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TABLE 3203.8—continued
EXAMPLES OF COMMODITY CLASSIFICATION
PRODUCT CATEGORY PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION
High-hazard
Spools; plastic; empty
(Group A unexpanded)
Spools; wood; empty Class III
Wire or cable; PVC insulated; metal or wood spools Class II
Wire or cable; PVC insulated; plastic spools Class IV
Wire, cable, spools Wire; bare; metal spools; uncartoned Class I
Wire; bare; metal spools; cartoned Class II
Wire; bare; plastic spools; cartoned Class IV
High-hazard
Wire; bare; plastic spools; uncartoned
(Group A unexpanded)
Wire; bare; wood or cardboard spools Class II
Wood patterns Class IV
Wood products (such as fiberboard, lumber, particle board, plywood, Class II
pressboard with smooth ends and edges); bundled solid blocks
Wood products
Wood products (such as fiberboard, lumber, particle board, plywood, Class III
pressboard with smooth ends and edges); unbundled or nonsolid blocks
Wood products (such as toothpicks, clothespins and hangers) Class III
For SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm, 1 gallon = 3.8 L, 1 ounce = 29.57 ml.
Figures 3203.9(1) and 3203.9(2) shall not be used to P = V /V (Equation 32-2)
reduce the commodity classification shown in Table VE PE L
3203.8. where:
P = Percentage by volume of Group A expanded
3203.9.2 Percentage of Group A plastics. The pallet, if VE
any, shall not be included when measuring the weight of plastic.
the commodity (W or W ) or the volume of the com- V PE = Volume of Group A expanded plastic in the
PE
PU
modity (V ). The pallet, if any, shall be included when commodity, not including the volume of the
PE
measuring the weight of the entire load (W ) or the volume pallet, if any.
L
of the entire load (V ). V L = Volume of the entire load, including the volume
L
of the pallet, if any.
Exception: Where noncombustible pallets are used, the
pallets shall not be included in the volume and weight
calculations. P WE = W / W L (Equation 32-3)
PE
where:
The percentage by weight of Group A unexpanded
plastics in the load shall be calculated in accordance with P WE = Percentage by weight of Group A expanded
Equation 32-1. plastic.
W = Weight of Group A expanded plastic in the
The percentage by volume of Group A expanded plas- PE commodity, not including the weight of the
tics in the load shall be calculated in accordance with pallet, if any.
Equation 32-2.
W = Weight of the entire load, including the weight
The percentage by weight of Group A expanded plas- L of the pallet, if any.
tics in the load shall be calculated in accordance with 3203.10 Plastic pallets. The commodity classification deter-
Equation 32-3.
mined in Section 3203.8 or 3203.9 shall be modified in accor-
P WU = W /W L (Equation 32-1) dance with Sections 3203.10.1 through 3203.10.3 where
PU
where: plastic pallets are used.
P WU = Percentage by weight of Group A unexpanded Exception: The commodity classification is not modified
plastic. where any of the following conditions occur:
1. Group A plastic commodities are stored on plastic
W PU = Weight of Group A unexpanded plastic in the
commodity, not including the weight of the pallets.
pallet, if any. 2. Sprinkler protection consists of sprinklers at the
ceiling only, using sprinklers with a minimum K-
W L = Weight of the entire load, including the weight factor of K-16.8 (240).
of the pallet, if any.

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