The 25 hazardous materials that are subject to the fee are determined by the California Office of Emergency Services (OES) and are listed below.

Due to the aforementioned, effective January 1, 2017, Hapag-Lloyd will implement the below new inland tariff charges. The new charges can be found on our online business tariff section on the Hapag-Lloyd Website as follows:

Hazardous Material Commodities to which this charge is applicable by UN Number:

Hazardous Material CommodityUN Number
Acetonitrile1648
Alcohols, N.O.S.1987
Ammonia, Anhydrous1005
Ammonium Hydroxide; also shipped as Ammonia Solutions2073, 2672, 3318
Calcium Hypochlorite1748, 2208, 2880, 3485, 3486, 3487
Chlorine1017
Corrosive Liquid, Basic, Inorganic. N.O.S.3266
Diesel Fuel; also shipped as Fuel Oil; also shipped as Gas Oil1202, 1993
Environmentally Hazardous Substances, Liquid, N.O.S.3082
Ethanol; also shipped as Ethyl Alcohol1170
Gasoline; when shipped as Flammable Liquid, N.O.S.; when shipped as Hydrocarbons, Liquid, N.O.S.; also shipped as Gasohol; also shipped as Motor Spirit; also shipped as Petrol1203, 1993, 3295
Hydrogen Peroxide2014, 2015, 2984, 3149
Liquefied Petroleum Gas; also shipped as LPG; also shipped as Liquefied Gas, Flammable, N.O.S.1075, 3161
Methanol; also shipped as Methyl Alcohol1230
Methyl Ethyl Ketone1193
Nitric Acid2031, 2032
Petroleum Crude Oil; also shipped as Petroleum Oil; also shipped as Oil, Petroleum1267, 1270
Phenol1671, 2312, 2821
Phosphoric Acid1805, 3453
Potassium Hydroxide; also shipped as Caustic Potash1813, 1814
Propylene1075, 1077, 3138
Sodium Hydroxide; also shipped as Caustic Soda1823, 1824, 3320
Sulfuric Acid; also shipped as Sulphuric Acid1830, 1831, 1832, 2796
Toluene1294
Vinyl Acetate1301
Source: Hapag-Lloyd
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