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This class exists separately from cutlery for exactly that reason.", "level": "class", "parent": "1006" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "100603", "name": "Utensils & gadgets", "description": "Spatulas, ladles, whisks, tongs, openers, sieves and non-sharp handheld gadgets.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.12, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "daily", "level": "class", "parent": "1006" } ] }, { "id": "1008", "name": "Small Kitchen Appliances", "description": "Powered countertop equipment. Built-in and large appliances are 15.", "level": "group", "parent": "10", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "kettle", "toaster", "blender", "food processor", "air fryer" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "food" ], "id": "100801", "name": "Countertop appliances", "description": "Kettles, toasters, blenders, food processors, microwaves, air fryers and stand mixers.", "typical_mass_kg": 3.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Detachable glass jugs and blades are packed separately; the appliance body and its jug are usually two different fragility problems.", "level": "class", "parent": "1008" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "drain_required" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "100802", "name": "Coffee & tea equipment", "description": "Coffee machines, grinders, moka pots, French presses, teapots and their accessories.", "typical_mass_kg": 2.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.32, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Espresso machines must be drained and dried before storage \u2014 residual water in a boiler is the usual cause of a machine that dies in a loft.", "level": "class", "parent": "1008" } ] }, { "id": "1010", "name": "Food Storage & Preparation", "description": "Containers and surfaces used to prepare and keep food, empty of food.", "level": "group", "parent": "10", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "tupperware", "lunchbox", "storage jar", "kilner" ], "status": "active", "nestable": true, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "101001", "name": "Food storage containers", "description": "Plastic and glass storage boxes, lunch boxes, jars, canisters and vacuum containers.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.2, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.18, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Nest with lids inside and this class packs at roughly a fifth of the volume it occupies on a shelf. One of the few classes where packing beats storage on density.", "level": "class", "parent": "1010" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": true, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "101002", "name": "Mixing bowls & measuring", "description": "Mixing bowls, jugs, scales, measuring spoons and cups.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "weekly", "level": "class", "parent": "1010" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "flat", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "101003", "name": "Chopping boards & prep surfaces", "description": "Chopping boards, pastry boards, trivets and worktop protectors.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.7, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Solid hardwood and stone boards stack to 28 kg in a 40 L box. Lay flat at the bottom of a box and pack lighter kitchen goods on top rather than boxing boards alone.", "level": "class", "parent": "1010" } ] }, { "id": "1012", "name": "Kitchen Textiles & Disposables", "description": "Consumable and washable kitchen goods.", "level": "group", "parent": "10", "classes": [ { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "heat" ], "id": "101201", "name": "Kitchen textiles", "description": "Tea towels, oven gloves, aprons, pot holders and table linen.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.15, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.16, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "daily", "level": "class", "parent": "1012" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "101202", "name": "Kitchen disposables & wraps", "description": "Foil, cling film, baking parchment, freezer bags, kitchen roll and disposable tableware.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.25, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "weekly", "level": "class", "parent": "1012" } ] } ] }, { "id": "12", "name": "Food & Beverage Stock", "description": "Consumable food and drink held as stock, ambient or otherwise. The only division where perishability is the norm rather than an exception.", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "1202", "name": "Ambient Staples", "description": "Shelf-stable food held in a cupboard or larder. The bulk of a household's food by mass.", "level": "group", "parent": "12", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "flour", "rice", "pasta", "lentils", "sugar", "oats" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "120201", "name": "Dry staples & grains", "description": "Flour, rice, pasta, pulses, sugar, oats and other dry bulk ingredients in packets, bags or canisters.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.65, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "0.65 kg/L puts a filled 40 L box at 26 kg. Dry goods move in half-boxes or crates. Opened bags attract pantry moth and should be decanted or sealed before any storage longer than a few weeks.", "level": "class", "parent": "1202" }, { "aliases": [ "tins", "cans", "canned food", "preserves", "jam" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "120202", "name": "Tinned & jarred food", "description": "Canned and jarred food of any kind \u2014 vegetables, fish, soup, pulses, preserves, pickles.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.4, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.9, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "The densest food in the house at 0.90 kg/L \u2014 a 40 L box of tins is 36 kg and must not be packed. Tins go in small boxes or stay on a shelf and travel loose.", "level": "class", "parent": "1202" }, { "aliases": [ "olive oil", "vinegar", "ketchup", "soy sauce", "mayonnaise" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "textiles", "paper" ], "id": "120203", "name": "Oils, sauces & condiments", "description": "Cooking oils, vinegars, bottled sauces, dressings, ketchup, mustard and table condiments.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.6, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.85, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Glass bottles of liquid \u2014 heavy, breakable and damaging when they break. Upright, bagged individually, and never above anything absorbent. 0.85 kg/L means a small box only.", "level": "class", "parent": "1202" }, { "aliases": [ "spices", "herbs", "paprika", "cumin", "stock cube", "seasoning" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "120204", "name": "Spices, herbs & seasonings", "description": "Ground and whole spices, dried herbs, salt, stock cubes and seasoning blends in small jars or sachets.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.05, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Ground spices lose most of their aroma within a year and faster in light or heat. A spice rack is the one part of a food store where a move is a good moment to discard rather than pack.", "level": "class", "parent": "1202" }, { "aliases": [ "baking powder", "cocoa", "vanilla essence", "sprinkles" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "120205", "name": "Baking ingredients", "description": "Baking-specific stock \u2014 raising agents, cocoa, chocolate, food colouring, essences, decorations and mixes.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.55, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Chocolate and couverture bloom above roughly 24 \u00b0C and never recover their temper. Baking stock does not go in a loft, a garage or a summer van.", "level": "class", "parent": "1202" }, { "aliases": [ "cereal", "crisps", "biscuits", "crackers" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "120206", "name": "Breakfast cereals & snack packets", "description": "Boxed cereals, crisps, crackers, biscuits and packeted snacks. Bulky, light and easily crushed.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.4, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.1, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "daily", "level": "class", "parent": "1202" } ] }, { "id": "1204", "name": "Beverages", "description": "Drinks held as stock, alcoholic and not.", "level": "group", "parent": "12", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "bottled water", "juice", "cola", "squash", "mixers" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "120401", "name": "Soft drinks & bottled water", "description": "Bottled and canned soft drinks, water, juice, squash and mixers.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 1.0, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Water is 1.0 kg/L by definition, so a container of drinks weighs whatever it holds. Beverages are never boxed for a move \u2014 they travel in their own multipacks or are consumed first.", "level": "class", "parent": "1204" }, { "aliases": [ "wine", "beer", "whisky", "vodka", "spirits", "cellar" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "120402", "name": "Wine, beer & spirits", "description": "Bottled and canned alcoholic drinks, and any cellar or drinks-cabinet stock.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.85, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Wine cartons exist for a reason \u2014 twelve loose bottles in a crate is 15 kg of glass with no separators. Wine is heat- and vibration-sensitive; spirits are not. Alcohol crossing a border is a customs matter regardless of quantity, and some removal firms decline it outright.", "level": "class", "parent": "1204" }, { "aliases": [ "coffee beans", "tea bags", "instant coffee", "hot chocolate" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "120403", "name": "Coffee, tea & hot drink stock", "description": "Ground and bean coffee, tea bags and loose leaf, cocoa, and instant hot drink powders.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "daily", "level": "class", "parent": "1204" } ] }, { "id": "1206", "name": "Chilled & Frozen", "description": "Food requiring refrigeration. The one part of an inventory that cannot be packed at all.", "level": "group", "parent": "12", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "fridge", "dairy", "milk", "cheese", "fresh food" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "120601", "name": "Refrigerated food", "description": "Dairy, meat, fish, fresh produce and anything else held below 5 \u00b0C.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.8, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Cannot be moved or stored. Its only role in an inventory is as a run-down list \u2014 a count that must reach zero before a move date rather than a set of things to pack.", "level": "class", "parent": "1206" }, { "aliases": [ "freezer", "frozen", "ice cream" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "120602", "name": "Frozen food", "description": "Anything held below \u221218 \u00b0C, including home-frozen batch cooking and ice.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.6, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.8, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "A full domestic freezer holds its temperature for roughly 24 hours unopened and unpowered \u2014 enough for a local move on the same day, not enough for anything longer. Run down or give away; refreezing thawed food is not an option.", "level": "class", "parent": "1206" } ] }, { "id": "1208", "name": "Bulk & Reserve Stores", "description": "Food and water held deliberately in quantity rather than as current stock.", "level": "group", "parent": "12", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "emergency supplies", "food reserve", "ration pack", "long life milk" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "120801", "name": "Bulk & emergency food stores", "description": "Long-life food held as a reserve \u2014 tinned and dried stock in quantity, ration packs, long-life milk.", "typical_mass_kg": 8.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.85, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "An archive-access food store still expires. It needs a rotation date recorded against it or it becomes a heavy box of nothing. 0.85 kg/L \u2014 store on a floor or a rated shelf, not a domestic bracket.", "level": "class", "parent": "1208" }, { "aliases": [ "water containers", "jerrycan", "emergency water" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "120802", "name": "Stored water", "description": "Bottled or containerised drinking water held as a reserve.", "typical_mass_kg": 10.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 1.0, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "The heaviest thing per litre in a domestic inventory. A 20 L container is 20 kg and is not a one-person carry down stairs. Stored water needs replacing roughly annually.", "level": "class", "parent": "1208" } ] } ] }, { "id": "15", "name": "Furniture", "description": "Free-standing furniture for any room. Fitted and built-in units are building materials (45).", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "1502", "name": "Seating", "description": "Free-standing seating of any kind. Built-in benches and window seats are 45.", "level": "group", "parent": "15", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "sofa", "couch", "settee", "armchair", "recliner", "sofa bed" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "150201", "name": "Sofas & armchairs", "description": "Upholstered seating \u2014 sofas, settees, armchairs, recliners, sofa beds and footstools.", "typical_mass_kg": 40.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.05, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "The item most likely not to fit. Measure the diagonal of the frame against every doorway, stair turn and lift on the route before the day, not on it. Feet and legs unscrew on most designs and buy 40\u201380 mm of clearance.", "level": "class", "parent": "1502" }, { "aliases": [ "dining chair", "kitchen chair", "folding chair" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "150202", "name": "Dining & occasional chairs", "description": "Hard and lightly upholstered chairs used at a table or as occasional seating.", "typical_mass_kg": 5.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.06, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Chairs stack or nest far better inverted seat-to-seat than upright, and a set of six takes roughly the floor area of two. Pad the contact faces \u2014 this is where a dining set gets scratched.", "level": "class", "parent": "1502" }, { "aliases": [ "bar stool", "step stool", "bench", "ottoman" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "150203", "name": "Stools & benches", "description": "Bar stools, kitchen stools, step stools, hall benches and blanket boxes used as seating.", "typical_mass_kg": 4.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.1, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "weekly", "level": "class", "parent": "1502" }, { "aliases": [ "desk chair", "office chair", "task chair", "swivel chair" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": true, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "150204", "name": "Office & task chairs", "description": "Gas-lift task chairs, executive chairs and other adjustable seating for a desk.", "typical_mass_kg": 13.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.12, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "The base and gas lift separate from the seat on almost every model, which halves the awkward volume. The cylinder is a pressurised gas strut \u2014 it is not a hazmat item but it should not be stored where it can be struck or heated.", "level": "class", "parent": "1502" } ] }, { "id": "1504", "name": "Tables & Desks", "description": "Horizontal work and dining surfaces on legs.", "level": "group", "parent": "15", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "dining table", "kitchen table", "extending table" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": true, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "150401", "name": "Dining & kitchen tables", "description": "Full-size tables for eating, including extending and drop-leaf designs.", "typical_mass_kg": 30.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.1, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Legs come off almost universally and a table top travels flat and on edge. Bag and tape the fixings to the underside of the top \u2014 a table with no bolts is furniture with no function.", "level": "class", "parent": "1504" }, { "aliases": [ "desk", "writing desk", "standing desk", "workstation" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": true, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "150402", "name": "Desks & workstations", "description": "Writing desks, computer desks, sit-stand desks and workstation units.", "typical_mass_kg": 28.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.12, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Motorised sit-stand frames have a controller and cable loom that must not be pinched during disassembly, and their steel legs are far heavier than the top.", "level": "class", "parent": "1504" }, { "aliases": [ "coffee table", "side table", "console table", "nest of tables" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "150403", "name": "Occasional & side tables", "description": "Coffee tables, side tables, console tables, nests and plant stands.", "typical_mass_kg": 8.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.12, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "daily", "level": "class", "parent": "1504" } ] }, { "id": "1506", "name": "Storage Furniture", "description": "Furniture whose purpose is to hold other things. Fitted and built-in units are 45.", "level": "group", "parent": "15", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "wardrobe", "armoire", "clothes rail", "tallboy" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": true, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "150601", "name": "Wardrobes & clothes storage", "description": "Free-standing wardrobes, armoires, clothes rails and tallboys.", "typical_mass_kg": 55.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.09, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "A flat-pack wardrobe assembled in place frequently cannot be moved assembled and often cannot survive a second assembly \u2014 the cam-lock holes in chipboard do not take a second fixing well. Budget for replacement rather than transport.", "level": "class", "parent": "1506" }, { "aliases": [ "chest of drawers", "dresser", "sideboard", "credenza", "bureau" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "150602", "name": "Chests of drawers & sideboards", "description": "Drawer units, dressers, sideboards, credenzas and bureaux.", "typical_mass_kg": 35.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.15, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Drawers travel out of the carcass \u2014 full drawers double the weight and slide open on stairs. Empty, wrap and carry them separately, then reinstate at the far end.", "level": "class", "parent": "1506" }, { "aliases": [ "bookcase", "shelving unit", "shelf", "bookshelf", "cube storage" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": true, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "150603", "name": "Bookcases & open shelving", "description": "Free-standing bookcases, shelf units, \u00e9tag\u00e8res and cube storage.", "typical_mass_kg": 25.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.13, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Tall units are anchored to a wall in the room they came from; the anchor must be refitted at the far end before anything goes on the shelves. A loaded unstrapped bookcase is the standard domestic tip-over hazard.", "level": "class", "parent": "1506" }, { "aliases": [ "display cabinet", "china cabinet", "media unit", "drinks cabinet" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "150604", "name": "Cabinets & display units", "description": "Glazed and solid cabinets, display cases, drinks cabinets and media units.", "typical_mass_kg": 30.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.13, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Glazed doors are the failure point. Remove the glass shelves entirely, and tape or blanket the doors closed \u2014 a swinging glazed door on a stair turn breaks itself.", "level": "class", "parent": "1506" } ] }, { "id": "1508", "name": "Beds & Bedroom", "description": "Sleeping furniture. The bedding itself is 18.", "level": "group", "parent": "15", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "bed frame", "divan", "headboard", "bunk bed", "slats" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": true, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "150801", "name": "Bed frames & bases", "description": "Bed frames, divan bases, slatted bases, headboards and bunk frames.", "typical_mass_kg": 45.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.1, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Beds are the first thing disassembled and the first thing rebuilt \u2014 the last night's sleep and the first night's sleep both depend on them. Keep the fixings with the frame and the tools out of the packed boxes.", "level": "class", "parent": "1508" }, { "aliases": [ "mattress", "memory foam", "futon" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "150802", "name": "Mattresses", "description": "Mattresses of any construction \u2014 sprung, foam, hybrid, and rolled bed-in-a-box.", "typical_mass_kg": 30.