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Consumer Commodities is a hazardous material that is packaged in a form intended or suitable for retail sale. Generally small packagings, the shipping name includes items such as Cosmetics, Paints, Aerosols, Medicines, Nail Polish, etc. Consumer Commodity are considered "hazmat" or "dangerous goods". As a hazardous materials shipper, you are required to train your employees involved in shipping Consumer Commodity shipments by Ground every 3 years, by Air or Ocean every 2 years.
ORM-D is the name of the hazard class assigned to consumer commodities under the US DOT regulations. Internationally Consumer Commodities are Class 9.
These are the exceptions in the regulations for ORM-D materials:
- Placarding of trucks is not required
- A signed shippers certification is not required for GROUND shipments
- UN approved packaging is not required
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