UN 1373Fibers or Fabrics, animal or vegetable or Synthetic, n.o.s. with animal or vegetable oil
Division 4.2
Spontaneously combustible
Summary
UN 1373 is the UN number for fibers or Fabrics, animal or vegetable or Synthetic, n.o.s. with animal or vegetable oil. It is classed in Division 4.2 (spontaneously combustible) of Class 4 for transport. Packing group III. Emergency responders use ERG guide 133.
Emergency response
The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG2024) guide for this number:
- Guide133Fabrics, animal or vegetable or synthetic, n.o.s. with oilFibers, animal or vegetable or synthetic, n.o.s. with oilFibres, animal or vegetable or synthetic, n.o.s. with oil
From the 2024 Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG2024), published by U.S. Department of Transportation, PHMSA. Read the full guide in the ERG or on CAMEO Chemicals.
Identification
- UN number
- UN 1373
- Name
- Fibers or Fabrics, animal or vegetable or Synthetic, n.o.s. with animal or vegetable oil
- Hazard class
- Class 4: Flammable solids
- Division
- 4.2: Spontaneously combustible
- Packing group
- III
- What the class covers
- Substances liable to spontaneous combustion.
U.S. Hazardous Materials Table
The entry for this number in 49 CFR 172.101.
UN1373Fibers or Fabrics, animal or vegetable or Synthetic, n.o.s.
with animal or vegetable oil
- Regulated only when shipped by air
- Regulated only when shipped by water
Special provisions: 137, IB8, IP3, T1, TP33, W31
- Class
- 4.2
- Packing group
- III
- Labels
- 4.2
From the eCFR edition of 49 CFR 172.101 dated 2026-10-05 (section last amended 2026-09-08). The eCFR is an editorial compilation, not the official legal edition. Read the current table.
About Class 4
Class 4 covers flammable solids and other substances that can catch fire. Division 4.1 is flammable solids and self-reactive substances, 4.2 is substances that can spontaneously combust in air, and 4.3 is substances that give off flammable gas when wet.
Check the official sources
For emergency response, packaging and quantity limits, use these:
- CAMEO Chemicals: UN/NA 1373NOAA datasheets with the ERG response guide and isolation distances
- Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)PHMSA's guide for first responders, free as a PDF or app
- 49 CFR 172.101 Hazardous Materials TableThe legal U.S. entry: proper shipping name, packing group, labels and special provisions