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.06, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "A mattress must be bagged, and a sprung mattress must be stored flat \u2014 on edge for weeks the springs take a set they do not recover from. Foam is more forgiving but absorbs damp readily and cannot be dried.", "level": "class", "parent": "1508" }, { "aliases": [ "bedside table", "nightstand", "dressing table", "vanity" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "150803", "name": "Bedside & dressing furniture", "description": "Bedside tables, dressing tables, stools and mirrored bedroom furniture.", "typical_mass_kg": 10.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.14, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "level": "class", "parent": "1508" } ] }, { "id": "1510", "name": "Major Appliances", "description": "Large powered appliances, whether free-standing or integrated. Countertop equipment is 10.", "level": "group", "parent": "15", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "fridge", "freezer", "fridge freezer", "wine cooler" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "settle_after_transit" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "151001", "name": "Refrigeration appliances", "description": "Fridges, freezers, fridge-freezers, wine coolers and chest freezers.", "typical_mass_kg": 60.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.15, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Must travel upright, and if it is laid down at any point it stands for 4\u201324 hours before being switched on so the compressor oil drains back. Defrost and dry at least a day ahead \u2014 a wet appliance grows mould in a week of storage. Sealed refrigerant is not something a mover will decline, but a damaged circuit is not a domestic repair.", "level": "class", "parent": "1510" }, { "aliases": [ "washing machine", "tumble dryer", "washer dryer" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "transit_restraint", "drain_required" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "151002", "name": "Laundry appliances", "description": "Washing machines, tumble dryers and washer-dryers.", "typical_mass_kg": 70.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Transit bolts go back in before the machine moves. Without them the drum swings on its springs and destroys its own bearings \u2014 the single most common self-inflicted appliance failure in a move. Drain the pump filter and the hoses first.", "level": "class", "parent": "1510" }, { "aliases": [ "oven", "cooker", "hob", "range", "extractor hood" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "professional_disconnect" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "151003", "name": "Cooking appliances", "description": "Free-standing and built-in ovens, cookers, hobs, range cookers and extractor hoods.", "typical_mass_kg": 55.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.25, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Gas appliances are disconnected and reconnected by a registered fitter, and that is a booked appointment rather than a task on the day. Glass doors and ceramic hob tops are the fragile part of an otherwise robust object.", "level": "class", "parent": "1510" }, { "aliases": [ "dishwasher", "water softener", "water filter" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "drain_required" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "151004", "name": "Dishwashers & water appliances", "description": "Dishwashers, water softeners, plumbed water filters and boiling-water taps.", "typical_mass_kg": 45.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.25, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Residual water in the sump and hoses will come out on a floor or into a van. Drain, then tip briefly over a tray before wrapping.", "level": "class", "parent": "1510" } ] } ] }, { "id": "18", "name": "Soft Furnishings & Textiles", "description": "Bedding, curtains, rugs, cushions and loose household textiles. Very low density, very high volume \u2014 the division that fills a van without weighing anything.", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "1802", "name": "Bedding", "description": "What goes on a bed. The bed itself is 15.", "level": "group", "parent": "18", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "duvet", "quilt", "comforter", "pillow", "eiderdown" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "180201", "name": "Duvets, quilts & pillows", "description": "Duvets, quilts, comforters, bed pillows and their fillings.", "typical_mass_kg": 2.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.05, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "The lowest density in the whole taxonomy \u2014 a 40 L box holds 2 kg. Bedding is the correct filler for voids in fragile boxes and the correct padding around furniture, and using it that way removes several boxes from a move. Vacuum bags cut the volume by two thirds but must not be used for feather or down for months at a time; the shafts break and the loft never returns.", "level": "class", "parent": "1802" }, { "aliases": [ "sheets", "duvet cover", "pillowcase", "bed linen" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "180202", "name": "Bed linen & sheets", "description": "Sheets, duvet covers, pillowcases, valances and mattress sheets.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.7, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.18, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "One complete made-up set per bed travels separately and unpacks first, so a bed can be made on arrival night before any other box is opened.", "level": "class", "parent": "1802" }, { "aliases": [ "blanket", "throw", "bedspread", "electric blanket" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "180203", "name": "Blankets & throws", "description": "Wool and synthetic blankets, throws, bedspreads and electric blankets.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.1, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Wool needs airtight storage with a moth deterrent, and stored dirty it is eaten \u2014 moth larvae feed on the soiling, not the fibre. Electric blankets have a control unit and must not be folded through the element or stored compressed.", "level": "class", "parent": "1802" }, { "aliases": [ "mattress topper", "mattress protector", "underblanket" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "180204", "name": "Mattress protectors & toppers", "description": "Mattress toppers, protectors, underblankets and bed pads.", "typical_mass_kg": 2.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.07, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "monthly", "level": "class", "parent": "1802" } ] }, { "id": "1804", "name": "Window Treatments", "description": "Textiles and fittings at a window.", "level": "group", "parent": "18", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "curtains", "drapes", "nets", "voiles" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "180401", "name": "Curtains & drapes", "description": "Lined and unlined curtains, drapes, nets and voiles, with their hooks and tiebacks.", "typical_mass_kg": 3.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.15, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Curtains are made to a window, not to a room, so measured drop and width belong on the item record \u2014 a set that fits nowhere in the new place is worth knowing about before it is packed. Hang rather than fold if there is a rail free; long folds set permanently in wide-weave linings.", "level": "class", "parent": "1804" }, { "aliases": [ "blind", "roller blind", "venetian", "roman blind", "shade" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "flat", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "180402", "name": "Blinds & shades", "description": "Roller, venetian, roman and vertical blinds, and window film.", "typical_mass_kg": 2.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "A blind travels rolled, not folded \u2014 a crease in a roller fabric or a bent venetian slat is permanent. Keep brackets and the wand taped to the roll.", "level": "class", "parent": "1804" } ] }, { "id": "1806", "name": "Floor Coverings", "description": "Loose floor textiles. Fitted carpet is 45.", "level": "group", "parent": "18", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "rug", "runner", "carpet", "kilim", "persian rug" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "flat", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "180601", "name": "Rugs & carpets", "description": "Loose rugs, runners, carpet squares and hall runners of any size.", "typical_mass_kg": 15.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Rolled pile-side-in, never folded \u2014 a fold in a woven rug is a permanent crease and in a stiff backing it is a crack. A rolled 3\u00d72 m rug is a two-person carry and does not fit in a car. Hand-knotted rugs need a moth deterrent in storage.", "level": "class", "parent": "1806" }, { "aliases": [ "doormat", "bath mat", "anti-fatigue mat" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "180602", "name": "Mats & matting", "description": "Doormats, bath mats, kitchen mats, anti-fatigue mats and stair pads.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.25, "storage_zone": "any", "access_frequency": "weekly", "level": "class", "parent": "1806" } ] }, { "id": "1808", "name": "Cushions & Covers", "description": "Loose upholstery and soft decorative textiles.", "level": "group", "parent": "18", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "cushion", "scatter cushion", "bolster", "seat pad" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "180801", "name": "Cushions & cushion covers", "description": "Scatter cushions, floor cushions, bolsters, seat pads and their covers.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.06, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "daily", "level": "class", "parent": "1808" }, { "aliases": [ "sofa cover", "slipcover", "dust sheet", "furniture blanket" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "180802", "name": "Loose covers & furniture protection", "description": "Sofa covers, slipcovers, arm caps, dust sheets and furniture blankets used to protect rather than decorate.", "typical_mass_kg": 2.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.12, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Furniture blankets are packing material with a second life; keeping them in this division rather than in 95 reflects where they live rather than what they do on the day.", "level": "class", "parent": "1808" } ] }, { "id": "1810", "name": "Bath & Table Linen", "description": "Household linen outside the bedroom.", "level": "group", "parent": "18", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "towel", "bath sheet", "hand towel", "flannel", "bathrobe" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "181001", "name": "Towels & bath linen", "description": "Bath towels, hand towels, bath sheets, flannels and bath robes.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.6, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.15, "storage_zone": "bathroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Towels are the second-best padding in the house after bedding, and unlike bedding they are wanted on arrival night. Pack a labelled set for the first day rather than distributing all of them into fragile boxes.", "level": "class", "parent": "1810" }, { "aliases": [ "tablecloth", "napkin", "runner", "placemat" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "181002", "name": "Table linen", "description": "Tablecloths, napkins, table runners and placemats used in a dining room rather than a kitchen.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.4, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Kitchen tea towels and aprons are 101201; this class is the dining-room material that comes out for occasions. The split follows storage location rather than fabric.", "level": "class", "parent": "1810" } ] } ] }, { "id": "20", "name": "Clothing & Footwear", "description": "Worn garments and footwear for all ages. Baby and toddler clothing is 65 so that the whole nursery stays together.", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "2002", "name": "Everyday Clothing", "description": "Worn garments for the upper and lower body. Infant and toddler clothing is 65.", "level": "group", "parent": "20", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "t-shirt", "shirt", "blouse", "polo", "top" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "200201", "name": "Tops & shirts", "description": "T-shirts, shirts, blouses, polo shirts and casual tops.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.2, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.15, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Folded clothing runs at roughly 0.15 kg/L, so a large 70 L carton of it is only 10 kg. Clothing is the one category where the biggest available box is the right box.", "level": "class", "parent": "2002" }, { "aliases": [ "trousers", "jeans", "chinos", "shorts", "skirt", "leggings" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "200202", "name": "Trousers, jeans & skirts", "description": "Trousers, jeans, chinos, shorts, skirts and leggings.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "level": "class", "parent": "2002" }, { "aliases": [ "jumper", "sweater", "cardigan", "hoodie", "fleece" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "200203", "name": "Knitwear & sweatshirts", "description": "Jumpers, cardigans, fleeces, hoodies and sweatshirts.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.1, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Wool knitwear is moth food and must go into storage clean and sealed. It is also the class that stretches on a hanger \u2014 knitwear is folded, not hung, for anything longer than a few weeks.", "level": "class", "parent": "2002" }, { "aliases": [ "dress", "suit", "blazer", "waistcoat", "tailoring" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "200204", "name": "Dresses, suits & tailoring", "description": "Dresses, suits, jackets, waistcoats and structured tailored garments.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.8, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.12, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Structured shoulders and lapels do not recover from being packed flat under load. This is the class that justifies a wardrobe carton \u2014 hung, it arrives wearable; boxed, it arrives needing a press.", "level": "class", "parent": "2002" } ] }, { "id": "2004", "name": "Outerwear", "description": "Garments worn over the rest.", "level": "group", "parent": "20", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "coat", "jacket", "parka", "anorak", "raincoat", "overcoat" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "200401", "name": "Coats & jackets", "description": "Overcoats, parkas, casual jackets, down coats and raincoats.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.2, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.1, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Down loses loft permanently if compressed for months. Vacuum-bagging a down coat for a summer is the standard way to ruin one.", "level": "class", "parent": "2004" }, { "aliases": [ "waterproof", "ski jacket", "hi vis", "motorcycle jacket", "salopettes" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "200402", "name": "Technical & protective clothing", "description": "Waterproof shells, ski wear, hi-vis, motorcycle gear and protective clothing worn as outerwear.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.13, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Membrane laminates delaminate in a hot loft and their taped seams lift. Technical shells are stored in the conditioned part of the house even when their season is over.", "level": "class", "parent": "2004" } ] }, { "id": "2006", "name": "Underwear, Nightwear & Hosiery", "description": "Base layers, sleepwear and hosiery.", "level": "group", "parent": "20", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "underwear", "socks", "bras", "vests", "briefs" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "200601", "name": "Underwear & socks", "description": "Underwear, socks, bras, vests and base layers.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.05, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.13, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "level": "class", "parent": "2006" }, { "aliases": [ "pyjamas", "nightdress", "dressing gown", "loungewear" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "200602", "name": "Nightwear & loungewear", "description": "Pyjamas, nightdresses, dressing gowns, slippers-adjacent loungewear and thermal sleepwear.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.4, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.12, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "level": "class", "parent": "2006" }, { "aliases": [ "tights", "stockings", "swimsuit", "trunks", "bikini" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "200603", "name": "Hosiery & swimwear", "description": "Tights, stockings, swimming costumes, trunks and beachwear.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.08, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Elastane perishes with heat, light and time whether or not the garment is worn. Swimwear stored in a loft for two summers comes out slack.", "level": "class", "parent": "2006" } ] }, { "id": "2008", "name": "Footwear", "description": "Worn footwear of all kinds. Sports-specific footwear stays here rather than in 52.", "level": "group", "parent": "20", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "shoes", "trainers", "sneakers", "sandals", "loafers", "slippers" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "200801", "name": "Everyday shoes", "description": "Casual and formal shoes, trainers, sandals, flats, loafers and slippers.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.7, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.18, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Shoes are packed sole-to-sole in pairs, stuffed to hold their shape, and never at the bottom of a box under anything. Polyurethane midsoles hydrolyse in storage and a rarely worn pair can crumble after a few years regardless of wear.", "level": "class", "parent": "2008" }, { "aliases": [ "boots", "wellingtons", "wellies", "walking boots", "work boots" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "200802", "name": "Boots & heavy footwear", "description": "Walking boots, work boots, wellingtons, riding boots and winter boots.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.6, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.22, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Boots go into storage dry and clean or the leather grows mould and the soles hold soil that attracts everything else. Tall boots need a shape support or the shaft creases at the ankle.", "level": "class", "parent": "2008" }, { "aliases": [ "football boots", "cycling shoes", "ski boots", "dance shoes", "cleats" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "200803", "name": "Specialist & sports footwear", "description": "Cleated, studded, cycling, ski, dance and other footwear made for a single activity.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.2, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Kept with the clothing rather than with the sports kit in 52 so that a wardrobe empties as one thing. Ski and cycling shoes have buckles and cleats that damage anything soft packed against them.", "level": "class", "parent": "2008" } ] }, { "id": "2010", "name": "Clothing Accessories", "description": "Worn accessories that are garments rather than jewellery. Jewellery, watches and bags are 22.", "level": "group", "parent": "20", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "hat", "cap", "scarf", "gloves", "mittens", "beanie" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "201001", "name": "Hats, scarves & gloves", "description": "Hats, caps, scarves, gloves, mittens, snoods and earmuffs.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.15, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.08, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Structured hats \u2014 felt, straw, formal \u2014 are crushable in the strict sense and cannot be packed under anything. Soft accessories are excellent void filler and often end up doing that job.", "level": "class", "parent": "2010" }, { "aliases": [ "belt", "tie", "braces", "suspenders", "bow tie" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "201002", "name": "Belts, ties & braces", "description": "Belts, ties, bow ties, braces, cummerbunds and cufflink-adjacent dress accessories.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.2, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Leather belts are rolled, not folded, and ties are rolled or hung \u2014 a folded silk tie keeps the crease.", "level": "class", "parent": "2010" } ] }, { "id": "2012", "name": "Occasion & Workwear", "description": "Clothing kept for a specific role or event rather than for daily wear.", "level": "group", "parent": "20", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "wedding dress", "black tie", "tuxedo", "gown", "ceremonial dress" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "201201", "name": "Occasion & formal wear", "description": "Wedding dresses, black tie, ceremonial and religious garments and costumes kept long term.", "typical_mass_kg": 2.