Perfume is a Class 3 flammable liquid with high ethyl alcohol content. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is an agency that regulates the transportation of hazardous materials like perfume. We’ll help you follow perfume transportation guidelines so you can maintain compliance.
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Most perfumes contain around 70% ethyl alcohol and are considered Class 3 flammable liquid hazardous materials under PHMSA regulations.
Hazardous materials like perfumes must be packed and shipped in a way that complies with PHMSA’s Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) for safe transport. We’ve made a table of the basic compliance regulations to ship hazmat freight according to HMR.
PHMSA also groups hazardous materials into three Packing Groups (PG) based on their danger level. PG II applies when a perfume’s flashpoint is 73F or when the boiling point is 95F. PG III applies when a perfume’s flashpoint is 73F or when the boiling point is 95F. These PGs represent medium to low danger when shipping and handling.
We know these regulations can be complex, but not to worry. Our team of freight experts ranges from state to state with over 22,000 certified and trained carriers to move your perfume cargo with ease.
Both shippers and carriers must be hazmat certified to comply with PHMSA’s HMR. As a shipper, you’ll need to follow these five steps to ensure you stay compliant.
This includes:
Make sure that you palletize your perfume carefully before your carrier arrives.
HMR requires proper marking with warning labeling and placarding to inform carriers how your perfume freight should be handled and loaded. Shippers must also prepare shipping papers that include information like the freight’s shipping name, packing group, and hazard class.
While you and your team manage the packing, marking, and labeling of your perfume freight, your carrier will manage loading, transporting, and unloading the freight.
If you’re using LTL shipping, your carrier must ensure perfume isn’t consolidated with freight that could damage it and cause a dangerous reaction if leakage or spillage occurs.
Shipping perfume on a full truckload better secures freight as it’s the sole cargo on the truck. Both FTL and LTL trailers are required to have visible hazard warning placards specifying hazmat freight is on board.
Whether you’re shipping perfume from the port to your warehouse or to a big box store, we’ll help you safely transport it from start to finish.
Once you package your perfume, we can easily ship it with tools like:
Our carriers are experienced in carefully handling hazmat freight to secure your load from the truck and to its final destination.
LTL or FTL, we have the trucks to fit your freight.
Perfumes should avoid direct sunlight and need to be stored around 60 to 70F to avoid quality degradation. Our reefer trucks are equipped to maintain a safe temperature, and our drivers provide quality checks with pick up and delivery confirmation photos to guarantee quality shipping every time.
If you are looking for a reliable, freight expert team to take care of your perfume transportation needs, then we can do just that. Give us a call at (866) 353-7178 or get your free freight rate quote in under five minutes.
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