Clothing: NMFC Codes - Freight Class

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 clothing that has been packaged to be freight ready. When shipping clothing, see below for the proper NMFC code or Household goods freight class.

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Commonly used Freight classes by group

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NMFC Item: 49880
Clothing, see Note, item 49885, viz.:

Clothing, Garments or Apparel, NOI;

Coats, Jackets or Outerwear, NOI;

Pants, Slacks, Trousers or Shorts, NOI;

Shirts or Blouses, NOI;

Skirts or Dresses, NOI;

Sleepwear, NOI;

Undergarments or Underwear, NOI;

Waders, trouser or overall type, including Chest Waders, with or without integral boots or shoes;

Sub-01 Class-175
Hanging on hangers or racks, in boxes or Package 1401; or in wheeled containers, other than canvas hampers

Sub-02
Other than hanging on hangers or racks; in boxes, canvas hampers, see Note, item 49882, or Packages 88 or 2265:

Sub-03 Class-100
Density less than 12 pounds per cubic foot; or actual value exceeding $12.40 per pound, see Note, item 49884; or where no density or value is shown at time of shipment

Sub-04 Class-77.5
Density 12 pounds or greater per cubic foot and actual value not exceeding $12.40 per pound, see Notes, items 49883 and 49884

Note 49885

Applies on clothing whether new or used but does not apply on:

Disposable clothing produced from paper or nonwoven cloth, with or without reinforcement of mesh, yarn, strand or plastic film, see items 49795, 56530, 56710 and 56834;

Fur or animal hide clothing or clothing lined with fur or animal hide, see items 49825 and 49830; or

Worn-out clothing having value only for conversion into fibre or for reclamation of raw materials, see item 196200.

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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