ADR 1000 points calculator: check the 1.1.3.6 exemption

The ADR 1,000 points rule (1.1.3.6) lets dangerous goods in packages travel without orange plates, instructions in writing or an ADR driver training certificate when one transport unit carries no more than 1,000 points: the quantity of transport category 1 × 50, category 2 × 3 and category 3 × 1, while category 4 is not counted and any category 0 goods rule the exemption out. The transport document, one 2 kg fire extinguisher and awareness training for the driver (8.2.3) still apply. In Logistivo the product type is a required field on every transport request and ADR is one of its values, so the request and the load that follows carry it for the carriers you invite.

Source: Dziennik Ustaw RP (Government Legislation Centre) · GOV.UK — Department for Transport · Health and Safety Executive. Data last updated: 26 September 2026.

Your load in ADR points

• Your load in ADR points — ADR counts one number per transport unit: the quantity of each transport category multiplied by 50, 3 or 1 and added up. If the sum stays at 1,000 or less — or, with a single category, within its limit — the packages may be carried under the exemption of 1.1.3.6.
• The calculator runs entirely in your browser: nothing you type is sent anywhere. Each line takes its transport category and quantity unit from ADR 2025 Table A, column (15); for goods outside the list you choose the category yourself.
• The exemption only covers dangerous goods in packages on one transport unit — a motor vehicle alone or a motor vehicle with its trailer. Tank transport and carriage in bulk are outside it, whatever the quantity.
• UN number or goods — Type the UN number or a common name; the list takes the transport category and the quantity unit from column (15) of ADR Table A.
• Transport category — For goods that are not in the list: take the category from column (15) of Table A in the safety data sheet (section 14) or the transport document.
• Quantity — Litres, kilograms or water capacity as 1.1.3.6.3 defines it for that line (the unit changes with the goods).
• What does each transport category count? — The table of 1.1.3.6.3 gives each transport category a maximum per transport unit; 1.1.3.6.4 turns them into one scale of 1,000 points for mixed loads (note b: every limit corresponds to the calculated value 1,000).
• Category 0 — Maximum per transport unit: 0 | Factor: no exemption | No exemption: any quantity means full ADR. Class 1: 1.1A, 1.1L, 1.2L, 1.3L and UN 0190; class 3: UN 3343; class 4.2: packing group I; class 4.3: UN 1183, 1242, 1295, 1340, 1390, 1403, 1928, 2813, 2965, 2968, 2988, 3129, 3130, 3131, 3132, 3134, 3148, 3396, 3398 and 3399; class 5.1: UN 2426; class 6.1: UN 1051, 1600, 1613, 1614, 2312, 3250 and 3294; class 6.2: UN 2814, 2900 and 3549; class 7: UN 2912 to 2919, 2977, 2978 and 3321 to 3333; class 8: UN 2215 (maleic anhydride, molten); class 9: UN 2315, 3151, 3152 and 3432 and articles containing them; empty uncleaned packagings that contained these goods, except UN 2908.
• Category 1 — Maximum per transport unit: 20 | Factor: × 50 | Packing group I goods not in category 0, plus: class 1: 1.1B to 1.1J, 1.2B to 1.2J, 1.3C, 1.3G, 1.3H, 1.3J and 1.5D; class 2: groups T, TC, TO, TF, TOC and TFC, aerosols of groups C, CO, FC, T, TF, TC, TO, TFC and TOC, chemicals under pressure UN 3502 to 3505; class 4.1: UN 3221 to 3224, 3231 to 3240, 3533 and 3534; class 5.2: UN 3101 to 3104 and 3111 to 3120.
• Category 1 (note a) — Maximum per transport unit: 50 kg | Factor: × 20 | Note a of the table: for UN 0081, 0082, 0084, 0241, 0331, 0332, 0482, 1005 and 1017 the maximum per transport unit is 50 kg, and in a mixed load their quantity is multiplied by 20 instead of 50.
• Category 2 — Maximum per transport unit: 333 | Factor: × 3 | Packing group II goods not in categories 0, 1 or 4, plus: class 1: 1.4B to 1.4G and 1.6N; class 2: group F, aerosols of group F, chemicals under pressure UN 3501; class 4.1: UN 3225 to 3230, 3531 and 3532; class 4.3: UN 3292; class 5.1: UN 3356; class 5.2: UN 3105 to 3110; class 6.1: UN 1700, 2016 and 2017 and packing group III goods; class 6.2: UN 3291; class 9: UN 3090, 3091, 3245, 3480, 3481, 3536, 3551 and 3552.
• Category 3 — Maximum per transport unit: 1,000 | Factor: × 1 | Packing group III goods not in categories 0, 2 or 4, plus: class 2: groups A and O, aerosols of groups A and O, chemicals under pressure UN 3500; class 3: UN 3473; class 4.3: UN 3476; class 8: UN 2794, 2795, 2800, 3028, 3477, 3506 and 3554; class 9: UN 2990 and 3072.
• Category 4 — Maximum per transport unit: Unlimited | Factor: × 0 | Not counted. Class 1: 1.4S; class 2: UN 3537 to 3539; class 3: UN 3540; class 4.1: UN 1331, 1345, 1944, 1945, 2254, 2623 and 3541; class 4.2: UN 1361 and 1362 of packing group III and UN 3542; class 4.3: UN 3543; class 5.1: UN 3544; class 5.2: UN 3545; class 6.1: UN 3546; class 7: UN 2908 to 2911; class 8: UN 3547; class 9: UN 3268, 3499, 3508, 3509, 3548 and 3559; empty uncleaned packagings that contained goods other than category 0.
• Liquid (L — For liquids: the total quantity of dangerous goods contained, in litres.
• Solid, liquefied or dissolved gas (kg — For solids, liquefied gases, refrigerated liquefied gases and dissolved gases: the net mass in kilograms.
