2.2.1.1.7.2

Assignment of fireworks to UN Nos. 0333, 0334, 0335 and 0336 may be made on the basis of

analogy, without the need for Test Series 6 testing, in accordance with the default fireworks

classification table in 2.2.1.1.7.5. Such assignment shall be made with the agreement of the competent

authority. Items not specified in the table shall be classified on the basis of test data derived from Test

Series 6.

NOTE 1: The addition of other types of fireworks to column 1 of the table in 2.2.1.1.7.5 shall only be

made on the basis of full test data submitted to the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of

Dangerous Goods for consideration.

NOTE 2: Test data derived by competent authorities which validates, or contradicts the assignment

of fireworks specified in column 4 of the table in 2.2.1.1.7.5 to divisions in column 5 should be

submitted to the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods for information.

Where fireworks of more than one division are packed in the same package, they shall be classified on

the basis of the most dangerous division unless test data derived from Test Series 6 indicate otherwise.

The classification shown in the table in 2.2.1.1.7.5 applies only for articles packed in fibreboard boxes

(4G).

Default fireworks classification table1

NOTE 1: References to percentages in the table, unless otherwise stated, are to the mass of all

pyrotechnic substances (e.g. rocket motors, lifting charge, bursting charge and effect charge).

NOTE 2: "Flash composition" in this table refers to pyrotechnic substances in powder form or as

pyrotechnic units as presented in the firework that are used to produce an aural effect or used as a

bursting charge, or propellant charge unless the time taken for the pressure rise is demonstrated to be

more than 6 ms for 0.5 g of pyrotechnic substance in the HSL Flash Composition Test in Appendix 7

of the Manual of Tests and Criteria.

NOTE 3: Dimensions in mm refer to:

- for spherical and peanut shells the diameter of the sphere of the shell;

- for cylinder shells the length of the shell;

- for a shell in mortar, Roman candle, shot tube firework or mine the inside diameter of the tube

comprising or containing the firework;

- for a bag mine or cylinder mine, the inside diameter of the mortar intended to contain the

mine.

Type	Includes: / Synonym:	Definition	Specification	Classification
Shell, spherical or cylindrical	Spherical display shell: aerial shell, colour shell, dye shell, multi-break shell, multi-effect shell, nautical shell, parachute shell, smoke shell, star shell; report shell: maroon, salute, sound shell, thunderclap, aerial shell kit	Device with or without propellant charge, with delay fuse and bursting charge, pyrotechnic unit(s) or loose pyrotechnic substance and designed to be projected from a mortar	All report shells	1.1G
			Colour shell:  180 mm	1.1G
			Colour shell: < 180 mm with > 25% flash composition, as loose powder and/or report effects	1.1G
			Colour shell: < 180 mm with  25% flash composition, as loose powder and/or report effects	1.3G
			Colour shell:  50 mm, or  60 g pyrotechnic substance, with  2% flash composition as loose powder and/or report effects	1.4G
	Peanut shell	Device with two or more spherical aerial shells in a common wrapper propelled by the same propellant charge with separate external delay fuses	The most hazardous spherical aerial shell determines the classification
	Preloaded mortar, shell in mortar	Assembly comprising a spherical or cylindrical shell inside a mortar from which the shell is designed to be projected	All report shells	1.1G
			Colour shell:  180 mm	1.1G
			Colour shell: > 25% flash composition as loose powder and/or report effects	1.1G
			Colour shell: > 50 mm and < 180 mm	1.2G
			Colour shell:  50 mm, or  60 g pyrotechnic substance, with  25% flash composition as loose powder and/or report effects	1.3G

