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Appendix 3: Categories of specimen and preservatives

Description / Proper Shipping name UN Hazard Packing Max. Net Max Net Qty
Category number Class Instruction Qty /Pkg for /pkg for
(PI) passenger cargo
aircraft aircraft
Category A Infectious substance, UN 2814 6.2 620 50 ml or 50 4L or 4 kg
Infectious affecting humans g
substance, (Technical name)
affecting humans
Category A Infectious substance, UN2900 6.2 620 50 ml or 50 4L or 4 kg
Infectious affecting animals kg
substance, (Technical name)
affecting animals
Category B Biological substance UN 3373 6.2 650 4 L or 4 kg 4 L or 4 kg
Infectious
substance
Dry Ice Dry Ice or Carbon UN 1845 9 954 200 kg 200 kg
dioxide, soild
Non infectious Genetically modified 9 959 No limit No limit
GMOs microorganisms
Infectious GMOs Infectious substance UN 2814 6.2 620 50 mL or 50 4L or 4 kg
affecting humans Or g
OR Infectious UN 2900
substance affecting OR
animals UN 3373 650

Patient “Exempt human Triple Primary Primary
specimens specimens” or packaging receptacle receptacle
“Exempt animal (500 ml or (500 ml or
specimens” 500g) Outer 500g) Outer
packaging packaging
(4L or 4kg) (4L or 4kg)
Category C Any Biological Triple
substance packaging
For land
transport
Preserved “Exempt human
specimens specimens” or
In 10% Neutral “Exempt animal
buffered specimens”
Formalin
(containing 3.7%
or 4%
Formaldehyde
Preserved “Exempt human UN 3334 9 852 Primary
specimens in specimens” or PG III receptacle
Formalin “Exempt animal (30 mL)
solutions specimens” Max Qty.
containing 10- REGULATED Outer
24.9% Formaldehyde package
Formaldehyde solution with less than 500 mL
25% formaldehyde
Formalin > 25% Formaldehyde UN 1198 3 (8) Y342 1L
solution, flammable

Formaldehyde UN 2209 8 354 5L
solution PG III 365
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