• Article (aerosol, battery, device) (kg — For articles: the total mass of the articles without their packagings, in kilograms. An aerosol is an article in ADR (1.2.1). For dangerous goods in machinery or equipment specified in ADR: the quantity of dangerous goods contained in it, in kg or litres.
• Class 1 article (e.g. fireworks) (kg — For articles of class 1: the net mass of the explosive substance in kilograms — not the gross weight of the fireworks.
• Compressed gas (cylinder) (L — For compressed gases, adsorbed gases and chemicals under pressure: the water capacity of the receptacle in litres — a 50-litre cylinder counts 50, whatever the pressure.
• The rules the calculator applies — Each rule below is quoted from ADR 2025, with its page in the authentic English text.
• Transport category comes from Table A — Dangerous goods are assigned to transport categories 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 as shown in column (15) of Table A. Empty uncleaned packagings count as category 0 if they contained category 0 goods, otherwise as category 4. — ADR 2025, 1.1.3.6.1 (p. 9)
• Packages in one transport unit only — The exemption applies when dangerous goods are carried in packages in one transport unit; a transport unit is a motor vehicle without a trailer, or a motor vehicle with its trailer. — ADR 2025, 1.1.3.6.2 (p. 9) and 1.2.1
• One category: compare with its limit — When all goods on the transport unit belong to the same transport category, the quantity must not exceed column (3) of the table: 0 for category 0, 20 for category 1 (50 kg for the UN numbers of note a), 333 for category 2, 1,000 for category 3 and no limit for category 4. — ADR 2025, 1.1.3.6.3 (p. 10)
• Mixed categories: the 1,000-point sum — When the goods belong to different transport categories, the quantity of category 1 × 50, plus the category 1 goods of note a × 20, plus category 2 × 3, plus category 3 must not exceed the calculated value 1,000. Category 4 is not part of the sum. — ADR 2025, 1.1.3.6.4 (p. 11)
• Which quantity counts — Articles: total mass without packagings in kg (class 1 articles: net mass of explosive substance). Solids, liquefied, refrigerated liquefied and dissolved gases: net mass in kg. Liquids: litres of dangerous goods. Compressed gases, adsorbed gases and chemicals under pressure: water capacity of the receptacle in litres. — ADR 2025, 1.1.3.6.3 (p. 11)
• What is not counted — Goods already exempted under 1.1.3.1 (a) and (d) to (f), 1.1.3.2 to 1.1.3.5, 1.1.3.7, 1.1.3.9 and 1.1.3.10 are left out — this includes limited and excepted quantities, which 1.1.3.4 refers to Chapters 3.4 and 3.5. — ADR 2025, 1.1.3.6.5 (p. 11)
• Write the totals on the transport document — In the case of intended application of 1.1.3.6, the total quantity and the calculated value of dangerous goods for each transport category shall be indicated in the transport document. — ADR 2025, 5.4.1.1.1 (f), Note 1 (Vol. II, p. 262)
• Limited quantities have their own threshold — Limited quantities are not counted, but consignors must tell the carrier their total gross mass, and a transport unit over 12 tonnes carrying more than 8 tonnes gross of them displays the limited-quantity mark front and rear. — ADR 2025, 3.4.12 to 3.4.15 (p. 645)
• Waived at 1,000 points or less — These provisions do not apply to the transport unit when the load stays within the limit (1.1.3.6.2).
• 5.3 — Orange-coloured plates front and rear and placards on the vehicle (Chapter 5.3).
• 5.4.3 — Instructions in writing for the crew.
• 8.2.1 — The ADR driver training certificate (and carrying it, 8.1.2.2).
• 8.1.4.1 — The full set of fire extinguishers by vehicle mass — one 2 kg unit replaces it.
• 8.1.5 — The equipment kit: wheel chock, two self-standing warning signs, eye rinsing liquid, and per crew member a warning vest, portable lighting, protective gloves and eye protection.
• Part 9 — Vehicle construction and approval requirements, including the certificate of approval.
• 1.10 — The security provisions — except for high-consequence goods of class 1 and class 7 excepted packages of UN 2910 and 2911 above the A2 value.
• 7.2 · CV1 — The package-carriage provisions of Chapter 7.2 (except V5 and V8) and loading restriction CV1 of 7.5.11.
• Still required under 1,000 points — The exemption lifts part of Part 8, not ADR itself: classification, packaging, marking and labelling of packages, and loading rules keep applying.
• 8.1.2.1 (a) — The transport document (5.4.1) covering all dangerous goods carried, with the total quantity and calculated value per transport category.
• 8.1.4.2 — One portable fire extinguisher for fire classes A, B and C with at least 2 kg of dry powder (or equivalent).
• 8.1.4.3–8.1.4.5 — The extinguisher complies with EN 3-7, is sealed, carries its next inspection date — not expired — and is easy to reach and protected from the weather.
• 8.2.3 — Training for everyone whose duties concern the carriage, including drivers without an ADR certificate, according to Chapter 1.3.
• 8.3.3 — The driver or assistant may not open a package containing dangerous goods.
• 8.3.4 — Portable lighting may not have a metal surface liable to produce sparks.
• 8.3.5 — No smoking — including e-cigarettes — during handling near the vehicle and inside it.
• 8.4 · 8.5 — Supervision of vehicles (Chapter 8.4) and special provisions S1(3) and (6), S2(1), S4, S5, S14 to S21 and S24 where column (19) of Table A lists them.
• 7.5.2 · 7.5.7 — Mixed loading prohibitions and the handling and stowage rules, plus V5 and V8 of 7.2.4 where they apply.
