Class 9: Miscellaneous goods

The substances and articles of Class 9 do not have any divisions but are sub-divided as follows:

• Substances which, on inhalation as fine dust, may endanger health
• Substances and articles which, in the event of fire, may form dioxins
• Substances evolving flammable vapour
• Lithium batteries
• Life-saving appliances
• Environmentally hazardous substances
• Environmentally Hazardous Substance, Solid, N.O.S
• Environmentally Hazardous Substance, Liquid, N.O.S
• Genetically modified microorganisms and organisms
• Substances transported or offered for transport at elevated temperature 
• Liquid
• Solid
• Other substances or articles presenting a danger during transport, but not meeting the definitions of another class

Packing groups

Although Class 9 hazardous substances do not have any other divisions, miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles have been assigned a packing group which is a degree of danger.

Packing Group II: Substances presenting medium danger
Packing Group III: Substances presenting low danger

Placarding, labelling, and marking of Class 9 dangerous goods

Examples of commonly transported miscellaneous dangerous goods

Class 9 dangerous goods examples are air bag modules (safety devices, electronically initiated), asbestos (amphibole and chrysotile), battery powered equipment, battery powered vehicles, chemical kits, dangerous goods in machinery or apparatus, dry ice (carbon dioxide, solid), environmentally hazardous substances (liquid and solids), first aid kits, genetically modified organisms, genetically modified micro-organisms, life-saving appliances (self-inflating and non-self-inflating), lithium ion batteries, lithium metal batteries, seatbelt pretensioners (safety devices, electronically initiated).