The Commodity Classification Standards Board (CCSB) has announced a series of National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) changes effective, August 15, 2020. These changes may impact anyone with less than truckload (LTL) shipments of the specified commodities listed below.
The NMFC Guide can be complex, fortunately, our team has a firm understanding of how it works. If you have questions about these changes or if there are other NMFC updates that might impact your shipments, reach out to our domestic team.
| Item | NMFC | Details |
| Athletic or Sporting Goods | 15520 | Some items are added and amended within the verbiage. Specifically, bodyboards, kickboards, kneeboards, paddleboards, sailboards (with or without sails), and surfboards. NMFC 15520 will apply on these items, so long as they do not exceed 96 inches. Should these items exceed 96 inches, NMFC 24670 will apply. |
| Pools or Pool Kits | 17050 | Classification will change to a three sub density break |
| New item – Boats | 24650 | Inflatable, deflated, with or without rigid hull or deck sections, Boats, NOI, Catamarans, Kayaks, Lifeboats, Life Rafts or Rescue Boats, Pedal Boats, Rigid Inflatable Boats – NMFC 24650, Three tier density-based class scale. |
| New item – Boats or Boat Sections, viz | 24670 | Classification will be based on packaging and greatest dimension. |
| Boats and life Rafts | 24540 | Cancelled. Provisions moved to NMFC 24650 |
| Boats, plastic other than foam plastic | 24665 | Cancelled. Provisions moved to NMFC 24670 |
| Boats, plastic, molded constructions | 24666 | Cancelled. Provisions moved to NMFC 24670 |
| Life Rafts | 25000 | Cancelled. Provisions moved to NMFC 24650 |
| Sailboats | 25230 | Cancelled. Provisions moved to NMFC 24670 |
| Personal Waterlcraft (jet skis, water jets) | 25095 | Class will be increased from the current 150 to 175. |
| Doors, mirrored | 34300 | Cancelled with all provisions moved to the existing NMFC item 34265 for Doors, NOI. |
| Doors | 34265 | Verbiage will be updated to remove the restriction for “other than rolling”. |
| Doors, rolling | 34400 | Description will be changed from “rolling” to “roll-up”. |
| Doors, Partitions or Exterior Shutters | 34500 | Description will be changed from “rolling” to “roll-up” |
| New item – Boxes or Cartons, fiberboard or paperboard, NOI | 29785 | Classes will be based on the standard 11 sub density scale |
| Boxes: Fiberboard, Paper, Paperboard or Pulpboard and Cellulose Film or Plastic Film | 29205 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 29785 |
| Boxes: Fiberboard, Paper, Paperboard or Pulpboard, with wooden frames | 29242 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 29785 |
| Boxes: Fiberboard, Paper, Paperboard or Pulpboard, without wooden frames | 29250 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 29785 |
| Boxes: Fiberboard, Paper, Paperboard or Pulpboard, without wooden frames, SU | 29285 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 29785 |
| Boxes: Lunch, empty, fiberboard | 29400 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 29785 |
| New item – Cans or Tubes, mailing or packaging, fiberboard or paperboard, with or without components of other materials | 29860 | Four sub density scale |
| Cans, fiberboard, paper or paperboard, straight sided | 29030 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 29860 |
| Boxes, cylindrical, or Bottles or Cans, fiberboard, paper, or paperboard | 29760 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 29860 |
| Cans, fiberboard, paper or paperboard, taper sided | 29820 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 29860 |
| Cans, fiberboard or paperboard, cone shaped | 29840 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 29860 |
| New item – Cocktail Mixes or Mixers, liquid, nonalcoholic | 72560 | Single CL 70 Rating |
| New item – Honey, NOI | 73450 | Single CL 60 Rating |
| New item – Molasses or Syrups, not medicated, viz. | 74095 | Single CL 65 Rating |
| New item – Popcorn, shelled, not popped – NMFC 74310 | 74310 | If contained in popping containers, such as microwavable popcorn, class 70. Otherwise, class 65. |
| New item – Prepared Foods, cooked or not cooked, dry or other than dry, viz | 74495 | Four sub density scale |
| New item – Vinegar, liquid | 75400 | Single CL 60 Rating |
| Bouillon, cubes or granular | 72190 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 74495 |
| Dinner or Soup Ingredients, dry, in individual-serving cups or with microwavable cooking or serving trays or dishes | 72780 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 74495 |
| Food, prepared, NOI | 73200 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 74495 |
| Foodstuffs, other than frozen, Group I | 73227 | The following have been removed, with provisions moved to one of the newly created items. Items not listed will remain. Cider Syrup, Cocktail Mix, Honey, Ingredients (Dinner) Molasses or Syrup, Pizza Pie Mix, Rice, Soups including broths or chowders other than dry |
