Class 3 - Flammable liquids

Flammable liquids

The heading of Class 3 covers substances and articles containing substances of this Class which:

  • are liquids according to subparagraph (a) of the definition for "liquid" in 1.2.1;
  • have at 50 °C a vapour pressure of not more than 300 kPa (3 bar) and are not completely gaseous at 20 °C and at standard pressure of 101.3 kPa; and
  • have a flash-point of not more than 60 °C (see 2.3.3.1 for the relevant test).
F Flammable liquids, without subsidiary risk and articles containing such substances:
F1 Flammable liquids having a flash-point of or below 60 °C;
F2 Flammable liquids having a flash-point above 60 °C which are carried or handed over for carriage at or above their flash-point (elevated temperature substances);
F3 Articles containing flammable liquids;
FT Flammable liquids, toxic:
FT1 Flammable liquids, toxic;
FT2 Pesticides;
FC Flammable liquids, corrosive;
FTC Flammable liquids, toxic, corrosive;
D Liquid desensitized explosives.
ADR European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road, ECE/TRANS/257 (Vol. 1), Economic Commission for Europe Inland Transport Committee, UNECE 2017