• Over 1,000 points, or over the limit of a single category, none of the waivers apply: the transport unit runs under full ADR — orange plates (5.3), instructions in writing (5.4.3), an ADR driver training certificate (8.2.1), the full extinguisher set (8.1.4.1) and the equipment of 8.1.5.
• Transport category 0 goods have a maximum of 0 per transport unit: even one package of them means full ADR for the transport unit.
• Line for the transport document — 5.4.1.1.1 (f), Note 1 asks for two figures per transport category when you apply 1.1.3.6: the total quantity and the calculated value. The wording below is an example layout of those two figures.
• The description of each dangerous good (UN number, proper shipping name, label numbers, packing group and tunnel code) still comes from the safety data sheet and Table A.
• Which transport category does my UN number have? — Common goods with their transport category and tunnel restriction code, both from column (15) of Table A. Where one UN number has several packing groups or concentrations, each has its own line, because the category follows that entry. Lines in your load are highlighted.
• UN 0336 — Fireworks · 1.4G — FIREWORKS | Class 1 | Category 2 (E) | kg · Class 1 article (e.g. fireworks) | Table A, p. 299
• UN 0337 — Fireworks · 1.4S — FIREWORKS | Class 1 | Category 4 (E) | kg · Class 1 article (e.g. fireworks) | Table A, p. 299
• UN 1001 — Acetylene — ACETYLENE, DISSOLVED | Class 2 | Category 2 (B/D) | kg · Solid, liquefied or dissolved gas | Table A, p. 313
• UN 1002 — Compressed air — AIR, COMPRESSED | Class 2 | Category 3 (E) | L · Compressed gas (cylinder) | Table A, p. 313
• UN 1005 — Anhydrous ammonia — AMMONIA, ANHYDROUS | Class 2 | Category 1 (note a) (C/D) | kg · Solid, liquefied or dissolved gas | Table A, p. 313
• UN 1006 — Argon — ARGON, COMPRESSED | Class 2 | Category 3 (E) | L · Compressed gas (cylinder) | Table A, p. 313
• UN 1011 — Butane — BUTANE | Class 2 | Category 2 (B/D) | kg · Solid, liquefied or dissolved gas | Table A, p. 315
• UN 1013 — Carbon dioxide (CO₂) — CARBON DIOXIDE | Class 2 | Category 3 (C/E) | kg · Solid, liquefied or dissolved gas | Table A, p. 315
• UN 1044 — Fire extinguishers — FIRE EXTINGUISHERS with compressed or liquefied gas | Class 2 | Category 3 (E) | kg · Article (aerosol, battery, device) | Table A, p. 317
• UN 1046 — Helium — HELIUM, COMPRESSED | Class 2 | Category 3 (E) | L · Compressed gas (cylinder) | Table A, p. 317
• UN 1049 — Hydrogen — HYDROGEN, COMPRESSED | Class 2 | Category 2 (B/D) | L · Compressed gas (cylinder) | Table A, p. 317
• UN 1057 — Lighters and refills — LIGHTERS or LIGHTER REFILLS containing flammable gas | Class 2 | Category 2 (D) | kg · Article (aerosol, battery, device) | Table A, p. 317
• UN 1066 — Nitrogen — NITROGEN, COMPRESSED | Class 2 | Category 3 (E) | L · Compressed gas (cylinder) | Table A, p. 317
• UN 1072 — Oxygen — OXYGEN, COMPRESSED | Class 2 | Category 3 (E) | L · Compressed gas (cylinder) | Table A, p. 319
• UN 1075 — LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) — PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED | Class 2 | Category 2 (B/D) | kg · Solid, liquefied or dissolved gas | Table A, p. 319
• UN 1950 — Aerosols · flammable — AEROSOLS, flammable | Class 2 | Category 2 (D) | kg · Article (aerosol, battery, device) | Table A, p. 385
• UN 1950 — Aerosols · asphyxiant — AEROSOLS, asphyxiant | Class 2 | Category 3 (E) | kg · Article (aerosol, battery, device) | Table A, p. 385
• UN 1965 — LPG mixture (cylinders) — HYDROCARBON GAS MIXTURE, LIQUEFIED, N.O.S. | Class 2 | Category 2 (B/D) | kg · Solid, liquefied or dissolved gas | Table A, p. 387
• UN 1978 — Propane — PROPANE | Class 2 | Category 2 (B/D) | kg · Solid, liquefied or dissolved gas | Table A, p. 389
• UN 1090 — Acetone — ACETONE | Class 3 | Category 2 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 319
• UN 1133 — Adhesives · PG I — ADHESIVES containing flammable liquid | Class 3 | Category 1 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 323
• UN 1133 — Adhesives · PG II — ADHESIVES containing flammable liquid | Class 3 | Category 2 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 323
• UN 1133 — Adhesives · PG III — ADHESIVES containing flammable liquid | Class 3 | Category 3 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 323
• UN 1170 — Ethanol · PG II — ETHANOL (ETHYL ALCOHOL) or ETHANOL SOLUTION | Class 3 | Category 2 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 327
• UN 1170 — Ethanol · PG III — ETHANOL (ETHYL ALCOHOL) or ETHANOL SOLUTION | Class 3 | Category 3 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 327
• UN 1173 — Ethyl acetate — ETHYL ACETATE | Class 3 | Category 2 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 327
• UN 1193 — MEK (methyl ethyl ketone) — ETHYL METHYL KETONE (METHYL ETHYL KETONE) | Class 3 | Category 2 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 329
• UN 1202 — Diesel / gas oil / heating oil — GAS OIL or DIESEL FUEL or HEATING OIL, LIGHT | Class 3 | Category 3 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 329
• UN 1203 — Petrol (gasoline) — MOTOR SPIRIT or GASOLINE or PETROL | Class 3 | Category 2 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 329
• UN 1210 — Printing ink · PG I — PRINTING INK, flammable | Class 3 | Category 1 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 331