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.08, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Archive access, high value and irreplaceable \u2014 the profile that calls for acid-free tissue, a breathable cover rather than polythene, and a conditioned cupboard rather than a loft. Polythene traps moisture and yellows silk over years.", "level": "class", "parent": "2012" }, { "aliases": [ "uniform", "overalls", "scrubs", "school uniform", "workwear" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "201202", "name": "Uniforms & workwear", "description": "Work uniforms, scrubs, overalls, chef whites, school uniform and branded workwear.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.8, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.18, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "School uniform is the one clothing class with a hard date attached to it \u2014 it is needed on a known day and should never be in an archive box.", "level": "class", "parent": "2012" } ] } ] }, { "id": "22", "name": "Personal Effects & Accessories", "description": "Jewellery, watches, bags, wallets, glasses. Small, high value per litre, and the division most likely to travel by hand rather than by van.", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "2202", "name": "Jewellery & Watches", "description": "Worn valuables. The division's defining property is value per litre, not mass.", "level": "group", "parent": "22", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "gold", "silver", "rings", "necklace", "diamonds", "bullion" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "hand_carry", "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "220201", "name": "Fine jewellery & precious metals", "description": "Gold, silver and platinum jewellery, gemstones, and loose precious metal held as an asset.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.02, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Never goes in the van and is generally excluded from a remover's liability cover entirely, so its presence in a box is uninsured regardless of the declared value. Hand-carried, itemised and photographed. A jewellery box is one inventory item and several thousand in value \u2014 the roll-up that matters here is by value, not by volume.", "level": "class", "parent": "2202" }, { "aliases": [ "costume jewellery", "fashion jewellery", "earrings", "bangles" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "choking", "battery_ingestion" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "220202", "name": "Costume jewellery", "description": "Non-precious jewellery, fashion pieces, hair jewellery and dress accessories.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.03, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Small parts and beads are a choking risk, and light-up or novelty pieces contain button cells. A spilled jewellery drawer is one of the more common routes to a button cell on a floor.", "level": "class", "parent": "2202" }, { "aliases": [ "watch", "wristwatch", "smartwatch", "pocket watch" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "9", "un_indicative": "UN3481", "battery": "lithium_ion", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "220203", "name": "Watches", "description": "Wristwatches, pocket watches, smart watches and their straps and winders.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.08, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Mechanical watches are shock-sensitive in a way that a padded box does not fully solve; smart watches carry a small lithium cell and should travel part-charged rather than flat or full. Button cells in quartz watches are 350801 when loose.", "level": "class", "parent": "2202" } ] }, { "id": "2204", "name": "Bags & Carried Goods", "description": "What personal effects are carried in day to day. Suitcases and travel luggage are 85.", "level": "group", "parent": "22", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "handbag", "tote", "clutch", "shoulder bag", "satchel" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "220401", "name": "Handbags & shoulder bags", "description": "Handbags, shoulder bags, totes, clutches and satchels used daily.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.6, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.15, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Structured leather bags hold their shape only if stuffed and stored upright with nothing on them. They also make good containers for small fragile items, at the cost of losing track of what is inside \u2014 if a bag is used as packing, its contents belong on the record.", "level": "class", "parent": "2204" }, { "aliases": [ "wallet", "purse", "card holder", "keyring", "pouch" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "220402", "name": "Wallets & small leather goods", "description": "Wallets, purses, card holders, keyrings, pouches and small personal carriers.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.15, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "level": "class", "parent": "2204" }, { "aliases": [ "backpack", "rucksack", "daypack", "laptop bag", "messenger bag" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "220403", "name": "Backpacks & daypacks", "description": "Rucksacks, daypacks, laptop bags and messenger bags used for daily carrying rather than travel.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.9, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.12, "storage_zone": "any", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "An empty pack is the cheapest container in the house and is usually the right thing to carry a hand-carry set in. Expedition and hiking packs sit here rather than in 52; the split from luggage in 85 is daily use versus travel.", "level": "class", "parent": "2204" }, { "aliases": [ "EDC", "multitool", "pocket knife", "folding knife", "MOLLE pouch", "torch", "carabiner" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "sharp", "choking" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "9", "un_indicative": "UN3481", "battery": "lithium_ion", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "hand_carry", "customs_declaration", "permit_required" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "220404", "name": "Everyday carry & pouches", "description": "Pocket and belt-carried gear \u2014 multitools, folding knives, torches, keyrings, carabiner clips, MOLLE and belt pouches and organiser inserts.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.25, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.4, "storage_zone": "any", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Small, carried daily and legally awkward. Blade length and locking mechanism rules for carrying a knife in public differ sharply between jurisdictions and sometimes between regions of one country, so an everyday item at one end of a move can be an offence at the other \u2014 and a folding knife in hand luggage is confiscated without exception. Rechargeable torches hold lithium cells. Kept separate from the workshop knives in 400202 because the handling question is about carrying rather than cutting.", "level": "class", "parent": "2204" } ] }, { "id": "2206", "name": "Eyewear & Personal Optics", "description": "Worn and carried optics.", "level": "group", "parent": "22", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "glasses", "spectacles", "sunglasses", "readers", "specs" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "hand_carry" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "220601", "name": "Spectacles & sunglasses", "description": "Prescription glasses, reading glasses, sunglasses, cases and cleaning kit.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.05, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.15, "storage_zone": "any", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Prescription glasses are a hand-carry item with a functional dependency \u2014 someone cannot drive or read without them, so they cannot be in a box that arrives on a later van. Frames and coatings distort in a hot car or loft.", "level": "class", "parent": "2206" } ] }, { "id": "2208", "name": "Documents & Keys", "description": "Personal identity and access items. Household paperwork and files are 25.", "level": "group", "parent": "22", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "passport", "ID card", "driving licence", "birth certificate", "visa" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "hand_carry", "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "220801", "name": "Identity & travel documents", "description": "Passports, ID cards, driving licences, birth and marriage certificates, visas and residence documents.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.05, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.6, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Kept here rather than in 25 because the handling rule is different in kind \u2014 these are hand-carried, never boxed, and their replacement cost is measured in weeks of administration rather than money. Density is high but the volume is trivial, so the figure never binds.", "level": "class", "parent": "2208" }, { "aliases": [ "keys", "fob", "key card", "access card", "car key" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "button_cell", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "hand_carry" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "220802", "name": "Keys & access devices", "description": "House and vehicle keys, fobs, access cards, safe keys and key safes.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.1, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.5, "storage_zone": "any", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "The class most likely to be packed by accident and needed immediately. Every key is labelled to a lock before a move, and the set for the property being left is separated from the set for the property being entered. Fobs and car keys hold button cells.", "level": "class", "parent": "2208" } ] } ] }, { "id": "25", "name": "Books, Media & Documents", "description": "Printed matter, physical media and records. Dense, moisture-sensitive, and routinely the cause of an overweight box.", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "2502", "name": "Books", "description": "Bound printed matter. Split by binding because binding is what determines density, and density is what determines whether the box can be lifted.", "level": "group", "parent": "25", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "softback", "trade paperback", "mass market" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "250201", "name": "Paperback books", "description": "Softbound books of ordinary trade or mass-market size.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.5, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "0.50 kg/L puts a full 40 L box at exactly the 20 kg manual-handling ceiling. Books are the class that proves why the density field exists.", "level": "class", "parent": "2502" }, { "aliases": [ "hardcover", "casebound" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "250202", "name": "Hardback books", "description": "Casebound books with rigid boards, including dust-jacketed fiction and non-fiction.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.55, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.6, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Pack spine-down or flat, never fore-edge down \u2014 the text block sags away from the spine and the binding takes a permanent set.", "level": "class", "parent": "2502" }, { "aliases": [ "textbook", "coffee table book", "atlas", "encyclopaedia" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "flat", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "250203", "name": "Reference & oversize books", "description": "Textbooks, dictionaries, atlases, art books and anything too large for a standard shelf.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.8, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.7, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "At 0.70 kg/L a 40 L box is 28 kg. This class should be packed in cartons of 20 L or less regardless of what fits.", "level": "class", "parent": "2502" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "250204", "name": "Children's books", "description": "Board books, picture books and early readers.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.35, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.65, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Board books are denser than adult paperbacks \u2014 laminated board is close to solid. A \"box of children's books\" is heavier than it looks.", "level": "class", "parent": "2502" } ] }, { "id": "2504", "name": "Periodicals & Ephemera", "description": "Printed matter not bound as books.", "level": "group", "parent": "25", "classes": [ { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "250401", "name": "Magazines & journals", "description": "Magazines, periodicals, academic journals and catalogues.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.25, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.72, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Denser than hardbacks \u2014 coated magazine stock is heavier than book paper, and a 40 L box runs to 29 kg. Also creases permanently under load, so nothing stacks on top.", "level": "class", "parent": "2504" } ] }, { "id": "2506", "name": "Physical Media", "description": "Recorded media in physical carriers.", "level": "group", "parent": "25", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "CD", "DVD", "blu-ray", "jewel case" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "250601", "name": "Optical discs", "description": "CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays, in cases or in wallets.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.08, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.55, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Store on edge, never flat in a tall stack. Discs stored flat under load take a warp that survives being unstacked.", "level": "class", "parent": "2506" }, { "aliases": [ "LP", "record", "45", "12 inch" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "250602", "name": "Vinyl records", "description": "LPs, singles and their sleeves.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.25, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.6, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "The single most heat-and-orientation sensitive class in the taxonomy. Records stored flat or warm warp permanently, and an unconditioned loft or a summer container will destroy a collection. Never flat, never stacked, never above 25\u00b0C.", "level": "class", "parent": "2506" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "electronics" ], "id": "250603", "name": "Tape media", "description": "Audio cassettes, VHS, DAT, data tapes and reel-to-reel.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.1, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.5, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Keep away from anything with a motor or a speaker magnet. Also a decay class \u2014 magnetic tape has a shelf life measured in decades, and archive storage should trigger a digitisation decision rather than an indefinite hold.", "level": "class", "parent": "2506" } ] }, { "id": "2508", "name": "Documents & Records", "description": "Paper records, split by whether losing them is an inconvenience or a catastrophe.", "level": "group", "parent": "25", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "passport", "certificate", "deed", "will" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "250801", "name": "Vital documents", "description": "Passports, birth and marriage certificates, deeds, wills, share certificates, immigration papers.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.05, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.75, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Does not go in the van. This class is the canonical member of the hand-carry set \u2014 irreplaceable, low volume, and needed within days of arrival. A move plan that lets these onto a lorry has failed regardless of what else it got right.", "level": "class", "parent": "2508" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "250802", "name": "Financial & business records", "description": "Invoices, receipts, tax records, contracts, bank statements and company filings.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.02, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.78, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Densest paper class in the taxonomy \u2014 a filled 40 L archive box is 31 kg. Use 15 L document boxes; the standard archive box size exists for this reason.", "level": "class", "parent": "2508" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "flat", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "250803", "name": "Photographs & prints", "description": "Physical photographs, negatives, slides and photo albums.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.4, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.65, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Irreplaceable and destroyed by exactly the conditions of a garage or loft \u2014 damp, heat, light. Treat as hand-carry alongside 250801 where volume allows.", "level": "class", "parent": "2508" } ] }, { "id": "2510", "name": "Large Format", "description": "Material that cannot be stored flat in a standard box.", "level": "group", "parent": "25", "classes": [ { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "flat", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "251001", "name": "Maps, posters & rolled prints", "description": "Maps, charts, posters, plans and anything stored rolled in a tube.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Crushable rather than fragile \u2014 a flattened tube creases the contents permanently without anything breaking. Nothing stacks on top.", "level": "class", "parent": "2510" } ] } ] }, { "id": "30", "name": "Electronics & Computing", "description": "Computers, peripherals, networking and components. Cables and power belong to 35 \u2014 keeping them apart is the point.", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "3002", "name": "Computers", "description": "General-purpose computing devices.", "level": "group", "parent": "30", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "laptop", "notebook", "macbook", "ultrabook" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "flat", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "9", "un_indicative": "UN3481", "battery": "lithium_ion", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "heat" ], "id": "300201", "name": "Laptops & portable computers", "description": "Laptops, notebooks, ultrabooks and portable workstations.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.8, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.55, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Hand-carry class. High value density plus a lithium cell plus screen fragility \u2014 three separate reasons not to put it on a lorry.", "level": "class", "parent": "3002" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "300202", "name": "Desktop computers & workstations", "description": "Tower and small-form-factor desktops, servers and workstation chassis.", "typical_mass_kg": 9.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Loose expansion cards and unsecured coolers break their slots in transit. Heavy GPUs should be removed and packed as 301001 rather than left cantilevered off the board.", "level": "class", "parent": "3002" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "9", "un_indicative": "UN3481", "battery": "lithium_ion", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "300203", "name": "Tablets & e-readers", "description": "Tablets, e-readers and detachable-keyboard convertibles.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.5, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "daily", "level": "class", "parent": "3002" } ] }, { "id": "3004", "name": "Displays & Peripherals", "description": "Devices attached to a computer for input, output and printing.", "level": "group", "parent": "30", "classes": [ { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": true, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "300401", "name": "Monitors & displays", "description": "Computer monitors, portable displays and desktop screens. Televisions are 32.", "typical_mass_kg": 5.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.15, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Upright and nothing on top, always. A panel laid flat and loaded cracks from the centre with no visible impact. Stands come off and pack separately.", "level": "class", "parent": "3004" }, { "aliases": [ "keyboard", "mouse", "trackball", "graphics tablet", "webcam", "game controller" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "alkaline", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "300402", "name": "Keyboards, mice & input devices", "description": "Keyboards, mice, trackballs, graphics tablets, game controllers, webcams and presenters.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.7, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.25, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Remove alkaline cells before any storage longer than a few weeks. Leaked cells are the most common cause of a dead peripheral coming out of storage.", "level": "class", "parent": "3004" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "textiles", "paper" ], "id": "300403", "name": "Printers, scanners & consumables", "description": "Printers, scanners, multifunction devices, plus toner, ink and print media.", "typical_mass_kg": 8.