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ADR tool · 1.1.3.6 · LQ · EQ
ADR calculator: the 1.1.3.6 exemption, limited and excepted quantities
Choose the regime, add the goods with their UN number and quantity, and the tool reads Table A of ADR 2025 and shows you, step by step, whether the load can qualify. The result is indicative.
Indicative result, not a confirmed ADR classification; check the official ADR 2025 text and with the ADR safety adviser (DGSA).
Unit: kg for solids, liquefied gases and dissolved gases (net mass) and for articles (mass without packagings); L for liquids and, for compressed gases, adsorbed gases and chemicals under pressure, the water capacity of the receptacle.
Note a: UN Nos. 0081, 0082, 0084, 0241, 0331, 0332, 0482, 1005 and 1017 (category 1) are multiplied by 20; the maximum quantity is 50 kg.
Empty uncleaned packagings: category 0 if they contained goods of category 0, otherwise category 4 (1.1.3.6.1).
Goods in limited quantities (LQ) or excepted quantities (EQ) and the other exemptions of 1.1.3.1 (a) and (d)–(f), 1.1.3.2–1.1.3.5, 1.1.3.7, 1.1.3.9 and 1.1.3.10 are not added here: they are not taken into account.
Source: ADR 2025, ECE/TRANS/352, UNECE; official English names (the Romanian page uses the RO 2023 edition for the names)
Step 2: the package weighs at most 30 kg gross (20 kg for wrapped trays); the inner packagings are placed in an outer packaging (3.4.2, 3.4.3).
LQ goods are not added in the 1.1.3.6 calculation (1.1.3.6.5).
Source: ADR 2025, ECE/TRANS/352, UNECE; official English names (the Romanian page uses the RO 2023 edition for the names)
For gases, the quantity is the water capacity of the inner receptacle (and, for the outer packaging, of all inner receptacles) (3.5.1.2).
Substances only, not articles; classification, packing group, the packaging requirements of 4.1.1.1, 4.1.1.2, 4.1.1.4, 4.1.1.6 and the training of chapter 1.3 remain (3.5.1.1).
Source: ADR 2025, ECE/TRANS/352, UNECE; official English names (the Romanian page uses the RO 2023 edition for the names)
What the ADR 1.1.3.6 exemption is
ADR 1.1.3.6 provides a partial exemption for dangerous goods carried in packages: if the sum of the points, calculated per transport unit, does not exceed 1,000, not all ADR requirements apply. 1.1.3.6.2 lists what remains compulsory.
The tool reads the transport category from Table A of ADR 2025 by UN number, applies the multipliers of 1.1.3.6.3 and 1.1.3.6.4 and has separate checks for limited quantities (LQ, chapter 3.4) and excepted quantities (EQ, chapter 3.5). It does not classify the goods, does not confirm compliance and does not replace the ADR safety adviser (DGSA) or the official text.
Method
How we calculate
We find the transport category
From the UN number, the category (0–4) comes from column (15) of ADR 2025 Table A, Chapter 3.2; you can also choose it by hand, for example from section 14 of the SDS.
We apply the multiplier
The quantity is multiplied by 50 (category 1), by 20 (category 1, UN Nos. in note a), by 3 (category 2), by 1 (category 3) or by 0 (category 4).
We add up the points
All goods in the same transport unit are added into one total.
