What is UN3373 used for?

Diagnostic specimens, assigned to UN 3373, are human or animal materials that are being transported only for the purpose of diagnosis or investigation. Such materials include excreta, blood and itscomponents, as well as other tissues and fluids. Diagnostic specimens do not include live infected animals.

What is considered UN3373?

UN3373 Biological Substances, Category B can be human or animal material including (but not limited to) blood and its components, tissue, tissue fluids or body parts being transported for purposes such as research, diagnosis, investigational activities, disease treatment or prevention.

What class is UN 3373?

Biological Substance, Category B
UN3373 Biological Substance, Category B can be human or animal material including (but not limited to) blood and its components, tissue, tissue fluids or body parts being transported for purposes such as research, diagnosis, investigational activities, disease treatment or prevention.

Is blood a dangerous good?

Dried samples such as dried blood, tissue, saliva, hair. While noninfectious samples of dried blood are not dangerous goods and are not required to meet dangerous-goods regulations, they do require special packaging that meets FedEx guidelines.

Is UN3373 a HazMat?

UN 3373: Biological substance, Category B – Substance information – HazMat Tool.

Can you mail urine?

Yes, with the right packaging. If the blood you’d like to mail is pathogen-free, the United States Postal Service is happy to transport it by ground or air. (Same goes for saliva, urine, and stool samples.)

Is Poop an exempt human specimen?

Term: Exempt Human or Animal Specimens A human or animal sample (including, but not limited to, secreta, excreta, blood and its components, tissue and tissue fluids, and body parts) transported for routine testing not related to the diagnosis of an infectious disease.

Can you ship urine?

Use additional absorbent or cushioning material between wrapped urine cups to minimize shifting while shipper is in transit. Place an additional layer of dry ice on top of samples. Place the urine shipping manifest in a sealable plastic bag and put on top of dry ice inside the shipper. Place lid on the shipper.

What is Category B sample?

Samples of materials such as blood, tissue, excreta, secreta, etc collected from humans or animals are considered, as a minimum, category B infectious substances.

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