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Inkjets must travel upright with cartridges installed or removed and bagged \u2014 never loose in the carriage. Ink and toner have a shelf life and are the reason this class is perishable; toner leaking over a box of textiles is the reason for the anti-affinity.", "level": "class", "parent": "3004" } ] }, { "id": "3006", "name": "Networking", "description": "Equipment that moves data between devices.", "level": "group", "parent": "30", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "router", "switch", "access point", "modem", "wifi", "antenna", "wifi adapter", "mesh" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "300601", "name": "Routers, switches & access points", "description": "Home and small-business routers, switches, access points, modems and range extenders.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.6, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "First box unpacked at the new address, in practice. Worth flagging into the day-one set with the kettle rather than treating as general electronics.", "level": "class", "parent": "3006" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "300602", "name": "Network appliances & NAS", "description": "NAS units, firewalls, rack appliances and dedicated servers.", "typical_mass_kg": 4.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.4, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Drives are removed and packed as 300801 where the chassis allows. A populated NAS moved with disks seated is a stack of spinning-rust shock damage waiting to be discovered at rebuild.", "level": "class", "parent": "3006" }, { "aliases": [ "rack", "19 inch rack", "patch panel", "cage nuts", "rack shelf", "1U", "server cabinet", "enclosure" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "sharp", "crush" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": true, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "300603", "name": "Racks & rack hardware", "description": "Server and network racks, cabinets, rack shelves, patch panels, cage nuts, rails, blanking plates and enclosures.", "typical_mass_kg": 8.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.6, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Pressed and folded steel \u2014 dense, sharp-edged and much heavier than its size suggests at 0.60 kg/L. A populated rack is emptied before it moves, top down, because its mass is all in the equipment and a loaded cabinet is top-heavy on castors. Cage nuts and rack screws are the fixings most reliably lost; bag them to the frame.", "level": "class", "parent": "3006" } ] }, { "id": "3008", "name": "Storage Media", "description": "Devices holding data. Distinct from the computers they attach to because the data, not the hardware, is the asset.", "level": "group", "parent": "30", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "HDD", "SSD", "NVMe", "hard drive" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "300801", "name": "Internal drives", "description": "Bare hard disks and SSDs, 2.5in, 3.5in and M.2.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.65, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Mechanical drives are shock-sensitive when moved, not only when running. Antistatic bag, individual padding, never loose in a box with anything hard.", "level": "class", "parent": "3008" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "300802", "name": "External drives & enclosures", "description": "Portable and desktop external drives, docks and drive enclosures.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.8, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.45, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "weekly", "level": "class", "parent": "3008" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "choking" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "300803", "name": "Flash media", "description": "USB sticks, SD and microSD cards, CF cards and card readers.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.02, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.4, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "The highest value-per-litre class in the taxonomy once the data is counted, and the easiest to lose in a move. Also a genuine choking hazard at microSD size.", "level": "class", "parent": "3008" } ] }, { "id": "3010", "name": "Components & Spares", "description": "Parts intended to go inside something else.", "level": "group", "parent": "30", "classes": [ { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "301001", "name": "Internal components", "description": "RAM, GPUs, CPUs, motherboards, power supplies, cooling and expansion cards.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.6, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.5, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Antistatic packaging is the requirement the other electronics classes do not have. Bare boards in an ordinary plastic bag are a static risk in a dry container.", "level": "class", "parent": "3010" }, { "aliases": [ "raspberry pi", "arduino", "esp32", "dev board", "breakout" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "choking", "sharp" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "301002", "name": "Single-board computers & dev boards", "description": "Raspberry Pi, ESP32, Arduino, microcontroller boards, sensors and prototyping kit.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.1, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Loose headers and small components make this a choking class as well as a static one. Bagged per project, not tipped together.", "level": "class", "parent": "3010" } ] }, { "id": "3012", "name": "Mobile & Wearables", "description": "Personal carried devices.", "level": "group", "parent": "30", "classes": [ { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "9", "un_indicative": "UN3481", "battery": "lithium_ion", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "301201", "name": "Phones & wearables", "description": "Mobile phones, smartwatches, fitness trackers and earbuds, including retired handsets.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.2, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.55, "storage_zone": "any", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Retired handsets in a drawer are the commonest household lithium risk \u2014 old cells swell, and a swollen cell in a hot loft is a fire. Store at partial charge, cool, and check rather than archive indefinitely.", "level": "class", "parent": "3012" } ] }, { "id": "3014", "name": "Smart Home & Home Automation", "description": "Devices that control or sense the building rather than compute. Kept together because they share a failure mode \u2014 they are useless without the hub and the network they were commissioned against.", "level": "group", "parent": "30", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "smart bulb", "hue", "LED strip", "smart switch", "dimmer", "zigbee bulb" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "electrical" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "301401", "name": "Smart lighting", "description": "Smart bulbs, LED strips, smart light switches and dimmers, and their controllers.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.15, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "any", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Bulbs are consumables that cost like electronics. The important record is not the bulb but the pairing \u2014 a smart bulb moved to a house with a different hub is a dumb bulb until it is factory reset and re-commissioned, and the reset sequence differs by manufacturer. Smart switches are wired into the mains and their removal is an electrician's job and often leaves a hole where a standard switch has to go back.", "level": "class", "parent": "3014" }, { "aliases": [ "smart plug", "smart socket", "energy monitor", "power monitor", "tp-link plug" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "electrical" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "301402", "name": "Smart plugs & energy monitoring", "description": "Smart plugs, in-line switches, energy monitors, smart meters and consumption sensors.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.12, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "any", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Plug standards are regional, so an international move usually strands the whole class \u2014 a smart plug is the one device that cannot be adapted, because an adapter defeats its socket. Worth deciding early whether these travel at all.", "level": "class", "parent": "3014" }, { "aliases": [ "motion sensor", "door sensor", "leak sensor", "smoke alarm", "CO detector", "temperature sensor" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "battery_ingestion", "choking" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "button_cell", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "301403", "name": "Sensors, detectors & alarms", "description": "Motion, door, window, temperature, humidity and leak sensors, plus smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.08, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "any", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms have a sealed service life \u2014 typically ten years for smoke and five to seven for CO, printed on the back \u2014 and are replaced on that date rather than when they fail, which makes them one of the few electronics classes that genuinely expires. They also belong on a first-night list at the far end rather than in an archive box, because a house should not be slept in without one. Every device here runs on coin or AA cells that must come out before storage.", "level": "class", "parent": "3014" }, { "aliases": [ "zigbee hub", "z-wave", "thread border router", "matter", "smart hub", "coordinator", "bridge" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "301404", "name": "Hubs, bridges & controllers", "description": "Zigbee, Z-Wave, Thread and Matter hubs, bridges, coordinators, and home automation controllers.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "The single point of failure for everything else in this group \u2014 the pairing table lives on the hub or its coordinator stick, and losing it means re-commissioning every device in the house by hand. Back up the coordinator before it is unplugged, keep the hub and its stick together, and treat that backup as the valuable part rather than the hardware.", "level": "class", "parent": "3014" }, { "aliases": [ "video doorbell", "ring", "IP camera", "security camera", "smart lock", "keypad", "CCTV" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "9", "un_indicative": "UN3481", "battery": "lithium_ion", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "301405", "name": "Smart security & cameras", "description": "Video doorbells, IP and security cameras, smart locks, keypads and connected alarm equipment.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.4, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "any", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Every device here is bound to an account and often to a subscription, and a unit that is not deregistered from the old account cannot be set up by the new occupant \u2014 deregistering before removal is the step that matters, more than the packing. A smart lock removed from a door leaves the door unsecured, so it comes off last. Recorded footage on a local card is personal data and the card should be wiped or kept rather than left in the device.", "level": "class", "parent": "3014" }, { "aliases": [ "smart thermostat", "nest", "TRV", "radiator valve", "heating controller" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "alkaline", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "professional_disconnect" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "301406", "name": "Smart climate control", "description": "Smart thermostats, radiator valves, connected heating controllers and room climate devices.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "any", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Wired into a heating system and usually replacing a controller that was thrown away years ago, so removing one leaves the heating unusable unless the original backplate or a replacement stat goes back. That is a heating engineer's visit rather than a moving-day task, and it is the reason many of these are simply left behind and recorded as a fixture.", "level": "class", "parent": "3014" } ] } ] }, { "id": "32", "name": "Audio, Video & Photography", "description": "Playback, recording and capture equipment, and the optics that go with it.", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "3202", "name": "Audio Equipment", "description": "Reproduction and listening equipment. The discs and records themselves are 25.", "level": "group", "parent": "32", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "speakers", "soundbar", "subwoofer", "hi-fi speakers", "smart speaker" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "magnetic" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "320201", "name": "Speakers & soundbars", "description": "Passive and powered loudspeakers, bookshelf and floorstanding speakers, soundbars, subwoofers and smart speakers.", "typical_mass_kg": 6.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.25, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "The drivers are the fragile part and they face outwards. A speaker packs face-to-face with its pair, grilles on, and never with the cone against anything rigid. Magnets in the driver assemblies will wipe nothing modern but will still attract loose steel in a box.", "level": "class", "parent": "3202" }, { "aliases": [ "amplifier", "amp", "AV receiver", "preamp", "DAC" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "320202", "name": "Amplifiers & receivers", "description": "Integrated amplifiers, AV receivers, power amps, preamps and DACs.", "typical_mass_kg": 9.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.45, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Dense for their size because of the transformer, and the transformer is bolted to a chassis that does not like being dropped on a corner. Photograph the back panel before unplugging anything \u2014 reconnecting a multi-channel receiver from memory is an evening lost.", "level": "class", "parent": "3202" }, { "aliases": [ "turntable", "record player", "CD player", "tape deck", "deck" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "320203", "name": "Turntables & disc players", "description": "Record decks, CD players, cassette decks, minidisc and other physical playback transports.", "typical_mass_kg": 5.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "A turntable moves with the platter removed, the counterweight off and the cartridge protected or detached \u2014 the stylus is a jewel on a cantilever and it is the single most breakable component in a hi-fi. Transit screws exist on many decks and should be reinstated.", "level": "class", "parent": "3202" }, { "aliases": [ "headphones", "earbuds", "earphones", "headset", "airpods" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "9", "un_indicative": "UN3481", "battery": "lithium_ion", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "320204", "name": "Headphones & earphones", "description": "Over-ear and in-ear headphones, earbuds, headsets and their charging cases.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.25, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.12, "storage_zone": "any", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Headbands crack where they were folded under load, and earpad foam perishes in heat. Wireless models hold small lithium cells that degrade if stored flat for months.", "level": "class", "parent": "3202" } ] }, { "id": "3204", "name": "Television & Video", "description": "Displays and the boxes that feed them.", "level": "group", "parent": "32", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "TV", "television", "flat screen", "OLED", "display" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "320401", "name": "Televisions & large displays", "description": "Flat-panel televisions, large monitors used as displays, and their stands and wall brackets.", "typical_mass_kg": 15.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.12, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "A flat panel travels upright and never flat \u2014 laid down, the panel flexes under its own weight and the failure is invisible until it is powered on. It is also the item most often damaged with no external mark, so a photograph of it working before disconnection is what a claim rests on. The original box, if it exists, is worth keeping for exactly this.", "level": "class", "parent": "3204" }, { "aliases": [ "set-top box", "streaming stick", "PVR", "satellite box", "media player" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "320402", "name": "Streaming & set-top devices", "description": "Streaming sticks and boxes, satellite and cable receivers, PVRs, media players and games consoles used as media devices.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Half of these are leased from a provider and have to go back rather than move. Recording the provider against the item is what stops a return charge appearing months later.", "level": "class", "parent": "3204" }, { "aliases": [ "projector", "beamer", "projection screen", "pull-down screen" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "320403", "name": "Projectors & screens", "description": "Video projectors, projection screens, mounts and their optics.", "typical_mass_kg": 4.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "The lamp is fragile when hot and the optical path does not tolerate dust \u2014 a projector goes into storage with its lens cap on and its filter clean. Rolled screens are stored rolled; a crease in the fabric shows on every image afterwards.", "level": "class", "parent": "3204" } ] }, { "id": "3206", "name": "Photography & Imaging", "description": "Capture equipment and its supports.", "level": "group", "parent": "32", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "camera", "DSLR", "mirrorless", "compact camera", "action cam", "drone" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "9", "un_indicative": "UN3481", "battery": "lithium_ion", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "climate_controlled" ], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "320601", "name": "Cameras & camera bodies", "description": "Digital and film camera bodies, compacts, action cameras, instant cameras and drones with cameras.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.8, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Bodies go into storage with the battery out, the sensor capped and a desiccant in the bag \u2014 fungus on a sensor or a shutter seized by damp is not economically repairable. Drone batteries are the highest-risk lithium cells in a normal household and should be stored at around half charge.", "level": "class", "parent": "3206" }, { "aliases": [ "lens", "telephoto", "prime lens", "binoculars", "telescope", "filter" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "320602", "name": "Lenses & optics", "description": "Interchangeable lenses, filters, teleconverters, binoculars, telescopes and monoculars.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.7, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.45, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Glass and helicoids \u2014 heavy for their size and intolerant of a knock on the mount. Caps both ends, stored upright, and kept out of damp, because fungus grows on lens elements and etches the coating permanently. Often the most valuable single item per litre in the house after jewellery.", "level": "class", "parent": "3206" }, { "aliases": [ "tripod", "monopod", "gimbal", "ball head", "slider" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "flat", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "320603", "name": "Tripods & camera supports", "description": "Tripods, monopods, gimbals, sliders, clamps and heads.", "typical_mass_kg": 2.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Carbon legs are stiff and brittle; a cracked section usually looks fine. Store collapsed with the leg locks released so the clamps do not take a set.", "level": "class", "parent": "3206" }, { "aliases": [ "flash", "speedlight", "softbox", "light stand", "backdrop", "reflector" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "9", "un_indicative": "UN3481", "battery": "lithium_ion", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "320604", "name": "Lighting & studio equipment", "description": "Flashes, strobes, continuous lights, softboxes, stands, backdrops and reflectors.", "typical_mass_kg": 2.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Flash tubes and modelling lamps are glass under pressure and break from vibration alone. Studio strobes hold large capacitors that stay charged after the mains is removed and should be fired off before packing.", "level": "class", "parent": "3206" } ] }, { "id": "3208", "name": "Recording & Performance Audio", "description": "Capture and production equipment, and live sound.", "level": "group", "parent": "32", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "microphone", "mic", "field recorder", "dictaphone", "shotgun mic" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "alkaline", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "320801", "name": "Microphones & recorders", "description": "Studio and stage microphones, field recorders, dictation devices, shock mounts and pop shields.