We compare with the threshold
Up to and including 1,000 points the partial exemption can apply; goods of category 0 exclude it.
| Category | Multiplier | Maximum quantity, one category only |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | — | 0 · no exemption |
| 1 | × 50 | 20 |
| 1 (9 UN) | × 20 | 50 kg |
| 2 | × 3 | 333 |
| 3 | × 1 | 1,000 |
| 4 | × 0 | unlimited |
Related serviceDangerous goods transport (ADR)
Three regimes, three different checks
The same goods can be checked under all three, and the answers may differ. Each tab has its own entries and its own result.
| Criterion | 1.1.3.6 · per transport unit | LQ · limited quantities (ch. 3.4) | EQ · excepted quantities (ch. 3.5) |
|---|---|---|---|
| What is measured | The sum of points of the goods of transport categories 1–3, over the whole transport unit | The quantity in each inner packaging (column 7a) and the gross mass of the package | The net quantity in the inner and in the outer packaging (code E0–E5, column 7b) |
| The limit | 1,000 points (× 50, × 20, × 3, × 1; category 4 is not added) | The limit of column 7a; at most 30 kg gross per package (20 kg for wrapped trays) | Inner 30 or 1 g/ml; outer 1,000, 500 or 300 g/ml, by code; at most 1,000 packages per vehicle |
| Marking | Packages keep their marks and labels; orange plates are not required (5.3) | LQ mark on the package; 250 mm mark on a vehicle or container over 12 t if the LQ gross mass exceeds 8 t | EQ mark on the package, with the label number and the name of the consignor or consignee |
| Documents | The transport document stays, with the total quantity and the calculated value per category (5.4.1.1.1 f, Note 1) | The consignor tells the carrier the total gross mass (3.4.12) | If there is a document, it says “Dangerous Goods in Excepted Quantities” and the number of packages (3.5.6) |
Source: ADR 1.1.3.6, 3.4 and 3.5. The texts were read in the 2023 Romanian edition (ARR, no official value) and in Table A of ADR 2025; the official text prevails.
Limits of the tool
- The calculation is indicative and does not replace the safety adviser or the official ADR text.
- LQ and EQ goods are not taken into account; they have their own rules.
- The result concerns one transport unit: the motor vehicle, with or without a trailer.
- The exemption does not remove every obligation: 1.1.3.6.2 lists the provisions that still apply (for example the transport document and the portable fire extinguisher).
- Responsibility for the classification and the documents remains with the consignor and the carrier.
- The exemption applies only to goods carried in packages, not in tanks or in bulk (1.1.3.6.2).
Source: ADR 2025 (ECE/TRANS/352, Vol. I), 1.1.3.6.3 and 1.1.3.6.4, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). ADR 2025 on the UNECE website ↗
Frequently asked questions about the ADR calculator
What is the ADR 1.1.3.6 exemption?
ADR 1.1.3.6 provides a partial exemption for dangerous goods carried in packages: if the sum of the points, calculated per transport unit, does not exceed 1,000, not all ADR requirements apply. 1.1.3.6.2 lists what remains compulsory.
How are the points calculated?
The quantity is multiplied by 50 (category 1), by 20 (category 1, UN Nos. in note a), by 3 (category 2), by 1 (category 3) or by 0 (category 4). All goods in the same transport unit are added into one total. Up to and including 1,000 points the partial exemption can apply; goods of category 0 exclude it.
What happens with goods of transport category 0?
Category 0 in the table of 1.1.3.6.3 has a maximum quantity of 0: the exemption does not apply, however small the quantity.
Does the 1.1.3.6 exemption apply to tanks or bulk?
1.1.3.6.2 speaks only of goods carried in packages: for tanks and bulk the exemption cannot apply. The exemption applies only to goods carried in packages, not in tanks or in bulk (1.1.3.6.2).
How do 1.1.3.6, LQ and EQ differ?
1.1.3.6 · per transport unit: The sum of points of the goods of transport categories 1–3, over the whole transport unit. LQ · limited quantities (ch. 3.4): The quantity in each inner packaging (column 7a) and the gross mass of the package. EQ · excepted quantities (ch. 3.5): The net quantity in the inner and in the outer packaging (code E0–E5, column 7b). LQ and EQ goods are not taken into account; they have their own rules.
Does the calculator replace the ADR safety adviser?
The calculation is indicative and does not replace the safety adviser or the official ADR text. Responsibility for the classification and the documents remains with the consignor and the carrier.
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