Is A Placard Required for Class 9 Materials? A Class 9 placard is not required for domestic transportation. However, if you are shipping Class 9 hazardous material in bulk packaging, it must be marked with the appropriate identification number displayed.

Is Class 9 considered hazmat?

In the classification system of the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) hazardous materials, Class 9 hazmats are those that don't come under any of the other hazmat classes (e.g., explosives, flammables). But, they are still hazardous materials and there is a placard for them.

What color are Class 9 placards?

A bulk packaging containing a Class 9 material must be marked with the appropriate ID number displayed on a Class 9 placard, an orange panel, or a white square-on-point display.