Class 9 miscellaneous dangerous goods courier
Class 9 is the catch-all for substances that present a hazard in transport but do not fit the other eight classes. In courier work it mostly means lithium batteries, environmentally hazardous substances, dry ice and asbestos waste — four very different consignments that happen to share a class number.
Four quite different jobs under one number
Class 9 is defined by exclusion, so the only thing its members have in common is that they are regulated. Lithium batteries bring fire risk and their own UN numbers. Environmentally hazardous substances bring marking requirements and spill considerations. Dry ice sublimates into carbon dioxide and so brings ventilation and asphyxiation risk in an enclosed load space. Asbestos waste brings consignment-note and disposal obligations.
Treating them as a single category is how mistakes happen. Each needs its own conversation.
- Lithium batteries — UN3480, UN3481, UN3090, UN3091
- Environmentally hazardous substances, solid or liquid
- Dry ice (UN1845) — ventilation is the issue, not fire
- Asbestos waste — consignment notes and licensed disposal
Dry ice deserves a specific warning
Dry ice is often treated as harmless because it is only frozen carbon dioxide. In a sealed van it displaces oxygen as it sublimates, and the driver is the person at risk. Loads containing dry ice need ventilation and the driver needs to know it is on board.
This page explains the framework; it is not a compliance opinion on your consignment. Send us the UN number, the packing group and the weight or volume per package and we will tell you in writing which route it travels under.
What X-Eagle will carry
We carry dangerous goods that fall under Limited Quantity, Excepted Quantity or the ADR 1.1.3.6 threshold today. For a placarded full-ADR load we will tell you so and help you find a carrier who holds the certificate, rather than take the job and work it out later.
Common questions
Why are lithium batteries Class 9?
Because they present a genuine transport hazard — thermal runaway and fire — without fitting the definitions of the other eight classes. Class 9 is the category for substances that are regulated but do not belong elsewhere.
Is dry ice dangerous goods?
Yes, dry ice is UN1845 and sits in Class 9. The hazard in road transport is asphyxiation rather than fire: it sublimates into carbon dioxide and displaces oxygen in an enclosed space, so ventilation matters.
Can you carry asbestos waste?
Asbestos waste is regulated both as dangerous goods and as controlled waste, so it needs consignment documentation and a licensed disposal route as well as correct carriage. Tell us the full picture and we will confirm what we can do.
Send us the UN number and we will tell you how it travels
The UN number, the packing group and the quantity per package settle it in one call. We will put the answer in writing before anything is collected.