• UN 1210 — Printing ink · PG II — PRINTING INK, flammable | Class 3 | Category 2 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 331
• UN 1210 — Printing ink · PG III — PRINTING INK, flammable | Class 3 | Category 3 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 331
• UN 1219 — Isopropanol (IPA) — ISOPROPANOL (ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL) | Class 3 | Category 2 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 331
• UN 1223 — Kerosene — KEROSENE | Class 3 | Category 3 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 331
• UN 1263 — Paint, lacquer, varnish · PG I — PAINT or PAINT RELATED MATERIAL | Class 3 | Category 1 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 335
• UN 1263 — Paint, lacquer, varnish · PG II — PAINT or PAINT RELATED MATERIAL | Class 3 | Category 2 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 335
• UN 1263 — Paint, lacquer, varnish · PG III — PAINT or PAINT RELATED MATERIAL | Class 3 | Category 3 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 335
• UN 1268 — Petroleum distillates · PG I — PETROLEUM DISTILLATES, N.O.S. or PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, N.O.S. | Class 3 | Category 1 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 337
• UN 1268 — Petroleum distillates · PG II — PETROLEUM DISTILLATES, N.O.S. or PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, N.O.S. | Class 3 | Category 2 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 337
• UN 1268 — Petroleum distillates · PG III — PETROLEUM DISTILLATES, N.O.S. or PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, N.O.S. | Class 3 | Category 3 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 337
• UN 1993 — Flammable liquid n.o.s. · PG I — FLAMMABLE LIQUID, N.O.S. | Class 3 | Category 1 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 391
• UN 1993 — Flammable liquid n.o.s. · PG II — FLAMMABLE LIQUID, N.O.S. | Class 3 | Category 2 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 391
• UN 1993 — Flammable liquid n.o.s. · PG III — FLAMMABLE LIQUID, N.O.S. | Class 3 | Category 3 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 391
• UN 3065 — Spirits · more than 70 % alcohol — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES | Class 3 | Category 2 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 469
• UN 3065 — Spirits · 24–70 % alcohol — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES | Class 3 | Category 3 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 469
• UN 1944 — Safety matches — MATCHES, SAFETY (book, card or strike on box) | Class 4.1 | Category 4 (E) | kg · Article (aerosol, battery, device) | Table A, p. 385
• UN 1942 — Ammonium nitrate — AMMONIUM NITRATE (not more than 0.2 % combustible substances) | Class 5.1 | Category 3 (E) | kg · Solid, liquefied or dissolved gas | Table A, p. 385
• UN 2014 — Hydrogen peroxide solution — HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, AQUEOUS SOLUTION (20–60 %) | Class 5.1 | Category 2 (E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 393
• UN 1789 — Hydrochloric acid · PG II — HYDROCHLORIC ACID | Class 8 | Category 2 (E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 375
• UN 1789 — Hydrochloric acid · PG III — HYDROCHLORIC ACID | Class 8 | Category 3 (E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 375
• UN 1791 — Hypochlorite (bleach) · PG II — HYPOCHLORITE SOLUTION | Class 8 | Category 2 (E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 375
• UN 1791 — Hypochlorite (bleach) · PG III — HYPOCHLORITE SOLUTION | Class 8 | Category 3 (E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 375
• UN 1805 — Phosphoric acid solution — PHOSPHORIC ACID, SOLUTION | Class 8 | Category 3 (E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 375
• UN 1823 — Caustic soda, solid — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID | Class 8 | Category 2 (E) | kg · Solid, liquefied or dissolved gas | Table A, p. 377
• UN 1824 — Caustic soda solution · PG II — SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION | Class 8 | Category 2 (E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 377
• UN 1824 — Caustic soda solution · PG III — SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION | Class 8 | Category 3 (E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 377
• UN 1830 — Sulphuric acid — SULPHURIC ACID with more than 51 % acid | Class 8 | Category 2 (E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 377
• UN 2672 — Ammonia solution — AMMONIA SOLUTION (more than 10 % but not more than 35 % ammonia) | Class 8 | Category 3 (E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 435
• UN 2789 — Acetic acid, glacial — ACETIC ACID, GLACIAL or ACETIC ACID SOLUTION, more than 80 % acid | Class 8 | Category 2 (D/E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 447
• UN 2790 — Acetic acid solution · 50–80 % acid — ACETIC ACID SOLUTION | Class 8 | Category 2 (E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 447
• UN 2790 — Acetic acid solution · 10–50 % acid — ACETIC ACID SOLUTION | Class 8 | Category 3 (E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 447
• UN 2794 — Lead-acid batteries (wet) — BATTERIES, WET, FILLED WITH ACID, electric storage | Class 8 | Category 3 (E) | kg · Article (aerosol, battery, device) | Table A, p. 447
• UN 2796 — Battery acid — SULPHURIC ACID with not more than 51 % acid or BATTERY FLUID, ACID | Class 8 | Category 2 (E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 447