Type	Includes: / Synonym:	Definition	Specification	Classification
Shell, spherical or cylindrical (cont'd)	Shell of shells (spherical) (Reference to percentages for shell of shells are to the gross mass of the fireworks article)	Device without propellant charge, with delay fuse and bursting charge, containing report shells and inert materials and designed to be projected from a mortar	> 120 mm	1.1G
		Device without propellant charge, with delay fuse and bursting charge, containing report shells ≤ 25g flash composition per report unit, with ≤ 33% flash composition and  60% inert materials and designed to be projected from a mortar	≤ 120 mm	1.3G
		Device without propellant charge, with delay fuse and bursting charge, containing colour shells and/or pyrotechnic units and designed to be projected from a mortar	> 300 mm	1.1G
		Device without propellant charge, with delay fuse and bursting charge, containing colour shells ≤ 70mm and/or pyrotechnic units, with ≤ 25% flash composition and ≤ 60% pyrotechnic substance and designed to be projected from a mortar	> 200 mm and ≤ 300 mm	1.3G
		Device with propellant charge, with delay fuse and bursting charge, containing colour shells ≤ 70 mm and/or pyrotechnic units, with ≤ 25% flash composition and ≤ 60% pyrotechnic substance and designed to be projected from a mortar	≤ 200 mm	1.3G
Battery/ combination	Barrage, bombardos, cakes, finale box, flowerbed, hybrid, multiple tubes, shell cakes, banger batteries, flash banger batteries	Assembly including several elements either containing the same type or several types each corresponding to one of the types of fireworks listed in this table, with one or two points of ignition	The most hazardous firework type determines the classification

Type	Includes: / Synonym:	Definition	Specification	Classification
Roman candle	Exhibition candle, candle, bombettes	Tube containing a series of pyrotechnic units consisting of alternate pyrotechnic substance, propellant charge, and transmitting fuse	 50 mm inner diameter, containing flash composition, or < 50 mm with > 25% flash composition	1.1G
			 50 mm inner diameter, containing no flash composition	1.2G
			< 50 mm inner diameter and ≤ 25% flash composition	1.3G
			 30 mm inner diameter, each pyrotechnic unit ≤ 25 g and ≤ 5% flash composition	1.4G
Shot tube	Single shot Roman candle, small preloaded mortar	Tube containing a pyrotechnic unit consisting of pyrotechnic substance, propellant charge with or without transmitting fuse	≤ 30 mm inner diameter and pyrotechnic unit > 25 g, or > 5% and ≤ 25% flash composition	1.3G
Shot tube	Single shot Roman candle, small preloaded mortar		 30 mm inner diameter, pyrotechnic unit ≤ 25 g and ≤ 5% flash composition	1.4G
Rocket	Avalanche rocket, signal rocket, whistling rocket, bottle rocket, sky rocket, missile type rocket, table rocket	Tube containing pyrotechnic substance and/or pyrotechnic units, equipped with stick(s) or other means for stabilization of flight, and designed to be propelled into the air	Flash composition effects only	1.1G
			Flash composition > 25% of the pyrotechnic substance	1.1G
			> 20 g pyrotechnic substance and flash composition ≤ 25%	1.3G
			 20 g pyrotechnic substance, black powder bursting charge and ≤ 0.13 g flash composition per report and ≤ 1 g in total	1.4G

Type	Includes: / Synonym:	Definition	Specification	Classification
Mine	Pot-a-feu, ground mine, bag mine, cylinder mine	Tube containing propellant charge and pyrotechnic units and designed to be placed on the ground or to be fixed in the ground. The principal effect is ejection of all the pyrotechnic units in a single burst producing a widely dispersed visual and/or aural effect in the air or: Cloth or paper bag or cloth or paper cylinder containing propellant charge and pyrotechnic units, designed to be placed in a mortar and to function as a mine	> 25% flash composition, as loose powder and/ or report effects	1.1G
			 180 mm and  25% flash composition, as loose powder and/ or report effects	1.1G
			< 180 mm and  25% flash composition, as loose powder and/ or report effects	1.3G
			 150 g pyrotechnic substance, containing  5% flash composition as loose powder and/ or report effects. Each pyrotechnic unit  25 g, each report effect < 2g; each whistle, if any,  3 g	1.4G
Fountain	Volcanos, gerbs, lances, Bengal fire, flitter sparkle, cylindrical fountains, cone fountains, illuminating torch	Non-metallic case containing pressed or consolidated pyrotechnic substance producing sparks and flame NOTE: Fountains intended to produce a vertical cascade or curtain of sparks are considered to be waterfalls (see row below).	 1 kg pyrotechnic substance	1.3G
Fountain			< 1 kg pyrotechnic substance	1.4G