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Condenser capsules are damaged by humidity and by being dropped, in that order of likelihood. Ribbon microphones are damaged by moving air alone and must never be transported without their case. Store with the capsule pointing down in a sealed box with desiccant.", "level": "class", "parent": "3208" }, { "aliases": [ "audio interface", "mixer", "mixing desk", "patchbay", "MIDI controller" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "320802", "name": "Mixing & interface equipment", "description": "Audio interfaces, mixing desks, patchbays, monitor controllers, MIDI controllers and outboard processors.", "typical_mass_kg": 3.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Faders and pots collect dust and grit while in storage and come out crackling. Cover a desk rather than boxing it if it is staying put; if it moves, the faders take the impact, so it travels face up with a rigid lid.", "level": "class", "parent": "3208" } ] } ] }, { "id": "35", "name": "Cables, Power & Connectivity", "description": "Cables, adapters, power delivery and batteries. Its own division because in most households it is the single largest count of individually classifiable objects.", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "3502", "name": "Data Cables", "description": "Cables carrying signal rather than mains power. Grouped by connector family, because that is how they are searched for.", "level": "group", "parent": "35", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "usb-c", "micro usb", "lightning", "type-c", "charging cable" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "350201", "name": "USB cables", "description": "USB-A, USB-B, micro-USB, mini-USB and USB-C cables in all combinations, including charge-only leads.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.06, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "The class most worth subdividing at level 4 if the collection is large \u2014 by end connectors and by length. A drawer of \"USB cables\" is functionally unsearchable past about thirty items.", "level": "class", "parent": "3502" }, { "aliases": [ "hdmi", "displayport", "dvi", "vga", "scart" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "350202", "name": "Video cables", "description": "HDMI, DisplayPort, DVI, VGA, and video adapter leads.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.15, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.4, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "monthly", "level": "class", "parent": "3502" }, { "aliases": [ "ethernet", "cat5e", "cat6", "rj45", "patch lead" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "350203", "name": "Network cables", "description": "Ethernet patch leads, fibre patch cables and structured cabling offcuts.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.12, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.38, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Sort by length, not by category \u2014 length is what the task asks for and category is printed on the jacket anyway.", "level": "class", "parent": "3502" }, { "aliases": [ "aux", "jack", "rca", "xlr", "phono", "toslink" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "350204", "name": "Audio cables", "description": "3.5mm, RCA, XLR, TRS, optical and speaker cable.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.1, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.4, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "monthly", "level": "class", "parent": "3502" } ] }, { "id": "3504", "name": "Power Delivery", "description": "Mains cabling and the equipment that converts or distributes it.", "level": "group", "parent": "35", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "iec", "kettle lead", "c13", "extension lead", "power cord" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "350401", "name": "Mains cables & extension leads", "description": "Kettle leads, figure-8 leads, extension cables and drum reels.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.35, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.55, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Denser than data cables \u2014 copper cross-section rather than air. A box of extension leads reaches its weight limit at about two-thirds full.", "level": "class", "parent": "3504" }, { "aliases": [ "power brick", "wall wart", "psu", "ac adapter", "charger brick" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "350402", "name": "Power supplies & AC adapters", "description": "Laptop bricks, DC wall adapters, barrel-jack supplies and unlabelled PSUs.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.35, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.6, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Label with voltage, current and polarity at classification time, not at retrieval time. An unlabelled brick separated from its device is scrap, which is why this class accumulates.", "level": "class", "parent": "3504" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "350403", "name": "Chargers & charging accessories", "description": "USB chargers, multi-port chargers, wireless charging pads and car chargers.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.2, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.5, "storage_zone": "any", "access_frequency": "daily", "level": "class", "parent": "3504" }, { "aliases": [ "power strip", "surge protector", "ups", "pdu" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "350404", "name": "Power strips, surge protection & UPS", "description": "Power strips, surge protectors, PDUs and uninterruptible power supplies.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.45, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "UPS units contain sealed lead-acid batteries and should be classified as 350802 when moved \u2014 removal firms treat a lead-acid cell as restricted whatever it is bolted into.", "level": "class", "parent": "3504" } ] }, { "id": "3506", "name": "Adapters & Converters", "description": "Passive and active interface conversion.", "level": "group", "parent": "35", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "dongle", "hub", "adapter", "converter", "gender changer" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "choking" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "350601", "name": "Adapters, dongles & converters", "description": "Connector adapters, USB hubs, dongles, and signal converters such as HDMI-to-VGA.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.05, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.45, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "weekly", "level": "class", "parent": "3506" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "350602", "name": "Travel plug adapters & voltage converters", "description": "International plug adapters, travel kits and step-up/step-down voltage converters.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.15, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.55, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Belongs with luggage rather than with cables in practice. Zone here is where it is stored, not what it is \u2014 a good example of storage_zone and taxonomy position disagreeing legitimately.", "level": "class", "parent": "3506" } ] }, { "id": "3508", "name": "Batteries & Portable Power", "description": "Stored electrical energy. The most heavily restricted group in the taxonomy.", "level": "group", "parent": "35", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "aa", "aaa", "alkaline", "duracell", "cr2032", "button cell" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "battery_ingestion", "toxic" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "alkaline", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "children", "electronics" ], "id": "350801", "name": "Primary batteries", "description": "Non-rechargeable alkaline and lithium cells \u2014 AA, AAA, C, D, 9V and button cells.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.025, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 1.4, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Button cells are the serious one \u2014 an ingested lithium coin cell burns through a child's oesophagus within hours and is a medical emergency, not a wait-and-see. That is why this class is child_hazard even though an AA is relatively benign. Densest class in the division at 1.4 kg/L; store in small containers only.\n", "level": "class", "parent": "3508" }, { "aliases": [ 18650, "lipo", "nimh", "tool battery", "sla" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "battery_ingestion", "toxic", "burn" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "9", "un_indicative": "UN3480", "battery": "lithium_ion", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "climate_controlled" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "children", "textiles", "heat" ], "id": "350802", "name": "Rechargeable cells & battery packs", "description": "NiMH cells, lithium-ion packs, 18650 cells, tool batteries and sealed lead-acid.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 1.3, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Store at roughly 40-60% charge, cool, with terminals taped or capped. Full or flat is what kills a cell in storage, and a loose 18650 shorting against a screwdriver is a fire. Removal firms exclude loose lithium cells under standard terms; check before the day rather than on it.\n", "level": "class", "parent": "3508" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "9", "un_indicative": "UN3480", "battery": "lithium_ion", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "climate_controlled" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "heat" ], "id": "350803", "name": "Power banks & portable power stations", "description": "USB power banks, jump starters and portable power stations.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.4, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.9, "storage_zone": "any", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Hand-carry, and note that most airlines cap carry-on power banks at 100 Wh without approval \u2014 relevant to an international move where these cannot go in the shipping container either.", "level": "class", "parent": "3508" } ] }, { "id": "3510", "name": "Connectors & Cable Management", "description": "Terminations and the means of keeping cable tidy.", "level": "group", "parent": "35", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "connector", "crimp", "ferrule", "keystone", "cable gland", "heat shrink", "JST", "RJ45", "spade terminal" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "choking", "sharp" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "351001", "name": "Connectors & terminals", "description": "Bare connectors, crimps, ferrules, terminals, keystone jacks, cable glands, heat-shrink tube, solder tags and connector kits.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.01, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.8, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Loose brass and steel at 0.80 kg/L \u2014 32 kg in a 40 L box. Belongs in compartment cases and small parts drawers, which is also the only way it stays findable.", "level": "class", "parent": "3510" }, { "aliases": [ "zip tie", "cable tie", "velcro", "trunking", "spiral wrap" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "351002", "name": "Cable management", "description": "Cable ties, velcro straps, sleeving, trunking, clips and labels.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.05, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "monthly", "level": "class", "parent": "3510" }, { "aliases": [ "fuse", "blade fuse", "fuse holder", "circuit breaker", "RCD", "inline fuse", "12v distribution" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "electrical", "choking" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "351003", "name": "Fuses & circuit protection", "description": "Blade and cartridge fuses, fuse holders, inline fuses, circuit breakers, RCD adapters, and low-voltage DC distribution and protection.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.1, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.45, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Small, cheap, and the reason a circuit is safe \u2014 a fuse assortment is worth keeping and worth keeping labelled, because the rating is the whole point and an unmarked fuse is not usable. Fitted wiring accessories and consumer unit parts are 451203; this class is the loose protective components and the low-voltage DC side.", "level": "class", "parent": "3510" } ] } ] }, { "id": "40", "name": "Tools & Workshop", "description": "Hand and power tools, workshop equipment, measuring instruments.", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "4002", "name": "Hand Tools", "description": "Unpowered tools held in the hand. Consistently the densest non-fixings material in a house.", "level": "group", "parent": "40", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "hammer", "screwdriver", "pliers", "mallet", "file", "hand tools" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "400201", "name": "General hand tools", "description": "Hammers, screwdrivers, pliers, mallets, punches, files and general-purpose hand tools.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.4, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.65, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "0.65 kg/L puts a filled 40 L box at 26 kg. Hand tools go in a tool box, a crate or a half-height carton \u2014 never a large one, however much space is left in it. Steel tools rust in an unheated garage; a rust inhibitor in a closed box is worth more than the wrapping.", "level": "class", "parent": "4002" }, { "aliases": [ "saw", "chisel", "plane", "stanley knife", "utility knife", "snips" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "sharp" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "400202", "name": "Cutting & edged hand tools", "description": "Saws, chisels, planes, utility knives, blades, snips and shears.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.6, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.6, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Every edge is sheathed, taped or blade-guarded before it goes in a box, and the box is marked on the top face. A loose chisel in a tool box is the standard way of cutting the hand that reaches in \u2014 and a saw tooth will go through a cardboard wall in transit and into whatever is next to it.", "level": "class", "parent": "4002" }, { "aliases": [ "spanner", "socket set", "ratchet", "wrench", "allen keys", "torque wrench" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "400203", "name": "Spanners, sockets & wrenches", "description": "Spanner sets, socket sets, ratchets, torque wrenches, Allen keys and adjustable wrenches.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.95, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Effectively solid steel at 0.95 kg/L \u2014 a 40 L box would be 38 kg and must never be filled. Socket sets stay in their own moulded case, which is both the container and the weight limit.", "level": "class", "parent": "4002" } ] }, { "id": "4004", "name": "Power Tools", "description": "Powered tools, corded and cordless. The batteries are the constraint, not the tools.", "level": "group", "parent": "40", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "drill", "angle grinder", "jigsaw", "sander", "router", "heat gun" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "sharp", "electrical" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "400401", "name": "Corded power tools", "description": "Mains-powered drills, sanders, grinders, jigsaws, routers, heat guns and similar handheld machines.", "typical_mass_kg": 3.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.4, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Blades, discs and bits come off before packing and travel separately \u2014 an angle grinder disc left fitted will break in a box and a fitted drill bit punches through the carton. Store in the moulded case where one exists; the case is why the tool still works in ten years.", "level": "class", "parent": "4004" }, { "aliases": [ "cordless drill", "impact driver", "battery pack", "18v battery", "makita", "dewalt" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "sharp", "electrical" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "9", "un_indicative": "UN3480", "battery": "lithium_ion", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "climate_controlled" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "400402", "name": "Cordless tools & tool batteries", "description": "Battery-powered tools and their lithium battery packs, chargers and cases.", "typical_mass_kg": 2.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.4, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Tool packs are the largest lithium cells in a normal household \u2014 5 Ah at 18 V is roughly 90 Wh per pack, which is at the airline cabin limit for a single battery. Detach them from the tools, store at roughly half charge, keep them out of an unheated garage in winter and a hot loft in summer, and never store a pack that has been dropped or is swollen.", "level": "class", "parent": "4004" }, { "aliases": [ "table saw", "mitre saw", "pillar drill", "bench grinder", "lathe", "compressor" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "sharp", "crush", "electrical" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": true, "handling": [ "depressurise_required" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "400403", "name": "Bench & stationary machines", "description": "Table saws, mitre saws, pillar drills, bench grinders, lathes, planers and workshop compressors.", "typical_mass_kg": 30.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Heavy, top-heavy and usually bolted to a bench. Blades and cutters come off, guards are locked down, and the receiver on a compressor is drained of both air and condensate before it moves \u2014 a charged receiver is a pressure vessel and its tank rusts from the inside if left wet.", "level": "class", "parent": "4004" } ] }, { "id": "4006", "name": "Measuring & Testing", "description": "Instruments used to measure, mark and test.", "level": "group", "parent": "40", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "tape measure", "spirit level", "square", "laser level", "callipers" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "400601", "name": "Measuring & marking tools", "description": "Tape measures, rules, squares, spirit levels, laser levels, callipers, chalk lines and marking gauges.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.4, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "A spirit level that has been dropped still reads, just not truly, and nothing about it looks wrong. Levels and squares are checked after a move rather than trusted, and a long level travels flat and supported along its whole length.", "level": "class", "parent": "4006" }, { "aliases": [ "multimeter", "voltage tester", "stud detector", "thermal camera", "borescope" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "alkaline", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "400602", "name": "Test & electrical instruments", "description": "Multimeters, voltage testers, socket testers, stud detectors, thermal cameras and inspection tools.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Alkaline cells left in an instrument through a long storage period leak and destroy the contacts. Batteries out before anything goes to a loft \u2014 this class and 400601 account for most of the ruined instruments in a garage.", "level": "class", "parent": "4006" } ] }, { "id": "4008", "name": "Workshop Equipment", "description": "Fixed and semi-fixed equipment that supports the work rather than doing it.", "level": "group", "parent": "40", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "workbench", "vice", "clamps", "saw horse", "workmate" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": true, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "400801", "name": "Workbenches & vices", "description": "Workbenches, portable folding benches, vices, clamps, saw horses and bench dogs.", "typical_mass_kg": 12.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.55, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "A cast iron vice is 15\u201325 kg on its own and is unbolted from the bench rather than moved with it. Dense enough that a box of clamps alone will exceed a safe lift.", "level": "class", "parent": "4008" }, { "aliases": [ "ladder", "step ladder", "extension ladder", "trestle", "platform" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "crush" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "400802", "name": "Ladders & access equipment", "description": "Step ladders, extension ladders, platforms, trestles and scaffold towers.", "typical_mass_kg": 10.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.1, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Long, awkward and not boxable \u2014 a ladder is loaded last and comes off first. Stored flat or secured upright against a wall; a leaning ladder that falls is the heaviest thing in a garage moving fastest.", "level": "class", "parent": "4008" }, { "aliases": [ "tool box", "tool chest", "roller cabinet", "tool bag", "systainer" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "400803", "name": "Tool storage & cases", "description": "Tool boxes, tool chests, roller cabinets, tool bags, organisers and modular stacking cases.", "typical_mass_kg": 4.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.15, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Empty, these belong in 95 by function and here by location. Full, they are the container and their contents are separate inventory rows \u2014 a roller cabinet moved loaded is 100 kg on castors and will run away on a ramp.", "level": "class", "parent": "4008" } ] }, { "id": "4010", "name": "Workshop Consumables & Safety", "description": "What gets used up, and what protects the person using it.", "level": "group", "parent": "40", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "sandpaper", "cutting disc", "grinding disc", "drill bits", "saw blade" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "sharp" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "401001", "name": "Abrasives & cutting consumables", "description": "Sandpaper, sanding discs, cutting and grinding discs, drill bits, saw blades, router cutters and wire brushes.