(A question on articles containing alcohols.)
Q.
I understand cargo agents and post offices are said to be refusing acceptance of alcohol products exceeding 24%. According to IATA regulations, alcohol beverages exceeding 24% are classified as dangerous goods, what about other alcohol products other than beverages. Would they also be governed by the alcohol contents of say “x” percent?

Does the DGR carry such provisions? Assumably, if the product is cosmetic items, such will be assigned to UN 1266, what about the many other articles containing alcohol?

Please give us guidance. (30 Sep 18)
A.
Maximum 5 L each per passenger is permitted to carry alcoholic beverages as baggage with alcohol contents exceeding 24% but not more than 70%. Alcoholic beverages are not permitted in international air-lifted postal packages. When transporting as cargo, if it is cosmetics, it can be forwarded as UN 1266 Perfumery products. For other alcohol products, you can assign Class 3 UN 1987 Alcohols, n.o.s.★ PG II or PG III, or Class 3 (6.1) UN 1986 Alcohols, flammable, toxic, n.o.s.★ PG I, II or PG III, or Class 3 UN 1993 Flammable liquid, n.o.s.★ PG I, PG II or PG III. PG must be determined by using the Flash Point and Initial Boiling Point criteria on Table 3.3.A. If it is not alcohol products but devices containing alcohol, you can use Class 9 UN 3363 Dangerous goods in apparatus or Class 9 UN 3363 Dangerous goods in machinery. Both use Packing Instruction PI 962. These are apparatus or machinery containing dangerous goods as an integral part of their function or residue dangerous goods which was unable to be fully cleaned.

Next year (2019 DGR 60th Edition) will introduce a new UN number Class 3 UN 3540 Articles containing flammable liquid, n.o.s.★ which can be assigned to apparatus or machinery containing dangerous goods in excess of the quantities of UN 3363, however, these are forbidden for air transport.

As summary, articles containing alcohol, other than alcoholic beverages, are determined by the flash point and initial boiling point rather than its alcohol contents. If it has a flash point not exceeding 60 degrees C, it is considered as flammable liquid.

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