US Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Topic 5 — Shipping Papers  
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Topic1: The Hazadous Materials Table
Topic 2: Hazard Classes
Topic 3: Packaging
 Topic 4: Marking, Labeling, and Placarding
Topic 5: Shipping Papers
 Topic 6: Incident Reporting
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§ 172.202
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Shipping paper basic description
Basic Description of Hazardous Materials

Regardless of the form used, all shipping papers must provide the same basic descriptive information. The information must appear on the shipping paper in the proper sequence:

1. ID number
2. Proper shipping name (PSN)
3. Hazard class or division number
4. Packing group

Note: For domestic shipments the alternative sequence of PSN, Hazard Class or division, ID number, and Packing Group may be used only until January 1, 2013.