Type	Includes: / Synonym:	Definition	Specification	Classification
Waterfall	Cascades, showers	Pyrotechnic fountain intended to produce a vertical cascade or curtain of sparks	Containing a pyrotechnic substance which gives a positive result when tested in the HSL Flash composition test in Appendix 7 of the Manual of Tests and Criteria regardless of the results of Test Series 6 (see 2.2.1.1.7.1 (a))	1.1G
			Containing a pyrotechnic substance which gives a negative result when tested in the HSL Flash composition test in Appendix 7 of the Manual of Tests and Criteria	1.3G
Sparkler	Handheld sparklers, non-handheld sparklers, wire sparklers	Rigid wire partially coated (along one end) with slow burning pyrotechnic substance with or without an ignition tip	Perchlorate based sparklers: > 5 g per item or > 10 items per pack	1.3G
			Perchlorate based sparklers: ≤ 5 g per item and ≤ 10 items per pack; Nitrate based sparklers: ≤ 30 g per item	1.4G
Bengal stick	Dipped stick	Non-metallic stick partially coated (along one end) with slow-burning pyrotechnic substance and designed to be held in the hand	Perchlorate based items: > 5 g per item or > 10 items per pack	1.3 G
			Perchlorate based items: ≤ 5 g per item and ≤ 10 items per pack; nitrate based items: ≤ 30 g per item	1.4G

Type	Includes: / Synonym:	Definition	Specification	Classification
Low hazard fireworks and novelties	Table bombs, throwdowns, crackling granules, smokes, fog, snakes, glow worm, serpents, snaps, party poppers	Device designed to produce very limited visible and/ or audible effect which contains small amounts of pyrotechnic and/or explosive composition.	Throwdowns and snaps may contain up to 1.6 mg of silver fulminate; snaps and party poppers may contain up to 16 mg of potassium chlorate/red phosphorous mixture; other articles may contain up to 5 g of pyrotechnic substance, but no flash composition	1.4G
Spinner	Aerial spinner, helicopter, chaser, ground spinner	Non-metallic tube or tubes containing gas- or spark-producing pyrotechnic substance, with or without noise producing composition, with or without aerofoils attached	Pyrotechnic substance per item > 20 g, containing  3% flash composition as report effects, or whistle composition  5 g	1.3G
Spinner	Aerial spinner, helicopter, chaser, ground spinner		Pyrotechnic substance per item  20 g, containing  3% flash composition as report effects, or whistle composition  5 g	1.4G
Wheels	Catherine wheels, Saxon	Assembly including drivers containing pyrotechnic substance and provided with a means of attaching it to a support so that it can rotate	 1 kg total pyrotechnic substance, no report effect, each whistle (if any)  25 g and ≤ 50 g whistle composition per wheel	1.3G
Wheels	Catherine wheels, Saxon		< 1 kg total pyrotechnic substance, no report effect, each whistle (if any)  5 g and ≤ 10 g whistle composition per wheel	1.4G

An article or a substance may be excluded from Class 1 by virtue of test results and the Class 1

definition with the approval of the competent authority of any ADR Contracting Party who may also

recognize an approval granted by the competent authority of a country which is not an ADR

Contracting Party provided that this approval has been granted in accordance with the procedures

applicable according to RID, ADR, ADN, the IMDG Code or the ICAO Technical Instructions.

With the approval of the competent authority in accordance with 2.2.1.1.8.1, an article may be

excluded from Class 1 when three unpackaged articles, each individually activated by its own means

of initiation or ignition or external means to function in the designed mode, meet the following test

criteria:

(a) No external surface shall have a temperature of more than 65 °C. A momentary spike in

temperature up to 200 ºC is acceptable;

(b) No rupture or fragmentation of the external casing or movement of the article or detached parts

thereof of more than one metre in any direction;

NOTE: Where the integrity of the article may be affected in the event of an external fire these

criteria shall be examined by a fire test, such as described in ISO 12097-3.

