The class of your freight (NMFC) plays a prominent role in calculating how much your carrier will charge you for transporting it. There are 18 classes available and below are some of the most common freight classes and NMFC codes used today
NMFC Codes and freight classes for many standard foodstuffs shipping via freight.
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NMFC Packaging and NMFC Item additions
NMFC Item 73227 Class-60
Foodstuffs, other than frozen, Group I, viz.:
Bean Dip (Bean Paste), with or without flavoring or seasoning ingredients;
Bread, Rolls or Cake, other than fruitcake, in metal cans in boxes;
Cider Syrup (Boiled Cider);
Cocktail Mix, liquid, nonalcoholic, other than beverages, see Note, item 73237;
Compounds, food coating (Prebreading Mix), milk and egg combined, dry;
Dressing, salad, other than dry, also in Packages 392, 1204, 1429, 2000, 2316 or 2332;
Extender, milk powder, blended, see Note, item 73229, also in bags;
Fish or Shellfish, cooked, pickled, preserved, dried, dry salted or smoked, NOI, see Note, item 72932, in glass or metal inner containers in boxes;
Fish Roe, other than caviar; cooked, pickled or preserved;
Food, baby, canned or preserved, see Note, item 73230, also in Packages 1000, 2093 or 2368;
Fruit, canned or preserved, NOI, other than dried or dehydrated or other than in alcoholic liquor, also in Packages 1000, 1264 or 2288;
Fruit Butter or Pulp, including Puree, also in Packages 1000, 1264 or 2288;
Fruit or Fruit Peel, drained, or Citrus Fruit Peel, in brine, in glass or metal cans in boxes or crates, also in Package 1264;
Honey, NOI, also in Package 2478;
Ingredients, dinner, NOI, see Note, item 73228, also in Packages 128, 510, 1000, 2421, 2425 or 2507;
Jams, Jellies or Preserves, edible, NOI, also in Packages 1000, 1264, 2288 or 2507;
Juice, fruit, artificial or natural, NOI,
or Cider, also in pails or Packages 592, 1000, 1264, 2276, 2288, 2297, 2332, 2400, 2437, 2438, 2467 or
2515;
Meats, cooked, cured or preserved, with or without vegetable, milk, egg or fruit ingredients, NOI, in glass or metal cans in boxes, also in Packages
400 or
1500;
Milk, condensed or evaporated, liquid or paste, with or without vegetable fats, also in Package 1000, see Note, item
73231;
Milk or Cream Substitutes, other than milk, cream or milk solids, NOI, also in multiple-wall paper bags or Package
2332;
Milk or Cream, sterilized;
Mincemeat;
Molasses, NOI,
or Syrup, not medicated, NOI, see Note, item
73232;
Peanut Butter or Peanut Spread;
Pectin, fruit or vegetable;
Pickles, NOI, see Note, item
73233, also in Packages
579 or
2467;
Pizza Pie Mix, consisting of flour, sauce and yeast, with or without other ingredients;
Powder, baking, also in five-ply multiple-wall paper bags;
Puddings;
Rice, cleaned, whole or broken, also in double bags, five-ply multiple-wall paper bags or Packages
2231 or
2382;
Salads, fish, macaroni, meat or vegetable, in glass or metal containers in boxes, also in Package
2303;
Sandwich Spreads, NOI, including
Cheese Spreads, also in Packages
1204,
1400,
1429 or
2462;
Sauces or Toppings, ice cream or dessert, NOI, including Marshmallow Creme; or Nuts (Nutmeats) in syrup or liquor, not pickled; in other than pressurized inner containers; also in Package 2288;
Sauces, table, NOI, other than dry,
or Gravy, see Note, item
73234, also in Packages
392,
1204,
1429,
2000,
2093, 2288,
2303,
2332,
2430,
2438,
2449 or
2467;
Soups, including
Broths or Chowders, other than dry, also in Packages 1000 or
1500, see Note, item
73236;
Syrup, brewers' malt yeast;
Syrup, flavoring or fruit, also in Packages 1000,
2035, 2288,
2402 or
2467;
Tortillas, not baked nor toasted;
Vegetables, canned or preserved, NOI, other than dried or evaporated, see Note, item
73235, also in Packages 1000, 1264, 2288,
2303,
2438 or
2508;
Vinegar, also in Package
2332;
In boxes, crates, drums or Packages
1361,
2463,
2498,
2499 or
2500
The Standard for Freight Identification and Classification
The National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) is a standard that provides a comparison of commodities moving in interstate, intrastate and foreign commerce. It is similar in concept to the groupings or grading systems that serve many other industries. Commodities are grouped into one of 18 classes—from a low of class 50 to a high of class 500—based on an evaluation of four transportation characteristics: density, stowability, handling and liability. Together, these characteristics establish a commodity’s “transportability.”
The four transportation characteristics were prescribed by the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) in 1983 and then mandated by its successor agency, the Surface Transportation Board (STB). Although the ICC no longer exists and the STB no longer regulates the classification process, by analyzing commodities on the basis of these characteristics and ONLY on the basis of these characteristics, the NMFC provides both carriers and shippers with a standard by which to begin negotiations and greatly simplifies the comparative evaluation of the many thousands of products moving in today’s competitive marketplace.
The Standard for Packaging, Rules and Bills of Lading
The NMFC specifies minimum packaging requirements to ensure that goods are adequately protected in the motor carrier environment and can be handled and stowed in a manner that is reasonably safe and practicable. It contains various rules that govern and otherwise relate to the classification and/or packaging of commodities as well as procedures for the filing and disposition of claims. It also contains the Uniform Straight Bill of Lading and the North American Uniform Through Bill of Lading, including their Terms and Conditions.
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