Physical hazard · Aerosols
H223 — Flammable aerosol
Physical hazard statements describe what the substance itself can do — explode, ignite, react, corrode metal. No substance with a harmonised EU classification carries this code.
01 · Wording
What H223 says
Flammable aerosol.
CLP Annex III · Physical hazards
Aerosols GHS chapter 2.3
Category 2 · pictogram GHS02 (flame) · signal word Warning
Unchanged since 2009.
Present in every UN GHS edition from Rev.3 (2009) to Rev.11 (2025), with the same wording throughout.
Nine editions of the UN model text, 86 hazard statements, 19 of which ever moved. Read the full story in what changed in UN GHS Rev.11.
02 · Languages
H223 in the 24 official EU languages
A label put on the market in an EU country must carry the wording of that country's own language version of CLP — not a translation of the English one. These 24 lines are quoted from the consolidated regulation, Annex III, and are the text to print.
| Language | Official wording of H223 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | Запалим аерозол. |
| ES español Spanish | Aerosol inflamable. |
| CS čeština Czech | Hořlavý aerosol. |
| DA dansk Danish | Brandfarlig aerosol. |
| DE Deutsch German | Entzündbares Aerosol. |
| ET eesti Estonian | Tuleohtlik aerosool. |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Εύφλεκτο αερόλυμα. |
| EN English English | Flammable aerosol. |
| FR français French | Aérosol inflammable. |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | Aerasól inadhainte. |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | Zapaljivi aerosol. |
| IT italiano Italian | Aerosol infiammabile. |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Uzliesmojošs aerosols. |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Degus aerozolis. |
| HU magyar Hungarian | Tűzveszélyes aeroszol. |
| MT Malti Maltese | Aerosol li jaqbad. |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | Ontvlambaar aerosol. |
| PL polski Polish | Łatwopalny aerozol. |
| PT português Portuguese | Aerossol inflamável. |
| RO română Romanian | Aerosol inflamabil. |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | Horľavý aerosól. |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Vnetljiv aerosol. |
| FI suomi Finnish | Syttyvä aerosoli. |
| SV svenska Swedish | Brandfarlig aerosol. |
Source: CELEX:02008R1272-20260501, Annex III. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu — only the electronic Official Journal of the European Union is authentic. Irish is one of the 24 official languages and its H and P texts are printed inside the multilingual Annex tables, but no consolidated CLP has ever been published in Irish — which is why an Irish-primary label cannot be built here.
03 · Legal status
Where H223 is current
GHS is a United Nations model text, revised every two years, and each jurisdiction adopts a revision on its own timetable. A code can be legally current in one system and deleted in another — that is normal, not an error.
| Jurisdiction | Basis | Status of H223 |
|---|---|---|
| EU CLP | Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 CLP Annex IV, Part 2 (consolidated) | Current |
| US OSHA HazCom | 29 CFR 1910.1200 Appendix C UN GHS Rev.7 (final rule of 20 May 2024) | Current |
| US HazCom 2012 | legacy · GHS Rev.3 UN GHS Rev.3, Annex 3 | Current |
| UN GHS | Rev.11 (2025) UN GHS Rev.11, Annex 3 | Current |
Currently in force under: EU CLP, US OSHA HazCom, US HazCom 2012, UN GHS. Sources: EU CLP · US OSHA HazCom · US HazCom 2012 · UN GHS
04 · Substances
Substances carrying H223
No substance with a harmonised classification in CLP Annex VI carries this code. That does not mean it is unused — suppliers apply it to their own mixtures.
All hazard statements
The full list of H-codes with the jurisdiction switch lives on the hazard statements hub. For what to do about the hazard, see precautionary statements (P-codes).
Wording quoted from the regulation named above. Substance counts come from harmonised classifications in CLP Annex VI — the statements on a real product also depend on the supplier's own classification. Always check the supplier safety data sheet.