• UN 2800 — Batteries, non-spillable — BATTERIES, WET, NON-SPILLABLE, electric storage | Class 8 | Category 3 (E) | kg · Article (aerosol, battery, device) | Table A, p. 447
• UN 3066 — Paint, corrosive · PG II — PAINT or PAINT RELATED MATERIAL (corrosive) | Class 8 | Category 2 (E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 469
• UN 3066 — Paint, corrosive · PG III — PAINT or PAINT RELATED MATERIAL (corrosive) | Class 8 | Category 3 (E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 469
• UN 3264 — Corrosive liquid, acidic · PG I — CORROSIVE LIQUID, ACIDIC, INORGANIC, N.O.S. | Class 8 | Category 1 (E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 491
• UN 3264 — Corrosive liquid, acidic · PG II — CORROSIVE LIQUID, ACIDIC, INORGANIC, N.O.S. | Class 8 | Category 2 (E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 491
• UN 3264 — Corrosive liquid, acidic · PG III — CORROSIVE LIQUID, ACIDIC, INORGANIC, N.O.S. | Class 8 | Category 3 (E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 491
• UN 3266 — Corrosive liquid, basic · PG I — CORROSIVE LIQUID, BASIC, INORGANIC, N.O.S. | Class 8 | Category 1 (E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 493
• UN 3266 — Corrosive liquid, basic · PG II — CORROSIVE LIQUID, BASIC, INORGANIC, N.O.S. | Class 8 | Category 2 (E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 493
• UN 3266 — Corrosive liquid, basic · PG III — CORROSIVE LIQUID, BASIC, INORGANIC, N.O.S. | Class 8 | Category 3 (E) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 493
• UN 3077 — Environmentally hazardous solid — ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, SOLID, N.O.S. | Class 9 | Category 3 (-) | kg · Solid, liquefied or dissolved gas | Table A, p. 469
• UN 3082 — Environmentally hazardous liquid — ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, LIQUID, N.O.S. | Class 9 | Category 3 (-) | L · Liquid | Table A, p. 471
• UN 3090 — Lithium metal batteries — LITHIUM METAL BATTERIES (including lithium alloy batteries) | Class 9 | Category 2 (E) | kg · Article (aerosol, battery, device) | Table A, p. 471
• UN 3091 — Lithium metal batteries in equipment — LITHIUM METAL BATTERIES CONTAINED IN or PACKED WITH EQUIPMENT | Class 9 | Category 2 (E) | kg · Article (aerosol, battery, device) | Table A, p. 471
• UN 3480 — Lithium-ion batteries — LITHIUM ION BATTERIES (including lithium ion polymer batteries) | Class 9 | Category 2 (E) | kg · Article (aerosol, battery, device) | Table A, p. 521
• UN 3481 — Lithium-ion batteries in equipment — LITHIUM ION BATTERIES CONTAINED IN or PACKED WITH EQUIPMENT | Class 9 | Category 2 (E) | kg · Article (aerosol, battery, device) | Table A, p. 521
• UN 3268 — Airbags and seat-belt pretensioners — SAFETY DEVICES, electrically initiated | Class 9 | Category 4 (E) | kg · Article (aerosol, battery, device) | Table A, p. 493
• UN 3509 — Empty uncleaned packagings (discarded) — PACKAGINGS, DISCARDED, EMPTY, UNCLEANED | Class 9 | Category 4 (E) | kg · Solid, liquefied or dissolved gas | Table A, p. 525
• Source: ADR 2025, Table A of Chapter 3.2, column (15), authentic English text as published in Dziennik Ustaw 2025 item 642 (page numbers of volume I).
• After the calculation: how this continues in Logistivo — The points matter only if the information travels with the load. When you open a transport request in Logistivo, the product type is a required field and ADR is one of its four values, so the request you send to your carriers and the load that follows both carry it. Once the load is running, upload the transport document and the safety data sheet in the load's chat: shipper, carrier and customs broker open the same file on the same load, and messages in another language are translated automatically. See the shipper panel and load management.
• Send this ADR load to your carriers with the product type already set — In Logistivo each transport request carries its product type — ADR included — so the carriers you invite receive the request with the ADR product type, and the transport document stays on the load where every participant opens the same file.
• Shipper panel — One request, quotes from your own carriers side by side, product type ADR on the request. — /en/customer
• Load management — Transport document and safety data sheet on the load, visible to every participant. — /en/load-management
• Fleet & drivers — Vehicle ADR certificate and driver documents with expiry dates, reported every two weeks. — /en/carrier/drivers
• Example: mixed pallet for a DIY store — 200 l paint (UN 1263, PG III, category 3), 60 kg flammable aerosols (UN 1950, category 2), 33 kg propane in three 11 kg cylinders (UN 1978, category 2) and 50 kg lithium-ion batteries (UN 3480, category 2), none packed as limited quantities: 200 × 1 + 143 × 3 = 629 points.
• The calculator applies ADR 2025 1.1.3.6 to the quantities you enter; it does not classify goods. The transport category of goods outside the list comes from column (15) of Table A, normally quoted in section 14 of the safety data sheet. National rules and bilateral agreements can add requirements.
• Not subject to ADR according to Table A: UN 1845 carbon dioxide, solid (dry ice), except for 5.5.3 when used as a coolant, and UN 2807 magnetized material (p. 379 and p. 447).
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What is the ADR 1,000 points rule?

