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A3060 Basel waste code Unwanted guncotton & lacquer base.

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A3060, Discarded nitrocellulose.

  • Basel List A codes

    Discarded nitrocellulose

Use A3060 for discarded nitrocellulose as a presumptively hazardous Basel waste.

Listed withBasel List A codes

Basel List A waste, presumed hazardous. Discarded nitrocellulose, a flammable cellulose-based material.

Is Basel A3060 hazardous waste?

Normally yes. A3060 is on Basel List A, so the material is presumed hazardous unless the evidence shows it has no Annex III hazardous characteristic. The exact description and any stated exclusions still have to match.

For international shipments under the federal rules, the applicant enters the waste classification in the waste-line details of the federal notification in CNMTS. The movement rules and exclusions still apply.

What does Basel A3060 cover?

Covers nitrocellulose once it becomes waste.

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Is discarded nitrocellulose Basel A3060 or another code?

CodeWhen it fits
A3060Nitrocellulose once it becomes waste.

Pick the entry whose description and conditions match the material. The code names the waste, but SOR/2021-25 scope, exclusions, destination-country controls and the intended operation are separate decisions.

Which codes sit beside Basel A3060?

CodeWhat it is
A3020Spent mineral oil
A3030Leaded anti-knock sludge waste
A3040Heat-transfer fluid waste
A3050Resin, latex, plasticizer or adhesive process waste
A3070Liquid or sludge phenolic waste
A3080Ether waste outside List B
A3090Chromium(VI)- or biocide-bearing leather residue
A3100Chromium(VI)- or biocide-bearing leather offcuts

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