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UN 1263 PAINT: class, labels, packing group and ADR tunnel code

UN 1263 in the dangerous goods lists of ADR 2025 (road) and the IMDG Code (sea). The proper shipping name, class and packing group come from your safety data sheet, section 14: pick the entry that matches it.

Checked against the sources on 27 October 2026

The line on the transport document

ADR 5.4.1.1.1 asks for the UN number, the proper shipping name, the labels (or the class), the packing group and the tunnel code, in this order and with nothing in between. For each entry:

  • UN 1263 PAINT, 3, I, (D/E)
  • UN 1263 PAINT RELATED MATERIAL, 3, I, (D/E)
  • UN 1263 PAINT, 3, II, (D/E)
  • UN 1263 PAINT RELATED MATERIAL, 3, II, (D/E)
  • UN 1263 PAINT, 3, III, (D/E)
  • UN 1263 PAINT RELATED MATERIAL, 3, III, (D/E)
  • UN 1263 PAINT, 3, III, (E)
  • UN 1263 PAINT RELATED MATERIAL, 3, III, (E)
  • A special provision in Column (6) can change the labels; read the special provisions in the table below before you print.
  • The tunnel code is needed only when the route passes a tunnel with restrictions; "(─)" is written where Table A gives none.
  • Quantity, packages, consignor and consignee complete the document (5.4.1.1.1 (e) to (h)).

Road: ADR 2025, Table A

Proper shipping name and descriptionClassClassification codePacking groupLabelsSpecial provisionsLimited quantityExcepted quantityTransport categoryTunnel codeHazard number
PAINT (including paint, lacquer, enamel, stain, shellac, varnish, polish, liquid filler and liquid lacquer base)3F1I3163, 367, 650500 mlE31D/E33
PAINT RELATED MATERIAL (including paint thinning and reducing compound)3F1I3163, 367, 650500 mlE31D/E33
PAINT (including paint, lacquer, enamel, stain, shellac, varnish, polish, liquid filler and liquid lacquer base) (vapour pressure at 50 °C more than 110 kPa)3F1II3163, 367, 640C, 6505 LE22D/E33
PAINT RELATED MATERIAL (including paint thinning and reducing compound) (vapour pressure at 50 °C more than 110 kPa)3F1II3163, 367, 640C, 6505 LE22D/E33
PAINT (including paint, lacquer, enamel, stain, shellac, varnish, polish, liquid filler and liquid lacquer base) (vapour pressure at 50 °C not more than 110 kPa)3F1II3163, 367, 640D, 6505 LE22D/E33
PAINT RELATED MATERIAL (including paint thinning and reducing compound) (vapour pressure at 50 °C not more than 110 kPa)3F1II3163, 367, 640D, 6505 LE22D/E33
PAINT (including paint, lacquer, enamel, stain, shellac, varnish, polish, liquid filler and liquid lacquer base)3F1III3163, 367, 6505 LE13D/E30
PAINT RELATED MATERIAL (including paint thinning and reducing compound)3F1III3163, 367, 6505 LE13D/E30
PAINT (including paint, lacquer, enamel, stain, shellac, varnish, polish, liquid filler and liquid lacquer base) (having a flash-point below 23 °C and viscous according to 2.2.3.1.4) (vapour pressure at 50 °C more than 110 kPa)3F1III3163, 367, 6505 LE13Enone
PAINT RELATED MATERIAL (including paint thinning and reducing compound) (having a flash-point below 23 °C and viscous according to 2.2.3.1.4) (vapour pressure at 50 °C more than 110 kPa)3F1III3163, 367, 6505 LE13Enone
PAINT (including paint, lacquer, enamel, stain, shellac, varnish, polish, liquid filler and liquid lacquer base) (having a flash-point below 23 °C and viscous according to 2.2.3.1.4) (vapour pressure at 50 °C not more than 110 kPa)3F1III3163, 367, 6505 LE13Enone
PAINT RELATED MATERIAL (including paint thinning and reducing compound) (having a flash-point below 23 °C and viscous according to 2.2.3.1.4) (vapour pressure at 50 °C not more than 110 kPa)3F1III3163, 367, 6505 LE13Enone

Sea: IMDG Code, Amendment 42-24

Proper shipping name and descriptionClassSubsidiary hazardPacking groupMarine pollutantLimited quantityExcepted quantityEmSStowage category
PAINT (including paint, lacquer, enamel, stain, shellac, varnish, polish, liquid filler and liquid lacquer base)3noneInone500 mlE3F-E, S-E!E
PAINT RELATED MATERIAL (including paint thinning or reducing compound)3noneInone500 mlE3F-E, S-E!E
PAINT (including paint, lacquer, enamel, stain, shellac, varnish, polish, liquid filler and liquid lacquer base)3noneIInone5 LE2F-E, S-E!B
PAINT RELATED MATERIAL (including paint thinning or reducing compound)3noneIInone5 LE2F-E, S-E!B
PAINT (including paint, lacquer, enamel, stain, shellac, varnish, polish, liquid filler and liquid lacquer base)3noneIIInone5 LE1F-E, S-E!A
PAINT RELATED MATERIAL (including paint thinning or reducing compound)3noneIIInone5 LE1F-E, S-E!A

Labels, safety data sheet and the full list

This page does not classify a substance: the UN number and packing group come from the manufacturer's classification. Air transport (IATA) is not covered, nor are segregation, stowage rules beyond the category, or national exemptions. Data: ADR 2025 and IMDG Code, Amendment 42-24, downloaded from BAM on 2026-10-27. Changes: selected columns, headings and explanations added; the values are as BAM publishes them.