• What is the ADR 1,000 points rule? — It is the partial exemption of ADR 1.1.3.6: when the dangerous goods in packages on one transport unit stay within 1,000 points, a large part of Part 8, Chapter 5.3 and Part 9 does not apply.
• Every dangerous good has a transport category in column (15) of Table A. The category decides how heavily its quantity weighs: category 1 counts 50 points per kilogram or litre, category 2 counts 3, category 3 counts 1, and category 4 is not counted. Category 0 goods may not use the exemption at all.
• Under the limit the vehicle needs no orange plates, the crew needs no instructions in writing and the driver needs no ADR training certificate. What stays is the core that keeps the load identifiable and the first response possible: the transport document, one 2 kg fire extinguisher, training under 8.2.3 and the crew rules of 8.3.3 to 8.3.5.
• The exemption is per transport unit. A tractor with a semi-trailer, or a lorry with a drawbar trailer, is one transport unit: its loads are added together.

How are ADR points calculated?

• How are ADR points calculated? — Multiply the quantity of each transport category by its factor — category 1 × 50, category 2 × 3, category 3 × 1 — and add the results; the load qualifies when the total is 1,000 or less.
• Worked example (the example load above): 200 litres of paint of packing group III (category 3) give 200 points; 60 kg of flammable aerosols, 33 kg of propane and 50 kg of lithium-ion batteries are all category 2, together 143 × 3 = 429 points. Total 629 points: the exemption can be used.
• The quantity is not always the gross weight on the delivery note. Liquids count in litres, solids and liquefied gases in net kilograms, articles such as aerosols and batteries by their mass without outer packaging, fireworks by the net mass of explosive substance, and compressed gas cylinders by their water capacity in litres.
• With a single category on board ADR compares the quantity directly with the limit of 1.1.3.6.3: 333 kg or litres for category 2 only, 20 for category 1, 1,000 for category 3. Note a gives UN 0081, 0082, 0084, 0241, 0331, 0332, 0482, 1005 (anhydrous ammonia) and 1017 (chlorine) a limit of 50 kg and a factor of 20.

Do I need orange plates under 1,000 points?

