) Portable tanks and bulk containers: instructions | — |
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| (11) Portable tanks and bulk containers: special provisions | — |
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| (12) ADR tank: tank code | — |
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| (13) ADR tank: special provisions | — |
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| (14) Vehicle for tank carriage | — |
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| (15) Transport category (Tunnel restriction code) | 4 (E) |
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| (16) Special provisions for carriage: packages | — |
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| (17) Special provisions for carriage: bulk | — |
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| (18) Special provisions for carriage: loading, unloading and handling | — |
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| (19) Special provisions for carriage: operation | — |
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| (20) Hazard identification No. | — |
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ADR 2027 (accepted) — no change for UN 3268
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=3268&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).
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 4: no quantity limit under 1.1.3.6 (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 P902: Safety devices (UN 3268, 3559): PG III drums, boxes or jerricans preventing movement; UN 3268 may go unpackaged between factory and assembly plant. Packing instruction LP902: UN 3268 safety devices in rigid 50-series large packagings at packing group III level, or unpackaged between factory and assembly plant. (ADR 4.1.4.1, P902, 4.1.4.3, LP902; 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 Substances
- Packing Group
- N/A
- Not applicable
- Classification Code
- M5
- Tunnel Code
- (E) meaning →
- Code governing tunnel passage
- Transport Category
- 4
- For the 1,000-point rule (0 = highest restriction)
- Hazard ID No.
- —
- Kemler code
- Limited Quantity
- 0
- Max per inner package for LQ relief
- Excepted Quantity
- E0
- EQ code for excepted quantity relief
Thresholds — why, not just the verdict
Transport Category
Category 4
0 points per kg/L — unlimited under 1.1.3.6
Per-substance max
Unlimited
Per-substance maximum (1.1.3.6.3) — no cap for Category 4
Limited Quantity
Not permitted
No limited-quantity relief for this entry (Chapter 3.4)
Excepted Quantity
E0
No excepted-quantity relief for this entry (Chapter 3.5)
Tunnel Code
Governs which tunnel categories the load may pass
Special Provisions
SP 280, SP 289
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 280SP 289
Refer to ADR 2025 Chapter 3.3 for full text of each provision.
Check if UN 3268 qualifies for 1.1.3.6 exemption
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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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