Physical hazard · Flammable liquids
H226 — Flammable liquid and vapour
Physical hazard statements describe what the substance itself can do — explode, ignite, react, corrode metal. 129 substances with a harmonised EU classification carry this code.
01 · Wording
What H226 says
Flammable liquid and vapour.
CLP Annex III · Physical hazards
Flammable liquids GHS chapter 2.6
Category 3 · 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
H226 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 H226 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | Запалими течност и пари. |
| ES español Spanish | Líquidos y vapores inflamables. |
| CS čeština Czech | Hořlavá kapalina a páry. |
| DA dansk Danish | Brandfarlig væske og damp. |
| DE Deutsch German | Flüssigkeit und Dampf entzündbar. |
| ET eesti Estonian | Tuleohtlik vedelik ja aur. |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Υγρό και ατμοί εύφλεκτα. |
| EN English English | Flammable liquid and vapour. |
| FR français French | Liquide et vapeurs inflammables. |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | Leacht inadhainte agus gal inadhainte. |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | Zapaljiva tekućina i para. |
| IT italiano Italian | Liquido e vapori infiammabili. |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Uzliesmojošs šķidrums un tvaiki. |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Degūs skystis ir garai. |
| HU magyar Hungarian | Tűzveszélyes folyadék és gőz. |
| MT Malti Maltese | Likwidu u fwar li jaqbdu. |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | Ontvlambare vloeistof en damp. |
| PL polski Polish | Łatwopalna ciecz i pary. |
| PT português Portuguese | Líquido e vapor inflamáveis. |
| RO română Romanian | Lichid și vapori inflamabili. |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | Horľavá kvapalina a pary. |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Vnetljiva tekočina in hlapi. |
| FI suomi Finnish | Syttyvä neste ja höyry. |
| SV svenska Swedish | Brandfarlig vätska och ånga. |
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 H226 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 H226 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 H226
Every entry whose harmonised CLP Annex VI classification includes this hazard statement. Substances with a reference page here open on this site; the rest open on ghssymbols.com. Of these, 5 are group entries such as “salts of picric acid” or “beryllium compounds” — Annex VI gives them no CAS number, so they are listed by Index No and have no page of their own.
- (2-Butyl-5-nitrobenzofuran-3-yl)(4-(3-dibutylaminopropo… CAS 141645-23-0
- (ethyl-3-oxobutanoato-O'1,O'3)(2-dimethylaminoethanolat… Index No 013-006-00-3
- (R)-p-mentha-1,8-diene CAS 5989-27-5
- 1-Bromo-2-methylpropyl propanoate CAS 158894-67-8
- 1-Bromo-3,4,5-trifluorobenzene CAS 138526-69-9
- 1-Bromo-3,5-difluorobenzene CAS 461-96-1
- 1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane CAS 106-89-8
- 1-dimethylaminopropan-2-ol CAS 108-16-7
- 1-ethoxypropan-2-ol CAS 1569-02-4
- 1-isopropyl-4-methylbenzene CAS 99-87-6
- 1-Methoxy-2-propanol CAS 107-98-2
- 1-Nitropropane CAS 108-03-2
- 1-pentanol [1] 3-pentanol [2] CAS 71-41-0
- 1-Propanol, 2-methoxy-, 1-acetate CAS 70657-70-4
- 1-tert-Butoxy-2-propanol CAS 57018-52-7
- 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene CAS 95-63-6
- 1,3-di(prop-2,2-diyl)benzene bis(neodecanoylperoxide) CAS 117663-11-3
- 1,3-dichloropropene [1] (Z)-1,3-dichloropropene [2] CAS 542-75-6
- 1,3-Diethoxypropane CAS 3459-83-4
- 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethyl thiocyanate CAS 112-56-1
- 2-(Dimethylamino)ethanol CAS 108-01-0
- 2-Azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane, 2-methyl- CAS 4524-95-2
- 2-ethoxyethanol CAS 110-80-5
- 2-ethoxyethyl acetate CAS 111-15-9
- 2-Fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine CAS 69045-82-5
- 2-Fluoro-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine CAS 94239-04-0
- 2-methoxy-1-methylethyl acetate CAS 108-65-6
- 2-Methoxy-1-propanol CAS 1589-47-5