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.55, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Bonded abrasive discs have an expiry date printed on them \u2014 typically three years \u2014 because the resin degrades and a disc that shatters at 11,000 rpm is the most dangerous failure in a domestic workshop. Damp storage accelerates it. Discard rather than move anything out of date.", "level": "class", "parent": "4010" }, { "aliases": [ "WD-40", "penetrating oil", "grease", "contact cleaner", "brake cleaner" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic" ], "hazmat": "aerosol", "un_class": "2.1", "un_indicative": "UN1950", "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "climate_controlled" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "textiles", "paper", "children", "heat" ], "id": "401002", "name": "Workshop lubricants & sprays", "description": "Penetrating oil, machine oil, grease, aerosol lubricants, brake cleaner and contact cleaner.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.4, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.7, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Aerosols are on every remover's exclusion list without exception, and they are the single most commonly overlooked item in a garage on moving day. A pressurised can in a hot van or a summer loft can vent or burst. 0.70 kg/L for a crate of cans; find them a week early and dispose or hand-carry.", "level": "class", "parent": "4010" }, { "aliases": [ "safety glasses", "ear defenders", "dust mask", "respirator", "work gloves", "PPE" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "401003", "name": "Safety equipment & PPE", "description": "Safety glasses, ear defenders, dust masks, respirators, work gloves, knee pads and hard hats.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.4, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.15, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Respirator cartridges have a service life once the seal is broken and a shelf life even unopened; hard hats and safety glasses have manufacture dates and go brittle with UV. This is the rare non-food class where perishable is literally true, and the PPE box is worth auditing rather than moving whole.", "level": "class", "parent": "4010" } ] } ] }, { "id": "42", "name": "Hardware, Fixings & Fasteners", "description": "Screws, nails, anchors, hinges, brackets. The densest material in a normal house.", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "4202", "name": "Threaded Fasteners", "description": "Anything with a thread. The densest material in a domestic inventory.", "level": "group", "parent": "42", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "screws", "wood screws", "self tappers", "drywall screws" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "420201", "name": "Screws", "description": "Wood screws, machine screws, self-tappers, decking and drywall screws, loose or boxed.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.01, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 1.2, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "1.20 kg/L is the highest figure in the taxonomy \u2014 a 40 L box of loose screws is 48 kg and is not liftable by anyone. Fixings travel in their own compartment cases or in boxes no larger than about 10 L. A shallow drawer unit of assorted screws already weighs more than it looks.", "level": "class", "parent": "4202" }, { "aliases": [ "bolts", "nuts", "washers", "coach screws", "threaded rod", "studding" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "420202", "name": "Bolts, nuts & washers", "description": "Bolts, set screws, nuts, washers, threaded rod, coach screws and studding.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.05, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 1.3, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Denser again than screws because there is less void. Keep in the case they came in; a single small tub of M10 bolts is a two-hand lift and will burst a carton base from the inside.", "level": "class", "parent": "4202" } ] }, { "id": "4204", "name": "Nails & Driven Fixings", "description": "Fixings driven rather than turned.", "level": "group", "parent": "42", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "nails", "panel pins", "tacks", "staples", "brads" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "sharp" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "420401", "name": "Nails, pins & staples", "description": "Nails of all kinds, panel pins, tacks, staples, brads and nail-gun collated strips.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.02, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 1.25, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Spilled nails are the reason a fixings box is taped rather than folded closed. At 1.25 kg/L the same weight rule as screws applies \u2014 small containers only. Loose nails rust quickly in a garage and a rusted nail bends rather than drives.", "level": "class", "parent": "4204" } ] }, { "id": "4206", "name": "Anchors & Structural Fittings", "description": "What a fixing goes into, and what carries the load.", "level": "group", "parent": "42", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "rawlplugs", "wall plugs", "cavity fixings", "toggle bolts", "anchors" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "choking" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "420601", "name": "Wall plugs & anchors", "description": "Plastic wall plugs, cavity and hollow-wall anchors, toggles, chemical anchors and masonry fixings.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.005, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "The one light class in this division, because plastic plugs are mostly air. Also a choking hazard of exactly the wrong size and colour, and the item most likely to end up loose on a floor during a rebuild.", "level": "class", "parent": "4206" }, { "aliases": [ "brackets", "shelf brackets", "joist hangers", "angle iron", "corner brace" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "sharp" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "420602", "name": "Brackets & structural fittings", "description": "Angle brackets, shelf brackets, joist hangers, plates, straps, corner braces and framing connectors.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.8, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Pressed steel with sharp edges and open corners \u2014 brackets tear anything soft packed next to them and will cut a hand reaching into a box. 0.80 kg/L, so a box of them is a small box.", "level": "class", "parent": "4206" } ] }, { "id": "4208", "name": "Ironmongery & Security Hardware", "description": "Moving hardware fitted to doors, windows and furniture.", "level": "group", "parent": "42", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "hinges", "door handles", "knobs", "latches", "door closer", "cabinet fittings" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "420801", "name": "Hinges, catches & door furniture", "description": "Hinges, handles, knobs, latches, catches, door closers, letter plates and cabinet fittings.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.85, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "When furniture or doors are taken off, their hardware belongs in a bag taped to the item rather than in this division's general box. Reuniting a specific hinge with a specific door months later is close to impossible once it is in a mixed tub.", "level": "class", "parent": "4208" }, { "aliases": [ "lock", "cylinder", "padlock", "deadbolt", "window lock", "safe" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "420802", "name": "Locks & security hardware", "description": "Door locks, cylinders, padlocks, window locks, bolts, safes, chains and security fittings.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.8, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.9, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Every lock is only as useful as its keys, so a lock and its keys are one inventory item, not two. Safes and heavy security hardware are two-person and are the single densest object in most houses \u2014 a small domestic safe is 40\u201380 kg in about 30 L.", "level": "class", "parent": "4208" } ] }, { "id": "4210", "name": "Chain, Cord & Assorted Hardware", "description": "Linear and unclassifiable hardware.", "level": "group", "parent": "42", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "chain", "wire rope", "rope", "cord", "bungee", "ratchet strap", "tie down" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "strangulation" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "421001", "name": "Chain, wire & rope", "description": "Chain, steel wire, cable, rope, cord, bungee, ratchet straps and tie-downs.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.6, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Coiled and tied rather than loose, or it knots itself into an unusable mass and drags everything else out of the box with it. Loops of cord within a child's reach are a strangulation risk that reads as harmless clutter.", "level": "class", "parent": "4210" }, { "aliases": [ "odds and ends", "spare parts", "hardware drawer", "sundries", "bits box" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "421002", "name": "Assorted hardware & spares", "description": "The mixed hardware drawer \u2014 odd fixings, furniture bolts, spare parts, allen keys from flat-pack, and unidentified metalware.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.7, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Every house has this drawer and no taxonomy can decompose it usefully, so it gets a code rather than a pretence of classification. It differs from 999901 in that its contents are known to be hardware \u2014 it is a deliberate mixed class, not a failed classification.", "level": "class", "parent": "4210" } ] } ] }, { "id": "45", "name": "Building & Decorating Materials", "description": "Paint, adhesives, sealants, timber, tiles, fitted units. Heavily represented in mover-restricted and hazmat classes.", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "4502", "name": "Paints & Coatings", "description": "Liquid finishes. Between them these account for most of what a removal firm refuses to load.", "level": "group", "parent": "45", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "emulsion", "acrylic paint", "matt", "vinyl silk", "primer" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "textiles", "paper" ], "id": "450201", "name": "Water-based paint", "description": "Emulsion, acrylic and other water-based paints, primers and undercoats.", "typical_mass_kg": 5.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 1.1, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Not dangerous goods, and still refused by most removal firms \u2014 an open tin of emulsion in a van is a claim waiting to happen and their terms exclude it. Freezing destroys the emulsion permanently, so an unheated garage over winter is the end of it. At 1.10 kg/L a 5 L tin is 5.5 kg and a crate of four is a two-hand lift.", "level": "class", "parent": "4502" }, { "aliases": [ "gloss", "oil paint", "varnish", "lacquer", "wood stain" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic" ], "hazmat": "flammable", "un_class": "3", "un_indicative": "UN1263", "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "climate_controlled" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "textiles", "paper", "children", "heat" ], "id": "450202", "name": "Solvent-based paint & varnish", "description": "Gloss, satin and eggshell oil-based paints, varnishes, lacquers, stains and metal paints.", "typical_mass_kg": 3.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 1.0, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "UN1263 covers paint, varnish, lacquer and thinner as one entry and it is class 3 flammable liquid. It cannot travel on a household removal van, cannot go in an air or sea container as household goods, and is the single most common reason a packed garage has to be reopened. Dispose at a household waste site before the move rather than planning to carry it.", "level": "class", "parent": "4502" }, { "aliases": [ "wood preserver", "decking oil", "teak oil", "creosote", "timber treatment" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic" ], "hazmat": "flammable", "un_class": "3", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "climate_controlled" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "textiles", "children", "heat" ], "id": "450203", "name": "Wood treatments & preservatives", "description": "Wood preservers, decking oils, creosote substitutes, teak oil and exterior timber treatments.", "typical_mass_kg": 4.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 1.0, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Oil-soaked rags from this class self-heat and are a genuine spontaneous combustion risk \u2014 linseed and teak oil rags belong in water or spread flat outdoors, never balled in a bin in a garage. The product's own UN number depends on its flash point and varies by brand, so none is stated here.", "level": "class", "parent": "4502" }, { "aliases": [ "white spirit", "turps", "meths", "acetone", "paint stripper", "brush cleaner" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic", "burn" ], "hazmat": "flammable", "un_class": "3", "un_indicative": "UN1993", "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "climate_controlled" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "textiles", "paper", "electronics", "children", "heat" ], "id": "450204", "name": "Thinners, solvents & brush cleaner", "description": "White spirit, turpentine, methylated spirit, acetone, brush cleaner and paint stripper.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.85, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "The most volatile thing in a normal garage. Vapour is heavier than air, collects at floor level and finds an ignition source across a room. Stored in the original labelled container with the cap tight, off the floor, away from anything electrical.", "level": "class", "parent": "4502" } ] }, { "id": "4504", "name": "Adhesives & Sealants", "description": "What sticks and seals. Split by whether the carrier is a solvent, because that is what decides how it travels.", "level": "group", "parent": "45", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "PVA", "wallpaper paste", "tile adhesive", "polyfilla", "filler" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "450401", "name": "Water-based adhesives & fillers", "description": "PVA, wallpaper paste, tile adhesive, ready-mixed filler and other non-solvent adhesives and fillers.", "typical_mass_kg": 2.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 1.1, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Freeze-thaw ruins PVA and ready-mixed fillers irreversibly, and every one of them has a shelf life measured in months once opened. High density, so tubs go in a crate rather than a carton.", "level": "class", "parent": "4504" }, { "aliases": [ "contact adhesive", "evostik", "spray adhesive", "superglue", "expanding foam" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic" ], "hazmat": "flammable", "un_class": "3", "un_indicative": "UN1133", "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "climate_controlled" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "textiles", "paper", "children", "heat" ], "id": "450402", "name": "Solvent adhesives & aerosol glues", "description": "Contact adhesive, impact adhesive, spray mount, superglue, PU foam adhesive and expanding foam.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.75, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "UN1133 is the adhesives entry and covers most contact and impact adhesives. Expanding foam canisters are pressurised as well as flammable and burst if stored above roughly 50 \u00b0C \u2014 a summer loft reaches that.", "level": "class", "parent": "4504" }, { "aliases": [ "silicone", "mastic", "sealant", "caulk", "grab adhesive", "no more nails" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "450403", "name": "Sealants & mastics", "description": "Silicone, acrylic and polyurethane sealants, mastic, grab adhesive cartridges and sealant guns.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.4, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.9, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Cartridges have a shelf life of roughly a year and cure in the tube regardless of use. A box of old sealant is one of the easiest things to discard before a move rather than carry.", "level": "class", "parent": "4504" } ] }, { "id": "4506", "name": "Decorating Tools & Sundries", "description": "The reusable side of decorating.", "level": "group", "parent": "45", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "paint brush", "roller", "paint tray", "scraper", "filling knife" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "450601", "name": "Brushes, rollers & decorating tools", "description": "Paint brushes, rollers, trays, scrapers, filling knives, wallpaper tools and paint kettles.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "A brush that went into storage without being cleaned to the bristle root is not a brush any more. This class is worth auditing rather than moving whole.", "level": "class", "parent": "4506" }, { "aliases": [ "masking tape", "dust sheet", "protective film", "decorators tape" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "450602", "name": "Masking & surface protection", "description": "Masking tape, dust sheets, protective film, sandpaper for decorating and preparation sundries.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Masking tape loses adhesion with age and heat and then tears into shreds on removal. Also the class most useful on moving day itself, so it does not get packed deep.", "level": "class", "parent": "4506" } ] }, { "id": "4508", "name": "Timber & Sheet Materials", "description": "Structural and sheet stock. Long, heavy and boxable only in the sense that nothing here goes in a box.", "level": "group", "parent": "45", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "timber", "wood", "skirting", "architrave", "planks", "offcuts" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "flat", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "450801", "name": "Timber, mouldings & offcuts", "description": "Sawn and planed timber, skirting, architrave, dowel, beading and the offcut pile.", "typical_mass_kg": 5.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.55, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Stored flat and fully supported or it bows and is then useless for the job it was kept for. Timber that gets damp and dries unevenly twists. The offcut pile is the classic thing moved at cost and never used.", "level": "class", "parent": "4508" }, { "aliases": [ "plywood", "MDF", "chipboard", "plasterboard", "OSB", "hardboard" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "flat", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "450802", "name": "Sheet materials & boards", "description": "Plywood, MDF, chipboard, plasterboard, hardboard, OSB and insulation board.", "typical_mass_kg": 20.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.7, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "A full 2440\u00d71220 sheet of 18 mm MDF is about 40 kg and does not fit in a car or through a domestic stair turn. Plasterboard breaks under its own weight if carried flat rather than on edge. Damp plasterboard is scrap.", "level": "class", "parent": "4508" } ] }, { "id": "4510", "name": "Tiles, Stone & Aggregates", "description": "Mineral materials. The densest class of anything in a domestic setting.", "level": "group", "parent": "45", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "tiles", "ceramic tiles", "grout", "spare tiles", "tile trim" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "451001", "name": "Tiles & tiling materials", "description": "Wall and floor tiles, spare tiles kept for repairs, grout, spacers and trim.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 1.6, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "1.60 kg/L means a 20 L crate of tiles is 32 kg \u2014 this class is limited by weight at a quarter of a normal box. Tiles travel on edge like plates, never stacked flat. A dozen spare tiles from the original batch are worth keeping and worth recording as such; a dye lot cannot be matched later.", "level": "class", "parent": "4510" }, { "aliases": [ "cement", "sand", "plaster", "mortar", "gravel", "ballast", "postcrete" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic", "burn" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "451002", "name": "Cement, plaster & aggregates", "description": "Cement, sand, plaster, mortar mix, grit, gravel and bagged aggregates.", "typical_mass_kg": 25.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 1.5, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Cement and plaster go off in the bag from atmospheric moisture alone \u2014 three to six months is the practical life and a bag that has gone hard is landfill. Wet cement is strongly alkaline and burns skin on prolonged contact, which is why this class carries a burn reason despite being cold. A 25 kg bag is a single-item two-person lift.", "level": "class", "parent": "4510" } ] }, { "id": "4512", "name": "Fitted Units & Building Hardware", "description": "What is installed rather than placed. Free-standing equivalents are 15.", "level": "group", "parent": "45", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "kitchen units", "worktop", "fitted wardrobe", "carcass", "internal door" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": true, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "451201", "name": "Fitted units & worktops", "description": "Kitchen and bathroom carcasses, fitted wardrobes, doors, worktops and built-in cabinetry.", "typical_mass_kg": 25.