UN 3299Ethylene oxide and tetrafluoroethane mixture with not more than 5.6 percent ethylene oxide
Division 2.2
Non-flammable, non-toxic gases
Summary
UN 3299 is the UN number for ethylene oxide and tetrafluoroethane mixture with not more than 5.6 percent ethylene oxide. It is classed in Division 2.2 (non-flammable, non-toxic gases) of Class 2 for transport. Emergency responders use ERG guide 126.
Emergency response
The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG2024) guide for this number:
- Guide126Ethylene oxide and tetrafluoroethane mixture, with not more than 5.6% ethylene oxide
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 3299
- Name
- Ethylene oxide and tetrafluoroethane mixture with not more than 5.6 percent ethylene oxide
- Hazard class
- Class 2: Gases
- Division
- 2.2: Non-flammable, non-toxic gases
- What the class covers
- Gases which are neither flammable nor toxic, including asphyxiant and oxidizing gases.
U.S. Hazardous Materials Table
The entry for this number in 49 CFR 172.101.
UN3299Ethylene oxide and tetrafluoroethane mixture
with not more than 5.6 percent ethylene oxide
Special provisions: T50
- Class
- 2.2
- Packing group
- None
- Labels
- 2.2
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 2
Class 2 covers gases, whether compressed, liquefied, dissolved under pressure or refrigerated. Division 2.1 is flammable gases such as propane, 2.2 is non-flammable, non-toxic gases such as nitrogen, and 2.3 is toxic gases such as chlorine.
Check the official sources
For emergency response, packaging and quantity limits, use these:
- CAMEO Chemicals: UN/NA 3299NOAA 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