(c) No audible report exceeding 135 dB(C) peak at a distance of one metre;

(d) No flash or flame capable of igniting a material such as a sheet of 80 ± 10 g/m² paper in

contact with the article; and

(e) No production of smoke, fumes or dust in such quantities that the visibility in a one cubic

metre chamber equipped with appropriately sized blow out panels is reduced more than 50% as

measured by a calibrated light (lux) meter or radiometer located one metre from a constant

light source located at the midpoint on opposite walls. The general guidance on Optical

Density Testing in ISO 5659-1 and the general guidance on the Photometric System described

in Section 7.5 in ISO 5659-2 may be used or similar optical density measurement methods

designed to accomplish the same purpose may also be employed. A suitable hood cover

surrounding the back and sides of the light meter shall be used to minimize effects of scattered

or leaking light not emitted directly from the source.

NOTE 1: If during the tests addressing criteria (a), (b), (c) and (d) no or very little smoke is observed

the test described in (e) may be waived.

NOTE 2: The competent authority referred to in 2.2.1.1.8.1 may require testing in packaged form if it

is determined that, as packaged for carriage, the article may pose a greater risk.

A competent authority assigning an article or substance to Class 1 shall confirm that classification

with the applicant in writing.

A competent authority classification document may be in any form and may consist of more than one

page, provided pages are numbered consecutively. The document shall have a unique reference.

The information provided shall be easy to identify, legible and durable.

Examples of the information that may be provided in the classification documents are as follows:

(a) The name of the competent authority and the provisions in national legislation under which it

is granted its authority;

(b) The modal or national regulations for which the classification document is applicable;

(c) Confirmation that the classification has been approved, made or agreed in accordance with the

UN Model Regulations or the relevant modal regulations;

(d) The name and address of the person in law to which the classification has been assigned and

any company registration which uniquely identifies a company or other body corporate under

national legislation;

(e) The name under which the explosives will be placed onto the market or otherwise supplied for

carriage;

(f) The proper shipping name, UN number, class, division and corresponding compatibility group

of the explosives;

(g) Where appropriate, the maximum net explosive mass of the package or article;

(h) The name, signature, stamp, seal or other identification of the person authorised by the

competent authority to issue the classification document is clearly visible;

(i) Where safety in carriage or the division is assessed as being dependent upon the packaging, the

packaging mark or a description of the permitted:

- Inner packagings

- Intermediate packagings

- Outer packagings

(j) The classification document states the part number, stock number or other identifying

reference under which the explosives will be placed onto the market or otherwise supplied for

carriage;

(k) The name and address of the person in law who manufactured the explosives and any company

registration which uniquely identifies a company or other body corporate under national

legislation;

(l) Any additional information regarding the applicable packing instruction and special packing

provisions where appropriate;

(m) The basis for assigning the classification, i.e. whether on the basis of test results, default for

fireworks, analogy with classified explosive, by definition from Table A of Chapter 3.2 etc.;

(n) Any special conditions or limitations that the competent authority has identified as relevant to

the safety for carriage of the explosives, the communication of the hazard and international

carriage;

(o) The expiry date of the classification document is given where the competent authority

considers one to be appropriate.

Explosive substances which are unduly sensitive according to the criteria of the Manual of Tests and

Criteria, Part I, or are liable to spontaneous reaction, as well as explosive substances and articles

which cannot be assigned to a name or n.o.s. entry listed in Table A of Chapter 3.2, shall not be

accepted for carriage.

Articles of compatibility group K shall not be accepted for carriage (1.2K, UN No. 0020 and 1.3K,

UN No. 0021).

2.2.1.1.7.3

2.2.1.1.7.4

2.2.1.1.7.5

2.2.1.1.8

Exclusion from Class 1

2.2.1.1.8.1

2.2.1.1.8.2

2.2.1.1.9

Classification documentation

2.2.1.1.9.1

2.2.1.1.9.2

2.2.1.1.9.3

2.2.1.1.9.4

2.2.1.2

Substances and articles not accepted for carriage

2.2.1.2.1

2.2.1.2.2