• Do I need orange plates under 1,000 points? — No. Chapter 5.3 — placarding and orange-coloured plate marking — is one of the provisions that do not apply when the load stays within the limit.
• The packages themselves are not exempted: their UN marking and hazard labels under Chapter 5.2 stay, because the exemption concerns the vehicle, not the packaging.
• Above the limit Chapter 5.3 applies in full. HSE's guidance for Great Britain notes that using the small-load exemption is optional: a carrier may keep the orange plates displayed while dangerous goods are on board.

Does the driver need an ADR certificate under 1,000 points?

• Does the driver need an ADR certificate under 1,000 points? — No ADR driver training certificate (8.2.1) is required within the limit, but the driver must be trained for the tasks under 8.2.3 and Chapter 1.3.
• 8.2.3 applies to everyone whose duties concern the carriage of dangerous goods by road — including drivers of vehicles that do not require an ADR certificate. In practice it is training in the requirements that match the driver's tasks and the goods on board.
• Above 1,000 points, or with any category 0 goods, the driver needs the ADR training certificate of 8.2.1, and the crew must carry it on board (8.1.2.2).

Do limited quantities count towards the 1,000 points?

• Do limited quantities count towards the 1,000 points? — No. Goods packed in limited quantities (Chapter 3.4) and excepted quantities (Chapter 3.5) are left out of the calculation by 1.1.3.6.5.
• Limited quantities still have their own threshold: a transport unit over 12 tonnes carrying more than 8 tonnes gross of limited-quantity packages displays the limited-quantity mark at the front and rear (3.4.13 and 3.4.14), and the consignor must tell the carrier the total gross mass in a traceable form (3.4.12).
• For excepted quantities, the number of packages in any vehicle may not exceed 1,000 (3.5.5).

Does the same rule apply to domestic transport in Great Britain?

• Does the same rule apply to domestic transport in Great Britain? — Yes. The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 (as amended) apply ADR in England, Wales and Scotland, according to the Department for Transport.
• The HSE's carriage of dangerous goods manual describes the 1.1.3.6 “small load exemption” in the same terms: it concerns the total quantity in packages per transport unit, it does not apply to tankers or bulk carriage, and in most cases the remaining obligations are general training for the driver (1.3.2) with a record kept (1.3.3), one 2 kg dry powder extinguisher and proper stowage of the dangerous goods (7.5.7).
• The HSE manual also reminds carriers that orange plates must be removed when no dangerous goods are being carried.

Which mistakes break the calculation?

• Which mistakes break the calculation? — Seven errors that turn a compliant load into a non-compliant one — or the other way round.
• Counting the gross weight of liquids — For liquids ADR counts the litres of dangerous goods, not the gross weight of the drums. 200 litres of paint count 200, whatever the drums weigh on the scale.
• Adding limited-quantity packages — LQ packages are not counted (1.1.3.6.5). Adding them can push a load over 1,000 points on paper and make you placard a vehicle that did not need it — while the 8-tonne LQ marking rule is forgotten.
• Taking the category from the packing group — The packing group is only the default. Table A lists exceptions: lithium-ion batteries (UN 3480) are listed by name in category 2, and wet acid batteries (UN 2794) in category 3. Always read column (15).
• Overlooking category 0 goods — One package of a category 0 good — for example UN 3343 or packing group I of class 4.2 — rules the exemption out for the whole transport unit.
• Counting per trailer — The limit is per transport unit. Goods on the tractor unit and on the trailer are added together.
• Leaving the totals off the transport document — When you apply 1.1.3.6 the transport document states the total quantity and the calculated value per transport category (5.4.1.1.1 f, Note 1).
• An extinguisher without a valid inspection date — The 2 kg unit must be sealed and show the date of its next inspection, which must not have passed (8.1.4.4, 8.1.4.5).

Where Logistivo takes over after the calculation

• Where Logistivo takes over after the calculation — Logistivo is a logistics platform for shippers, carriers and customs brokers. For ADR loads it keeps the information that the calculation produces attached to the load.
• Product type ADR on every request — When you open a transport request the product type is required; ADR is one of its four values and it stays on the load that follows.
• Quotes from your own carriers — One request goes to the carriers you work with and invite; their quotes arrive in one table to compare and accept.
• Documents on the load — The transport document and safety data sheet you upload in the load's chat are visible to every participant; messages are translated automatically.
• ADR certificates in the fleet file — Vehicle documents include the ADR certificate of approval; with driver documents, expired and expiring dates arrive by e-mail every two weeks with an Excel file.

Keep the ADR information with the load

• Open a Logistivo account as a shipper or carrier: requests with the ADR product type, quotes from your own carriers and the transport document on the load.

