Compressed Natural Gas, Ignition Materials And Charcoal, Each To Its Own Rules
Compressed natural gas, ignition materials, charcoal and firewood are traded under the handling standard each class requires.
Three Product Classes, Each Declared Dangerous Goods
Compressed natural gas, ignition materials and charcoal all travel as declared dangerous goods, and the declaration is the first line of each specification.
Charcoal Graded To EN 1860-2
Barbecue charcoal is graded to EN 1860-2 on fixed carbon, ash, moisture and granulation. Each lot is bought and sold on its certificate of analysis, read against the standard.
Charcoal Ships Declared As UN 1361
Since 1 January 2026 the IMDG Code requires every charcoal cargo to ship declared as UN 1361, Class 4.2.
Weathered First
Unpacked charcoal rests under cover in open air for at least 14 days after production before it is bagged.
Packed Cool
Nothing is packed warmer than 40 degrees Celsius on the day of packing.
Dated On The Document
The weathering report carries the production date, the packing date and the packing-day temperature.
Certificates Of Origin, Verified
Charcoal of Somali origin is under a UN Security Council import ban, whatever origin the cargo claims. Every certificate of origin is verified with the issuing chamber, through the ICC verification tool where the issuer participates and against the vessel's own history where it does not.
Sold By Energy Content
CNG is a regional product that moves by road and changes hands at a meter: UN 1971, Class 2.1, carried in inspected pressure equipment and sold by energy content through type-approved meters.
Declared, Packed And Papered
Matches are Class 4.1 flammable solids and gas lighters are Class 2.1, each with its own UN entry and packing rules. Ignition materials are quoted with the dangerous-goods declaration and the maker's test records in the same file as the price.
One Desk, Three Product Families
Compressed Natural Gas
UN 1971, Class 2.1: inspected pressure equipment, custody passed at a type-approved meter.
Charcoal & Firewood
Charcoal declared UN 1361, Class 4.2, weathered and packed cool; firewood beside it as general cargo.
Ignition Materials
Matches and gas lighters, each under its own UN entry, quoted with the declaration and the maker's test records.
Inside Gas & Solid Fuels
Declared Before Dispatch
Each dangerous-goods consignment travels under its own UN entry, declared before dispatch; firewood moves as general cargo.
Graded To EN 1860-2
Barbecue charcoal is offered to EN 1860-2, with a certificate of analysis for each lot.
Sold By Energy Content
CNG is sold by energy content through type-approved meters.
How A Gas & Solid Fuels Transaction Runs
Classification First
Each product's handling class sets the rules of the trade.
Packing & Carriage
Packing and carriage follow the class's own standard.
The Offer
Quantity, packing and schedule stated plainly.
Dispatch Inspection
Certified before dispatch, cargo by cargo.
Delivery
Deliveries planned to the agreed schedule.