Shipping Excepted & Limited Quantities

Small quantities of hazardous materials are exempt from the specifications packaging, marking, labeling, certification, and compatibility requirements of AFMAN 24-604, if the provisions of A19.2 are met.

Excepted quantities may be certified to A19.2 or the most current version of ICAO or IATA.

Do not ship the following material as an excepted quantity:

• Class 1 material
• Class 2, division 2.1 and 2.3, or division 2.2 material with a subsidiary risk, or aerosols
• Material with a primary or subsidiary risk of Class 4 in PG I
• Class 4.1 self-reactive material
• Material with a primary or subsidiary risk of Class 5 in PG I, except when contained in a chemical kit or first aid kit
• Material with a primary or subsidiary risk of Class 6.1 in PG I (by reason of inhalation toxicity)
• Class 6.2 infectious substances
• Class 7 material, other than when that material is excepted in packages with an associated risk of another class
• Material with a primary or secondary risk of Class 8 in PG I, with the UN ID numbers UN 2803 and 2809
• Magnetized material in Class 9; Carbon Dioxide, Solid (Dry Ice); and Lithium batteries
• Hazardous material contained in a device that is a component part of an otherwise non-hazardous item (except for temperature sensing devices), such as mercury switches in electrical equipment. Prepare the hazardous material according to the requirements for the hazard. If the material is not regulated as a hazardous material, ship the item as general cargo
• Material identified as "Cargo Aircraft Only" in Table A4.1.

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