UN 1263 has two proper shipping names

  1. PAINT (including paint, lacquer, enamel, stain, shellac solutions, varnish, polish, liquid filler and liquid lacquer base)
  2. PAINT RELATED MATERIAL (including paint thinning or reducing compound)
Brushing lacquer (460ml) by the China Paint Ma...
Brushing lacquer (460ml) by the China Paint Manufacturing Company (1932) Limited. ‪中文(繁體)‬: 中華製漆(一九三二)有限公司的長頸鹿牌手掃漆2300類。 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Which of the proper shipping name must be used when both of these are packed in same outer packing?

When both paint and thinning compound is packed together in same outer packing the package must display proper shipping name as “ PAINT RELATED MATERIAL “ and same must be entered in the Dangerous goods declaration.

By shashi kallada

25 years in Merchant Shipping, Last 13 years working on Packaged Dangerous Goods Sailor, Ex Manager Global Dangerous Goods Maersk Line * Freelance Photographer *Amateur Cyclist

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