| Foodstuffs, other than frozen, Group III | 73250 | Coconut, prepared – removed. Popcorn, shelled, not popped – removed. No further changes. |
| Pasta, other than frozen, including Chow Mein Noodles, Maccaroni, Spaghetti or Vermicelli, not cooked | 74250 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 74495 |
| Popcorn, shelled, not popped, in popping containers | 74300 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 74310 |
| Soup or Soup Ingredients, dry | 74820 | Cancelled. Moved to 74495 |
| Syrup, corn, rye, sorghum, etc. | 75150 | Cancelled. Moved to 74095 |
| Syrup, malt or malted | 75180 | Cancelled. Moved to 74095 |
| Broilers, Grills, Roasters or Stoves | 25861, 25863, 25864, 25866 | Verbiage updated in these items for clarification and simplification |
| Broilers, Grills, Roaster or Stoves | 25865 | Classification will be updated to a three sub density break, removing the current provisions |
| Burners (Burner Heads), gas appliance | 25885 | Updated verbiage, with classes now based on two density-driven sub groups |
| New Item – Grandstands, Bleachers or Stadium Chairs or Seats, hand-portable, folded | 89790 | Single CL 125 Rating |
| New item – Grandstands or Bleachers, collapsed, folded or unassembled, Grandstand, Bleacher or Stadium Seats, other than hand-portable; or Parts thereof | 89795 | Classification will be based on both greatest dimension and density |
| Bleachers or Grandstands, metal or wood, KD, telescoped or collapsed; or Parts thereof | 89803 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 89795 |
| Chairs, portable grandstand, KD flat | 89805 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 89790 |
| Parts, bleacher or grandstand, etc | 89810 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 89795 |
| Seats, grandstand or stadium, or Parts thereof | 89816 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 89795 |
| Seats, stadium, other than hand-portable | 89818 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 89795 |
| Curtain Poles or Rods | 55190 | Verbiage is being updated to include “metal and wood” as well as a note to allow for accompanying hardware. Class will change to a single class 100 rating, from the current class based on material |
| Flammable Solid, Spontaneously Combustable or Dangerous When Wet Materials | 44515 | A new item for self-reactive materials will be created, with those provisions being removed from this item |
| New item – Self-reactive Materials | 46047 | Applies on Hazard Class 4, Division 4.1. Class will be based on temperature regulation needs, as well as hazard type. |
| Gates, doorway, hallway, porch or stairway | 86310 | Classes will be amended to a three sub density break, from the current listed provisions |
| Peanuts, in shell, boiled or roasted, in bags, boxes or drums | 141800 | Some clarification to the verbiage, with an increase from class 65 to class 85 |
| Peanuts, shelled, salted or not salted, other than raw, in boxes, drums or pails, or in Packages | 141820 | Some clarification to the verbiage, with an increase from class 65 to class 70 |
| Irons (Flatirons or Sadirons) | 62285 | Verbiage is updated for clarification, with class increasing to 125 from the current 77.5 |
| New item – Booths, paint or varnish spraying | 27900 | Class will be based on density and greatest length |
| Paint or Varnish Spraying, counter top or table top | 27950 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 27900 |
| Paint or Varnish Spraying, NOI | 27960 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 27900 |
| Panels, paint or varnish spraying booth | 27970 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 27900 |
| New item – Carriers or Racks, bicycle, motorcycle, motor scooter, mobility scooter or wheelchair, vehicle mounting, metal | 164075 | Three sub density scale |
| Carriers, bicycle, motorcycle or motor scooter, steel, bumper mounting | 164070 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 164075 |
| New item – Workbenches, NOI | 82250 | Three sub density scale |
| Benches, work, NOI, steel | 79920 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 82250 |
| Benches, work, NOI, wooden | 79930 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 82250 |
| Corrosive Materials | 44155 | Classes will be condensed into three subs, based only on packing group |
| New item – Floor Drains, metal | 51130 | Two sub density scale |
| Cesspools or Floor Drains | 50810 | Cancelled. Moved to NMFC 51130 |
| Pesticides, Defoliants, Fungicides, Herbicides or Insecticides | 155050 | Provisions to allow for hazardous materials to move under this item have been removed |
| Automobile Parts Group – Fillers, arm rest, sponge rubber | 18700 | Cancelled as obsolete |
| Forms, arm rest, iron or steel | 18720 | Cancelled as obsolete |