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "A fitted kitchen removed intact rarely fits anywhere else and chipboard carcasses do not survive a second installation. Solid worktops are the exception and are worth keeping. Stone worktops are 451002 territory by weight and need a specialist.", "level": "class", "parent": "4512" }, { "aliases": [ "pipe", "compression fitting", "valve", "tap washer", "PTFE", "waste trap" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "451202", "name": "Plumbing parts & fittings", "description": "Pipe, fittings, valves, tap spares, waste fittings, PTFE tape and plumbing sundries.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.6, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Copper fittings are dense and small, so this ends up as a heavy little box. Keeping the spares that match the taps actually installed is worth more than the general assortment.", "level": "class", "parent": "4512" }, { "aliases": [ "socket", "switch", "back box", "twin and earth", "junction box", "consumer unit" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "electrical" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "451203", "name": "Electrical fittings & wiring accessories", "description": "Sockets, switches, back boxes, cable, junction boxes, consumer unit parts and light fittings not yet installed.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.5, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Cable drums are heavy out of all proportion to their size \u2014 a 50 m drum of 2.5 mm twin and earth is about 9 kg. Installed wiring accessories are part of the building; this class is only what is loose and spare.", "level": "class", "parent": "4512" }, { "aliases": [ "loft insulation", "rockwool", "celotex", "DPM", "membrane", "breather" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "451204", "name": "Insulation & membranes", "description": "Loft insulation, insulation board, damp-proof membrane, breather membrane and sealing tapes.", "typical_mass_kg": 6.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.03, "storage_zone": "loft", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "The lowest density in the taxonomy at 0.03 kg/L \u2014 a van fills with insulation long before it approaches its weight limit, and compressing mineral wool to fit permanently destroys the performance that is the entire point of it. Handle with gloves and a mask.", "level": "class", "parent": "4512" } ] } ] }, { "id": "50", "name": "Garden & Outdoor", "description": "Garden tools, outdoor furniture, planters, hoses, barbecues.", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "5002", "name": "Garden Tools & Wear", "description": "Unpowered garden tools and what is worn to use them.", "level": "group", "parent": "50", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "spade", "fork", "rake", "hoe", "broom", "loppers", "shears" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "sharp" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "500201", "name": "Long-handled garden tools", "description": "Spades, forks, rakes, hoes, brooms, shears, loppers and other long-handled tools.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.8, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Not boxable \u2014 bundled by the shafts and strapped, heads together and covered. Loose garden tool heads in a van will damage everything they are loaded against. Wooden shafts rot from the ferrule down if stored standing on a wet floor.", "level": "class", "parent": "5002" }, { "aliases": [ "trowel", "secateurs", "pruners", "hand fork", "weeder" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "sharp" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "500202", "name": "Hand garden tools", "description": "Trowels, hand forks, secateurs, pruners, dibbers, weeders and hand tools for planting.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.5, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Secateurs and pruners are sprung and sharp and should be locked closed before packing. Clean and oil before storage \u2014 soil left on steel over a winter pits it.", "level": "class", "parent": "5002" }, { "aliases": [ "gardening gloves", "gauntlets", "kneeler", "knee pads", "garden apron" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "500203", "name": "Gardening gloves & protective wear", "description": "Gardening gloves, gauntlets, kneelers, knee pads, aprons and wellingtons kept for garden use.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.2, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.15, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Stored damp, leather and fabric gloves grow mould and stiffen beyond use. Dried thoroughly before they go into a sealed box, or left in an open crate rather than a sealed one.", "level": "class", "parent": "5002" } ] }, { "id": "5004", "name": "Powered Garden Equipment", "description": "Machines and their fuel. The fuel is the part that cannot travel.", "level": "group", "parent": "50", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "lawnmower", "strimmer", "hedge trimmer", "leaf blower", "chainsaw", "rotavator" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "sharp", "crush" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "drain_required" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "500401", "name": "Mowers & powered garden machines", "description": "Lawnmowers, strimmers, hedge trimmers, leaf blowers, chippers, chainsaws and rotavators.", "typical_mass_kg": 25.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Petrol machines are drained of fuel and oil before they travel \u2014 a remover will not take a machine with fuel in the tank, and a mower tipped on its side in a van leaks both. Run the carburettor dry rather than just emptying the tank. Blades and chains are removed or guarded.", "level": "class", "parent": "5004" }, { "aliases": [ "cordless mower", "battery strimmer", "garden tool battery", "36v battery" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "sharp", "electrical" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "9", "un_indicative": "UN3480", "battery": "lithium_ion", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "climate_controlled" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "500402", "name": "Cordless garden tools & batteries", "description": "Battery-powered mowers, trimmers and garden tools, and their lithium battery packs and chargers.", "typical_mass_kg": 8.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.25, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Garden tool packs run to 36\u201380 V and several hundred watt-hours \u2014 well beyond any airline allowance and beyond what many international movers will accept in a container. Detached from the tool, stored at half charge in a frost-free place, and never left on a charger over a winter.", "level": "class", "parent": "5004" }, { "aliases": [ "petrol", "two stroke", "chain oil", "jerry can", "fuel can", "lawnmower petrol" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic", "burn" ], "hazmat": "flammable", "un_class": "3", "un_indicative": "UN1203", "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "climate_controlled" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "textiles", "paper", "electronics", "children", "heat" ], "id": "500403", "name": "Garden machine fuel & oil", "description": "Petrol, two-stroke mix, chain oil, engine oil and fuel cans kept for garden machinery.", "typical_mass_kg": 5.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.8, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "UN1203 petrol is refused by every removal firm and cannot be shipped as household goods by any mode. A part-full jerry can in a garage is the item most often found on moving morning with nowhere to go. Run it through the machine or dispose of it at a waste site in the weeks before, not on the day. Petrol also degrades in about three months and stale fuel is why the mower will not start in spring.", "level": "class", "parent": "5004" } ] }, { "id": "5006", "name": "Watering & Irrigation", "description": "Getting water to plants.", "level": "group", "parent": "50", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "hose", "hosepipe", "watering can", "sprinkler", "hose reel" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "drain_required" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "500601", "name": "Hoses & watering equipment", "description": "Garden hoses, reels, watering cans, sprinklers, spray guns and connectors.", "typical_mass_kg": 4.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Drained before frost and before packing \u2014 water left in a hose or a spray gun freezes and splits it, and in a van it simply comes out. Coiled loosely rather than kinked; a kink sets permanently in reinforced hose.", "level": "class", "parent": "5006" }, { "aliases": [ "irrigation", "drip system", "water butt", "hose timer", "rain barrel" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "alkaline", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "drain_required" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "500602", "name": "Irrigation & water storage", "description": "Irrigation systems, drippers, timers, water butts, rain diverters and outdoor taps.", "typical_mass_kg": 8.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.08, "storage_zone": "outdoor", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "A water butt is bulky, near weightless empty and immovable full \u2014 drain it days ahead, not on the day. Battery timers must have their cells removed for winter or they leak into the contacts.", "level": "class", "parent": "5006" } ] }, { "id": "5008", "name": "Outdoor Furniture & Structures", "description": "What stands in the garden.", "level": "group", "parent": "50", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "garden furniture", "patio set", "sun lounger", "garden bench", "rattan set" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": true, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "500801", "name": "Outdoor furniture", "description": "Garden tables, chairs, benches, loungers, cushions for outdoor use and folding garden seating.", "typical_mass_kg": 12.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.1, "storage_zone": "outdoor", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Synthetic rattan and plastic go brittle from UV over a few summers and then crack in transit even though they looked sound. Outdoor cushions must be bone dry before storage or they mould through in a fortnight.", "level": "class", "parent": "5008" }, { "aliases": [ "parasol", "umbrella", "awning", "gazebo", "shade sail" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "500802", "name": "Parasols, awnings & shade", "description": "Parasols, cantilever umbrellas, awnings, shade sails, gazebos and their bases.", "typical_mass_kg": 10.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.15, "storage_zone": "outdoor", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "A parasol base is concrete or filled steel at 15\u201325 kg and is a separate item from the parasol in every practical sense. Canopies are stored dry and rolled; folded wet they rot along the creases.", "level": "class", "parent": "5008" }, { "aliases": [ "shed", "greenhouse", "cold frame", "trellis", "fence panel", "pergola" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": true, "handling": [ "specialist_mover" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "500803", "name": "Sheds, greenhouses & garden structures", "description": "Sheds, greenhouses, cold frames, arches, trellis, fencing panels and garden buildings.", "typical_mass_kg": 60.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "outdoor", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Usually a fixture rather than a chattel, and whether it is included in a property sale is a contractual question that should be settled in writing before anyone plans to move it. Greenhouse glass is unframed, unlaminated and sharp, and a dismantled greenhouse is one of the more dangerous loads a domestic move can produce.", "level": "class", "parent": "5008" } ] }, { "id": "5010", "name": "Barbecue & Outdoor Cooking", "description": "Outdoor cooking and its fuel.", "level": "group", "parent": "50", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "barbecue", "BBQ", "smoker", "pizza oven", "fire pit", "chiminea", "patio heater" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": true, "handling": [ "professional_disconnect" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "501001", "name": "Barbecues & outdoor cookers", "description": "Charcoal and gas barbecues, smokers, pizza ovens, fire pits, chimineas and patio heaters.", "typical_mass_kg": 25.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.15, "storage_zone": "outdoor", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Gas models are disconnected from the cylinder and the regulator and hose removed before they move. Grease left in a barbecue over a stored winter goes rancid and attracts vermin \u2014 degrease before storage rather than after.", "level": "class", "parent": "5010" }, { "aliases": [ "charcoal", "briquettes", "firelighters", "kindling", "lighting gel" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic", "burn" ], "hazmat": "flammable", "un_class": "4.1", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "textiles", "paper", "children", "heat" ], "id": "501002", "name": "Barbecue fuel & firelighters", "description": "Charcoal, briquettes, firelighters, lighting gel, kindling and solid fuel for outdoor cooking.", "typical_mass_kg": 4.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.4, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Charcoal in bulk self-heats and is a class 4.2 concern at pallet scale; domestic quantities are treated here as class 4.1 flammable solid, which is enough to explain why a mover will not take it. Damp charcoal is both useless and the version most likely to self-heat as it dries.", "level": "class", "parent": "5010" }, { "aliases": [ "patio gas", "propane", "butane", "calor", "gas bottle", "LPG cylinder" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "burn" ], "hazmat": "compressed_gas", "un_class": "2.1", "un_indicative": "UN1965", "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "professional_disconnect" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "children", "heat" ], "id": "501003", "name": "LPG & gas cylinders", "description": "Patio gas, propane and butane cylinders, camping gas bottles and their regulators.", "typical_mass_kg": 13.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.45, "storage_zone": "outdoor", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Refused universally, by removal firms, by ferries and by every form of container shipping, full or empty \u2014 a nominally empty cylinder still holds vapour and is still class 2.1. Cylinders are returned to the supplier under their exchange scheme, never moved. Always upright, never in a sealed vehicle interior, never in a loft.", "level": "class", "parent": "5010" } ] }, { "id": "5012", "name": "Plants & Growing", "description": "Living plants and what they grow in. The only division where the inventory is alive.", "level": "group", "parent": "50", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "house plant", "pot plant", "succulent", "orchid", "indoor plant" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "living", "hand_carry", "climate_controlled", "customs_declaration", "permit_required" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "501201", "name": "Indoor plants", "description": "House plants, potted indoor specimens, orchids, succulents and their decorative pots.", "typical_mass_kg": 3.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.5, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Plants cannot be packed, cannot be stored and cannot cross most borders. Live plants and their soil are prohibited or require a phytosanitary certificate almost everywhere, and soil in particular is banned outright by many countries because of what lives in it. For an international move the realistic options are rehome, gift, or take cuttings in sterile medium under a certificate. Domestically they travel last, upright, in an open box, in the car rather than the van.", "level": "class", "parent": "5012" }, { "aliases": [ "shrub", "potted tree", "perennial", "bedding plant", "garden plant" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "living", "climate_controlled", "customs_declaration", "permit_required" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "501202", "name": "Outdoor plants & garden stock", "description": "Potted shrubs, trees, perennials, bedding plants and anything held in a pot outdoors.", "typical_mass_kg": 15.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.7, "storage_zone": "outdoor", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "A potted shrub is mostly wet compost and is far heavier than it looks \u2014 0.70 kg/L, so a 30 L pot is over 20 kg. Whether garden plants are included in a property sale is a contract question. Lifting established plants is a horticultural decision with a season attached to it, not a moving-day one.", "level": "class", "parent": "5012" }, { "aliases": [ "seeds", "bulbs", "tubers", "propagator", "seed tray" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "permit_required" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "501203", "name": "Seeds, bulbs & propagation", "description": "Seed packets, bulbs, corms, tubers, propagators, plug trays and seed-starting equipment.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Seeds and bulbs are regulated across borders in their own right and are seized routinely \u2014 they are not a lesser case than live plants. Stored cool, dark and dry; a hot loft kills a seed store for the following spring without any visible sign.", "level": "class", "parent": "5012" }, { "aliases": [ "compost", "potting soil", "topsoil", "bark", "mulch", "grow bag" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "501204", "name": "Compost, soil & growing media", "description": "Bagged compost, topsoil, bark, gravel mulch, grow bags and potting media.", "typical_mass_kg": 20.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.6, "storage_zone": "outdoor", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Wet compost is far denser than the bag suggests and a soaked 50 L bag can approach 40 kg. Soil is prohibited across most borders regardless of quantity. Open bags left through a winter compost themselves and lose structure.", "level": "class", "parent": "5012" }, { "aliases": [ "fertiliser", "weedkiller", "slug pellets", "lawn feed", "pesticide", "glyphosate" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic" ], "hazmat": "toxic", "un_class": "6.1", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "textiles", "medicine", "children" ], "id": "501205", "name": "Fertilisers & garden chemicals", "description": "Fertilisers, feeds, weedkillers, slug pellets, lawn treatments and garden pesticides.", "typical_mass_kg": 2.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.85, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Garden pesticides are class 6.1 and refused by removers. Slug pellets and rodent bait are also acutely toxic to pets and are the garden chemical most often left within reach. Several formulations have been withdrawn from sale since being bought, and an old container may be one that can no longer legally be used \u2014 dispose through a household hazardous waste route rather than moving it.", "level": "class", "parent": "5012" } ] }, { "id": "5014", "name": "Pools & Water Features", "description": "Standing water and what treats it.", "level": "group", "parent": "50", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "pool", "hot tub", "pond pump", "filter", "pool cover", "fountain" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "drain_required", "professional_disconnect" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "501401", "name": "Pool & water feature equipment", "description": "Paddling and above-ground pools, hot tubs, pumps, filters, covers, ponds and fountain equipment.", "typical_mass_kg": 20.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "outdoor", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Drained and dried completely \u2014 residual water in a pump housing freezes and cracks the casing, and a liner folded wet mildews permanently. A hot tub is a specialist move and often needs an electrician to disconnect it.", "level": "class", "parent": "5014" }, { "aliases": [ "chlorine tablets", "pool chlorine", "shock", "algaecide", "pH minus" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic", "burn" ], "hazmat": "oxidiser", "un_class": "5.1", "un_indicative": "UN2880", "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "climate_controlled" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "textiles", "paper", "medicine", "children", "heat" ], "id": "501402", "name": "Pool & spa chemicals", "description": "Chlorine tablets and granules, pH adjusters, algaecide, shock treatment and test kits.", "typical_mass_kg": 3.