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Freight class 200What freight class 200 means.
Class 200 does not come from density. There is no pounds-per-cubic-foot range for it, and any chart that gives you one has invented it.
Where it comes from instead
Not a density-scale class. It comes from named NMFC items rather than from what the freight weighs per cubic foot.
Thirteen of the eighteen freight classes are produced by the density scale, so for those a density tells you the class. Class 200 is one of the five that are not. It is named by the NMFC item covering the commodity, and the only way to know whether it applies is to know which item number your freight falls under.
How to find what applies to you
Start with a previous bill of lading or your carrier’s rating tool, since the item number should be on one of them if you have shipped the commodity before. Bear in mind that Docket 2025-1 took effect in July 2025 and moved a great deal of freight onto the density scale, so a fixed class that was right before then may not be now.
How to find your NMFC item number · What changed in Docket 2025-1
Not sure the class you ship on is still right?
Send us up to 10 of the NMFC item numbers you use. We will tell you which are current, which moved in July 2025, and which look wrong for what you actually ship.