Standard No.:	GB 6944-2012
English Name:	Classification and code of dangerous goods
Chinese Name:	危险货物分类和品名编号
Chinese Classification:	A80    Marking, packaging, transport and storage in general
Professional Classification:	GB    National Standard
Source Content Issued by:	AQSIQ; SAC
Issued on:	2012-5-11
Implemented on:	2012-12-1
Status:	superseded
Superseded by:	GB 6944-2025 Classification and code of dangerous goods
Superseded on:	2025-10-1
Superseding:	GB 6944-2005 Classification and Code of Dangerous Goods
Target Language:	English
File Format:	PDF
Word Count:	8000 words
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1 Scope This standard specifies classification, hazard precedence and number of dangerous goods. This standard is applicable to dangerous goods transport, storage, sales and related activities. 2 Normative References The following documents are indispensable for the application of this standard. For dated references, only the dated edition is applicable to this document. For undated references, the latest editions of the normative documents (including all the amendments) are applicable to this document. GB 11806 Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material GB/T 3536 Petroleum Products - Determination of Flash and Fire Points - Cleveland Open Cup Method GB/T 21622 Dangerous Goods - Sustained Combustibility Test for Flammable Liquids GB/T 21624 Dangerous Goods - Solvent Separation Test for of Flammable Viscous Liquids GB/T 21617 Dangerous Goods - Test Method for Oxidizing Solids GB/T 21620 Dangerous Goods - Test Methods for Oxidizing Liquids The United Nations "Model Regulations of Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods" (Sixteenth Revised Edition) The United Nations "Manual of Tests and Criteria of Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods" (Fifth Revised Edition) The World Health Organization "Pesticide Hazardous Classification and Rules Suggested by the World Health Organization" (2004) 3 Terms and Definitions For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions defined in the United Nations "Model Regulations of Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods" (Sixteenth Revised Edition) (hereinafter referred to as "Model Regulations" as well as the following ones apply. 3.1 Dangerous goods

Foreword i 1 Scope 2 Normative References 3 Terms and Definitions 4 Classification of Dangerous Goods 4.1 Class, Division and Packing Group of Dangerous Goods 4.2 Class 1: Explosives 4.3 Class 2: Gases 4.4 Class 3: Flammable Liquids 4.5 Class 4: flammable solids, substances liable to Spontaneous Combustion and Substances Emitting Flammable Gases when Wet 4.6 Class 5: Oxidizing Substances and Organic Peroxides 4.7 Class 6: Poisons and Infectious Substances 4.8 Class 7: Radioactive Substances 4.9 Class 8: Corrosive Substances 4.10 Class 9: Miscellaneous Dangerous Substances and Articles, Including Environmentally Hazardous Substances 5 Precedence of Hazard Characteristics 6 Numbering of Dangerous Goods