Articles containing dangerous goods⁹⁸ may be classified under the PSN for the dangerous goods they contain or in accordance with IMDG 2.0.6.

An “article” could be machinery, apparatus or other devices containing one or more dangerous goods (or residues thereof) that are an integral element of the article, necessary for its functioning. They must be assigned to the appropriate class determined by the hazard(s) present using, where applicable, the Precedence of Hazards table in 2.0.3.6 for each of the dangerous goods contained in the article.

Any subsidiary hazards must be representative of the primary hazard posed by the other dangerous goods contained within the article.

The provision for articles containing dangerous goods do not apply to:

• articles for which a more specific proper shipping name already exists in the Dangerous Goods List of Chapter 3.2; and
• dangerous goods of class 1, class 6.2, class 7 or radioactive material contained in articles.

For articles which do not have an existing proper shipping name and which contain only dangerous goods within the permitted limited quantity amounts specified in column 7a of the DGL, UN 3363 and SP301 of Chapter 3.3 apply.

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⁹⁸ IMDG Code, 2022 Edition Amendment 41-22, Section 2.0.6