- 2-Methoxyethanol CAS 109-86-4
- 2-Methoxyethyl acrylate CAS 3121-61-7
- 2-Methylcyclohexanone CAS 583-60-8
- 2-methylpropan-1-ol CAS 78-83-1
- 2-Methylpyridine CAS 109-06-8
- 2-Nitropropane CAS 79-46-9
- 2-phenylpropene CAS 98-83-9
- 2,2-Dichloro-1,3-benzodioxole CAS 2032-75-9
- 2,4,6-trimethyl-1,3,5-trioxane CAS 123-63-7
- 2,6-dimethylheptan-4-one CAS 108-83-8
- 2,9,11,13-Tetraazanonadecanethioic acid… CAS 85702-90-5
- 3-aminopropyldiethylamine CAS 104-78-9
- 3-aminopropyldimethylamine CAS 109-55-7
- 3-chloro-4,5,α, α,α-pentafluorotoluene CAS 77227-99-7
- 3-hydroxy-1,1-dimethylbutyl 2-ethyl-2-methylheptanepero… Index No 617-016-00-4
- 4-Methoxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone CAS 107-70-0
- 4-Methyl-2-Pentanol CAS 108-11-2
- 4-methylpent-3-en-2-one CAS 141-79-7
- 4-Methylpyridine CAS 108-89-4
- 5-Chloro-2,3-difluoropyridine CAS 89402-43-7
- 5-Methyl-2-hexanone CAS 110-12-3
- 5-Methyl-3-heptanone CAS 541-85-5
- 7-Methyl-1,6-octadiene CAS 42152-47-6
- acetic acid CAS 64-19-7
- Acetic Anhydride CAS 108-24-7
- Acrylic Acid CAS 79-10-7
- Allyl glycidyl ether CAS 106-92-3
- Allyl methacrylate CAS 96-05-9
- Benzoic acid, 2-[(isocyanatosulfonyl)methyl]-, methyl… CAS 83056-32-0
- bis(2-methoxyethyl) ether CAS 111-96-6
- Bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)dithiophosphinic acid CAS 107667-02-7
- Bromobenzene CAS 108-86-1
- butan-1-ol CAS 71-36-3
- butan-2-ol [1] (S)-butan-2-ol [2] (R)-butan-2-ol [3]… CAS 78-92-2
- Butocarboxim CAS 34681-10-2
- Butyl Acetate CAS 123-86-4
- Butyl Acrylate CAS 141-32-2
- Butyl butyrate CAS 109-21-7
- Butyl chloroformate CAS 592-34-7
- Butyl ether CAS 142-96-1
- Butyl glycidyl ether CAS 2426-08-6
- Butyl Methacrylate CAS 97-88-1
- Chlorobenzene CAS 108-90-7
- Cumene CAS 98-82-8
- Cyclohexanone CAS 108-94-1
- Cyclohexylamine CAS 108-91-8
- Cyclopentanone CAS 120-92-3
- Cyclopentyl chloroformate CAS 50715-28-1
- di-tert-(C12-14)-alkylammonium 2-benzothiazolylthiosucc… CAS 125078-60-6
- Dibutylamine CAS 111-92-2
- Diethylethanolamine CAS 100-37-8
- Diketene CAS 674-82-8
- dimethyl (2S)-2-hydroxysuccinate CAS 617-55-0
- dipentene CAS 138-86-3
- ethyl 3,3-bis(tert-pentylperoxy)butyrate CAS 67567-23-1
- ethyl lactate CAS 97-64-3
- Ethylenediamine CAS 107-15-3
- formic acid CAS 64-18-6
- heptan-2-one CAS 110-43-0
- heptan-3-one CAS 106-35-4
- heptan-4-one CAS 123-19-3
- hexan-2-one CAS 591-78-6
- hydrazine CAS 302-01-2
- Isobutyl acrylate CAS 106-63-8
- Isobutyl but-3-enoate CAS 24342-03-8
- Isobutyl Methacrylate CAS 97-86-9
- Isobutylisopropyldimethoxysilane CAS 111439-76-0
- isopentyl propionate [1] pentyl propionate [2]… CAS 105-68-0
- Isopropyl chloroacetate CAS 105-48-6
- Mesitylene CAS 108-67-8
- Methyl 2-chloropropanoate, (S)- CAS 73246-45-4
- Methyl chloroacetate CAS 96-34-4
- methyl lactate [1] methyl (±)-lactate [2] methyl… CAS 547-64-8
- Methyl Parathion CAS 298-00-0
- Morpholine CAS 110-91-8
- n-butyl propionate [1] sec-butyl propionate [2]… CAS 590-01-2
- N,N-diethyl-N',N'-dimethylpropan-1,3-diamine CAS 62478-82-4
- N,N-Dimethylbenzylamine CAS 103-83-3
- Naphthenic acids, copper salts CAS 1338-02-9
- Nitroethane CAS 79-24-3
- Nitromethane CAS 75-52-5
- O-isobutyl-N-ethoxy carbonylthiocarbamate CAS 103122-66-3
- p-mentha-1,3-diene CAS 99-86-5
- pentane-2,4-dione CAS 123-54-6
- pentanol isomers, with the exception fo those… Index No 603-006-00-7
- pentyl acetate [1] isopentyl acetate [2] 1-methylbutyl… CAS 628-63-7
- Pentyl formate CAS 638-49-3
- prop-2-yn-1-ol CAS 107-19-7
- Propyl propionate CAS 106-36-5
- Propylbenzene CAS 103-65-1
- Propylenediamine CAS 78-90-0
- R-1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane CAS 51594-55-9
- reaction mass of: bis(isotridecylammonium)mono(di-(4-me… Index No 015-172-00-2
- reaction product of: acetophenone, formaldehyde… Index No 650-018-00-3
- Silane, dimethoxybis(1-methylethyl)- CAS 18230-61-0
- styrene CAS 100-42-5
- tetraethyl silicate CAS 78-10-4
- trans-methyl-2-ethyl-but-2-enoate CAS 101226-85-1
- Trimethyl borate CAS 121-43-7
- turpentine, oil CAS 8006-64-2
- xylene CAS 95-47-6
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