Boilers, Furnaces, Stoves and related Articles: Stoves - 26720

Stoves - 26720

What is Freight Class?

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

Ship stoves accurately by using the information below:

26720

Stoves

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Commodity note:

NOI, indoor type

Subclasses for

Stoves - 26720

Subclasses are further divisions of an NMFC number that generally distinguish among items that can have different densities.

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

Subclass Info

26720-1

26720-2

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Less than 8

8 or greater

Less than 8

8 or greater

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.

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FAQs

How do I get my NMFC code?

An organization known as the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) publishes a list of freight class designations, codes, and subclasses for many commonly shipped commodities (https://classit.nmfta.org/). You must pay a subscription fee to view this list. For more information about freight classes for free on our freight classes pages.

If I am shipping a couch when do I use freight class 250 vs freight class 175?

If the couch you are shipping has not been assembled yet and you are shipping various components that you can use freight class 250. If you are shipping a complete product then you should use freight class 175.

How is freight class determined?

NMFC freight classes are determined using four factors: density, handling, stowability, and liability. All of these factors affect the cost to the carrier of shipping goods.