Clothing: Flame Retardants - 50155

Flame Retardants - 50155

What is Freight Class?

You must assign your shipment a freight code when shipping products as LTL (less-than-truckload) freight. This standardized code, which is issued by the National Motor Freight and Traffic Association, allows carriers to identify qualities of the shipment to help with transportation.

Ship flame retardants accurately by using the information below:

50155

Flame Retardants

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Commodity note:

Subclasses for

Flame Retardants - 50155

Subclasses are divisions of an NMFC number that usually distinguish similar items that have different densities.

In this instance, the commodity, flame retardants, is further broken down in the following subclasses:

Subclass Info

50155-1

50155-2

50155-3

50155-4

100

70

50

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Applies only on compounds containing not less than 65 percent by weight of ammonium sulfate and diammonium or monammonium phosphate, in bags, in Package 2301, or in block form in Package 2273

Liquid, NOI:

In carboys

In boxes or drums

Dry,

Liquid, NOI:

In carboys

In boxes or drums

Dry,

Subclass NMFC Code

Freight Class

Subclass Notes

Please note: This is for educational purposes only. Ultimately, the carrier reserves the right to classify the groups.

Related Commodities

FAQs

What is freight hsn code?

HSN stands for Harmonized System of Nomenclature. It is a system for classifying commodities created by the World Customs organization. U.S. LTL shipping, however, uses NMFC classifications instead.

What does class mean when shipping?

The class determines the cost of the shipping. The lower the class, the lower the cost.

What are NMFC freight subclasses?

NMFC freight subclasses are used to differentiate among commodities of the same type. For example, one NMFC code for chairs/stools is 82790. Subclasses 82790-1 and 82790-11, despite have the same base NMFC code, fall into two different freight classes.