Source

• Dziennik Ustaw RP (Government Legislation Centre) — ADR 2025 (Annexes A and B), consolidated text with the authentic English version — Dziennik Ustaw 2025 item 642 — https://dziennikustaw.gov.pl/DU/2025/642
• Dziennik Ustaw RP (Government Legislation Centre) — ADR 2025 authentic English text: 1.1.3.6.1 to 1.1.3.6.3 (pp. 9–10) — https://dziennikustaw.gov.pl/D2025000064228.pdf
• Dziennik Ustaw RP (Government Legislation Centre) — ADR 2025 authentic English text: 1.1.3.6.3 to 1.1.3.6.5, 1.2.1 (pp. 11–16) — https://dziennikustaw.gov.pl/D2025000064229.pdf
• Dziennik Ustaw RP (Government Legislation Centre) — ADR 2025 Table A, column (15), pp. 299 — https://dziennikustaw.gov.pl/D2025000064234.pdf
• Dziennik Ustaw RP (Government Legislation Centre) — ADR 2025 Table A, column (15), pp. 313, 315, 317, 319, 323, 327, 329, 331, 335, 337 — https://dziennikustaw.gov.pl/D2025000064235.pdf
• Dziennik Ustaw RP (Government Legislation Centre) — ADR 2025 Table A, column (15), pp. 375, 377, 385, 387, 389, 391, 393 — https://dziennikustaw.gov.pl/D2025000064236.pdf
• Dziennik Ustaw RP (Government Legislation Centre) — ADR 2025 Table A, column (15), pp. 435, 447 — https://dziennikustaw.gov.pl/D2025000064237.pdf
• Dziennik Ustaw RP (Government Legislation Centre) — ADR 2025 Table A, column (15), pp. 469, 471, 491, 493 — https://dziennikustaw.gov.pl/D2025000064238.pdf
• Dziennik Ustaw RP (Government Legislation Centre) — ADR 2025 Table A, column (15), pp. 521, 525 — https://dziennikustaw.gov.pl/D2025000064239.pdf
• Dziennik Ustaw RP (Government Legislation Centre) — ADR 2025: limited quantities 3.4.12 to 3.4.15 (p. 645) — https://dziennikustaw.gov.pl/D2025000064241.pdf
• Dziennik Ustaw RP (Government Legislation Centre) — ADR 2025 Vol. II: transport document 5.4.1.1.1 (p. 261–262) — https://dziennikustaw.gov.pl/D2025000064247.pdf
• Dziennik Ustaw RP (Government Legislation Centre) — ADR 2025 Vol. II: Part 8 — 8.1.2, 8.1.4, 8.1.5, 8.2.3, 8.3 (pp. 609–619) — https://dziennikustaw.gov.pl/D2025000064254.pdf
• GOV.UK — Department for Transport — Moving dangerous goods (guidance) — https://www.gov.uk/guidance/moving-dangerous-goods
• Health and Safety Executive — Carriage of dangerous goods manual — Main exemptions (small load exemptions, ADR 1.1.3.6) — https://www.hse.gov.uk/cdg/manual/exemptions.htm

Frequently asked questions

What is the ADR 1000 points rule?

It is the exemption of ADR 1.1.3.6: dangerous goods in packages on one transport unit may travel without orange plates, instructions in writing or an ADR driver certificate when category 1 × 50 + category 2 × 3 + category 3 × 1 stays at 1,000 or less. Category 0 goods rule it out; category 4 is not counted.

How do I calculate ADR points?

Take the transport category of each good from column (15) of Table A, multiply its quantity by 50 (category 1), 3 (category 2) or 1 (category 3) and add the results. 100 litres of petrol (category 2) and 300 litres of diesel (category 3) give 100 × 3 + 300 = 600 points.

How many litres of diesel can I carry under the 1000 points rule?

Diesel (UN 1202) is transport category 3, so up to 1,000 litres in packages per transport unit when it is the only dangerous good on board. With other categories on board the diesel counts 1 point per litre in the 1,000-point sum.

What must the transport document say under 1.1.3.6?

Besides the normal dangerous goods description of each item, the total quantity and the calculated value of dangerous goods per transport category (5.4.1.1.1 f, Note 1).

Which fire extinguisher is required under 1000 points?

One portable extinguisher for fire classes A, B and C with at least 2 kg of dry powder, meeting EN 3-7, sealed and marked with its next inspection date, which must not have passed (8.1.4.2 to 8.1.4.5).

Does the 1000 points rule apply to tankers?

No. 1.1.3.6 only covers dangerous goods carried in packages. Tank and bulk transport need full ADR whatever the quantity.

Do fireworks count by their gross weight?

No. For class 1 articles ADR counts the net mass of the explosive substance. Fireworks of division 1.4G (UN 0336) are category 2; 1.4S (UN 0337) is category 4 and is not counted.

Does Logistivo calculate ADR points for my loads?

This calculator is Logistivo's public tool and works without an account. In the Logistivo platform, every transport request has a required product type with ADR as one of its values, and the transport document travels in the load's chat where every participant sees it.

Can I keep ADR certificates in Logistivo?

Yes, carriers can. The fleet and driver module stores vehicle documents — the ADR certificate of approval is one of the vehicle document types — and driver documents with expiry dates, and e-mails a report of expired and expiring documents every two weeks.

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