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 1.0, "storage_zone": "outdoor", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Oxidisers are the most dangerous chemical class a household normally holds and the least recognised as such. Calcium hypochlorite reacts violently with acids, with organic material and with damp, and pool chlorine stored next to a garden acid or a bottle of brick cleaner is a genuine fire and chlorine gas risk rather than a theoretical one. Never in the same crate as anything else in 45 or 55.", "level": "class", "parent": "5014" } ] } ] }, { "id": "52", "name": "Sports, Fitness & Leisure", "description": "Sports equipment, exercise machines, camping and outdoor pursuit kit.", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "5202", "name": "Fitness Equipment", "description": "Home exercise equipment. Splits sharply into things that are very heavy and things that are not.", "level": "group", "parent": "52", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "treadmill", "cross trainer", "exercise bike", "rowing machine", "multigym" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": true, "handling": [ "specialist_mover" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "520201", "name": "Large exercise machines", "description": "Treadmills, cross trainers, exercise bikes, rowing machines, multigyms and weight benches.", "typical_mass_kg": 70.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.25, "storage_zone": "any", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "A treadmill is the heaviest single non-furniture object in most homes and its mass is concentrated in the motor at one end, so it is not balanced for two people carrying it level. Many came in through a door that they will not go back out of assembled. Fold and lock the deck, and photograph the cable routing on a multigym before releasing any tension.", "level": "class", "parent": "5202" }, { "aliases": [ "dumbbells", "weights", "barbell", "kettlebell", "weight plates" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "520202", "name": "Free weights & resistance equipment", "description": "Dumbbells, barbells, weight plates, kettlebells, medicine balls and resistance bands.", "typical_mass_kg": 10.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 2.5, "storage_zone": "any", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "2.50 kg/L is the highest figure in the taxonomy by a wide margin \u2014 cast iron with almost no void. An 8 L container of weight plates is 20 kg and is already at a safe lift. Weights are never boxed; they are carried individually or moved on a sack truck, and they go on a van floor rather than on anything. A dropped plate goes through a floorboard.", "level": "class", "parent": "5202" }, { "aliases": [ "yoga mat", "exercise mat", "foam roller", "balance board", "gym flooring" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "flat", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "520203", "name": "Mats & floor exercise equipment", "description": "Yoga mats, exercise mats, foam rollers, balance boards, steps and gym flooring.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.12, "storage_zone": "any", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Rolled rather than folded \u2014 a fold in a closed-cell foam mat is a permanent crease and eventually a split. Rolled mats are useful padding for furniture edges on the same load.", "level": "class", "parent": "5202" } ] }, { "id": "5204", "name": "Team & Racquet Sports", "description": "Equipment for court, field and table games.", "level": "group", "parent": "52", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "tennis racquet", "golf clubs", "cricket bat", "hockey stick", "badminton" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "520401", "name": "Racquets, bats & clubs", "description": "Tennis and badminton racquets, cricket and baseball bats, golf clubs, hockey sticks and their bags.", "typical_mass_kg": 3.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Long and unboxable \u2014 these travel in their own bags, which is what the bags are for. Racquet strings lose tension with heat and time whether or not the racquet is used, and a graphite shaft stored under load takes a set.", "level": "class", "parent": "5204" }, { "aliases": [ "football", "basketball", "net", "goal", "cones", "ball pump" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "520402", "name": "Balls & team sports equipment", "description": "Balls of all kinds, nets, goals, cones, bibs, pumps and team training equipment.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.08, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Deflate before packing and the volume drops by four fifths; inflated balls are almost pure air and fill a van. Left inflated in heat they stretch the bladder permanently.", "level": "class", "parent": "5204" } ] }, { "id": "5206", "name": "Camping & Outdoor Pursuits", "description": "Kit for being away from a building.", "level": "group", "parent": "52", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "tent", "sleeping bag", "roll mat", "camp bed", "camping chair" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "520601", "name": "Camping & shelter equipment", "description": "Tents, sleeping bags, roll mats, camp beds, camping furniture and awnings.", "typical_mass_kg": 6.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.15, "storage_zone": "loft", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "A tent packed damp is a tent with mildew and a failed waterproof coating, and the failure appears a season later rather than at the time. Everything in this class goes into storage bone dry. Down sleeping bags are stored loose in a large sack, never compressed in their stuff sack \u2014 the compression is what kills the fill.", "level": "class", "parent": "5206" }, { "aliases": [ "camping stove", "gas canister", "camping gas", "meths burner", "fuel bottle" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "burn", "toxic" ], "hazmat": "compressed_gas", "un_class": "2.1", "un_indicative": "UN2037", "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "climate_controlled" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "textiles", "paper", "children", "heat" ], "id": "520602", "name": "Camping stoves & fuel", "description": "Camping stoves, gas cartridges, liquid fuel bottles, meths burners, lanterns and solid fuel blocks.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.8, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.5, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Small gas cartridges are UN2037 and are refused by removers, airlines and ferries alike, including cartridges believed to be empty. They are also the item most easily forgotten inside a packed tent bag or a camping crate \u2014 check the kit rather than the garage shelf. Liquid fuel bottles must be emptied and aired, not merely closed.", "level": "class", "parent": "5206" }, { "aliases": [ "climbing rope", "harness", "carabiner", "walking poles", "crampons", "ice axe" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "sharp" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "heat" ], "id": "520603", "name": "Hiking & climbing equipment", "description": "Rucksacks for expedition use, walking poles, climbing hardware, ropes, harnesses and navigation equipment.", "typical_mass_kg": 3.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Life-safety equipment with a real expiry. Rope and slings are retired on age regardless of use \u2014 commonly ten years from manufacture and much less with use \u2014 and are destroyed by UV, by heat and by contact with any acid or solvent. A rope stored in a garage next to 450204 is a rope to throw away. Record the manufacture date on the item, not the purchase date.", "level": "class", "parent": "5206" } ] }, { "id": "5208", "name": "Water & Snow Sports", "description": "Seasonal equipment tied to a specific environment.", "level": "group", "parent": "52", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "wetsuit", "buoyancy aid", "paddleboard", "kayak", "surfboard", "snorkel" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "520801", "name": "Water sports equipment", "description": "Wetsuits, buoyancy aids, snorkels, paddleboards, kayaks, surfboards and swimming equipment.", "typical_mass_kg": 8.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.1, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Neoprene is stored flat or on a wide hanger and never folded \u2014 a crease in a wetsuit becomes a split. Boards are long, light and easy to damage by placing anything on them. Salt left on any of it corrodes every fitting it touches.", "level": "class", "parent": "5208" }, { "aliases": [ "skis", "snowboard", "ski poles", "ski boots", "helmet" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "520802", "name": "Snow sports equipment", "description": "Skis, snowboards, poles, ski boots, helmets and snow sports protection.", "typical_mass_kg": 6.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.25, "storage_zone": "loft", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Edges are stored dry and lightly waxed or they rust through the season. Ski boots are buckled loosely rather than tightly and never stored compressed flat, and helmets have a service life of a few years and are retired after any impact even if they look intact.", "level": "class", "parent": "5208" } ] }, { "id": "5210", "name": "Cycling", "description": "Bicycles and what goes with them. Electric cycle batteries are the significant hazard here.", "level": "group", "parent": "52", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "bike", "bicycle", "e-bike", "mountain bike", "folding bike", "road bike" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": true, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "521001", "name": "Bicycles", "description": "Bicycles of all kinds, including children's bikes, e-bikes and folding bikes, without their batteries.", "typical_mass_kg": 13.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.08, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Pedals off and handlebars turned in line with the frame takes roughly a third off the footprint and is the difference between fitting a van gap and not. Carbon frames must not be clamped by the tube or strapped over a hard edge \u2014 the damage is invisible and the failure is later.", "level": "class", "parent": "5210" }, { "aliases": [ "e-bike battery", "ebike battery", "scooter battery", "PLEV battery" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "electrical", "burn" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "9", "un_indicative": "UN3480", "battery": "lithium_ion", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "climate_controlled", "hand_carry" ], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "textiles", "paper", "bedding", "children", "heat" ], "id": "521002", "name": "E-bike & e-scooter batteries", "description": "Removable lithium battery packs for electric bicycles, scooters and other personal light electric vehicles, and their chargers.", "typical_mass_kg": 3.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.6, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "The largest lithium cell most households own \u2014 typically 400\u2013800 Wh, several times any airline limit and beyond what most international movers accept in a container at all. These are the packs behind the recent rise in domestic fires, and the failure mode is thermal runaway that cannot be extinguished with water. Detached from the bike, stored at roughly half charge on a hard non-combustible surface away from an exit route, charged only while someone is awake and present, and never a damaged or swollen pack under any circumstances.", "level": "class", "parent": "5210" }, { "aliases": [ "bike helmet", "bike lock", "bike lights", "pannier", "inner tube", "track pump" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "9", "un_indicative": "UN3481", "battery": "lithium_ion", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "521003", "name": "Cycling accessories & spares", "description": "Helmets, lights, locks, pumps, tools, spare tubes, panniers and cycling clothing.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Helmets are single-impact items with a manufacture date and are retired on age, so an old spare helmet is not a spare. A D-lock is dense enough to damage anything it is packed against. Rechargeable lights hold small lithium cells.", "level": "class", "parent": "5210" } ] }, { "id": "5212", "name": "Shooting & Archery", "description": "Controlled and licensed sporting equipment. Legally distinct from everything else in this division.", "level": "group", "parent": "52", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "bow", "crossbow", "arrows", "air rifle", "air pistol", "pellets" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "sharp" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "permit_required" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "521201", "name": "Archery & air weapons", "description": "Bows, crossbows, arrows, air rifles, air pistols and their pellets and targets.", "typical_mass_kg": 3.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Ownership, transport and age rules vary by jurisdiction and several of these are licensed in some countries and unrestricted in others \u2014 the same air rifle can be lawful at one end of a move and an offence at the other. Transported in a locked case, unstrung or uncharged, and checked against local law before rather than after the move.", "level": "class", "parent": "5212" }, { "aliases": [ "shotgun", "rifle", "ammunition", "cartridges", "gun safe" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic", "sharp" ], "hazmat": "explosive", "un_class": "1", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "permit_required", "hand_carry", "specialist_mover" ], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "children", "heat" ], "id": "521202", "name": "Firearms & ammunition", "description": "Licensed sporting firearms, ammunition, propellant, primers and secure gun storage.", "typical_mass_kg": 4.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.6, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Held only under licence and moved only under the terms of that licence, which is normally by the holder in person and never by a removal firm. Ammunition is class 1 explosive and is refused by every carrier without an explosives licence. A change of address on a firearms certificate is a notifiable event with its own deadline, and secure storage must be installed and inspected at the new address before the items arrive. This class exists in the taxonomy so that an inventory can flag it early, not because it is packable.", "level": "class", "parent": "5212" } ] } ] }, { "id": "55", "name": "Cleaning & Household Chemicals", "description": "Cleaning agents, equipment and consumables. The division that drives most anti-affinity rules.", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "5502", "name": "Cleaning Agents", "description": "Liquid, powder and gel cleaning chemicals, split by hazard class rather than by what surface they clean.", "level": "group", "parent": "55", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "washing up liquid", "surface spray", "all purpose cleaner" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "paper" ], "id": "550201", "name": "General purpose cleaners", "description": "Washing-up liquid, surface sprays, floor cleaner, glass cleaner and other low-hazard detergents.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.8, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.95, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Low hazard but not no hazard, and liquid regardless \u2014 anything liquid travels upright, bagged, and never above something absorbent.", "level": "class", "parent": "5502" }, { "aliases": [ "bleach", "sodium hypochlorite", "mould remover" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic", "burn" ], "hazmat": "corrosive", "un_class": "8", "un_indicative": "UN1791", "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "textiles", "paper", "electronics", "children" ], "id": "550202", "name": "Bleach & chlorine disinfectants", "description": "Household bleach, chlorine tablets, mould removers and chlorinated bathroom cleaners.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.2, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 1.05, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Never stored or packed with 550204 or any acid \u2014 chlorine bleach plus an acidic descaler or drain cleaner produces chlorine gas. This is the single most important anti-affinity rule in the taxonomy and the reason co_store_avoid exists as a field. Bleach also degrades: it loses strength over about six months, so it is perishable rather than stock.\n", "level": "class", "parent": "5502" }, { "aliases": [ "white spirit", "meths", "acetone", "turpentine", "degreaser" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic", "burn" ], "hazmat": "flammable", "un_class": "3", "un_indicative": "UN1993", "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "textiles", "paper", "bedding", "children", "heat" ], "id": "550203", "name": "Solvent & flammable cleaners", "description": "White spirit, methylated spirit, acetone, degreasers, spot removers and solvent-based polishes.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.9, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.85, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Removal firms will not carry this class \u2014 it is excluded under standard terms because their insurance excludes it. Plan to use up, give away or dispose of it before a move, and check the garage early: this is the class that gets found on the morning of the van.\n", "level": "class", "parent": "5502" }, { "aliases": [ "drain cleaner", "oven cleaner", "caustic soda", "limescale remover", "descaler" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic", "burn" ], "hazmat": "corrosive", "un_class": "8", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "textiles", "paper", "electronics", "children", "bedding" ], "id": "550204", "name": "Caustic & acid cleaners", "description": "Drain unblockers, oven cleaner, limescale and cement removers, brick acid.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 1.1, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Causes irreversible injury on contact, not irritation. Never with 550202. Original closures only \u2014 decanted caustics in an unlabelled bottle are how domestic poisonings happen.", "level": "class", "parent": "5502" } ] }, { "id": "5504", "name": "Aerosols & Pressurised", "description": "Anything under pressure, regardless of contents.", "level": "group", "parent": "55", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "aerosol", "spray can", "air duster", "compressed air" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic", "burn" ], "hazmat": "aerosol", "un_class": "2.1", "un_indicative": "UN1950", "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "climate_controlled" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "heat", "children", "food" ], "id": "550401", "name": "Aerosol products", "description": "Spray polish, air freshener, spray paint, compressed air dusters and other pressurised cans.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.4, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.7, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Pressure is the hazard, contents secondary. A can left in a vehicle or a summer container reaches burst temperature easily \u2014 in a hot climate this is a routine occurrence rather than an edge case. Mover-restricted as a category, including the harmless-seeming ones.\n", "level": "class", "parent": "5504" } ] }, { "id": "5506", "name": "Cleaning Equipment", "description": "The tools, which have none of the hazards of the chemicals.", "level": "group", "parent": "55", "classes": [ { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": true, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "550601", "name": "Manual cleaning tools", "description": "Brooms, mops, brushes, dustpans, squeegees and buckets.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.8, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.15, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Long handles do not box. Bundled and strapped rather than packed, and buckets nest with smaller items inside them \u2014 one of the better volume recoveries in a move.", "level": "class", "parent": "5506" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "9", "un_indicative": "UN3481", "battery": "lithium_ion", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": true, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "550602", "name": "Powered cleaning equipment", "description": "Vacuum cleaners, steam mops, pressure washers, carpet cleaners and their accessories.", "typical_mass_kg": 6.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.25, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Empty and dry before storage. Water left in a steam mop or carpet cleaner reservoir grows mould and splits the tank if it freezes.", "level": "class", "parent": "5506" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "550603", "name": "Cloths, sponges & consumables", "description": "Microfibre cloths, sponges, scourers, dusters and disposable wipes.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.05, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.12, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Lowest density class in the division. Useful as void fill around fragile items, which is worth encoding as an affinity rather than treating as waste space.", "level": "class", "parent": "5506" } ] }, { "id": "5508", "name": "Pest Control & Biocides", "description": "Products intended to kill.", "level": "group", "parent": "55", "classes": [ { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic" ], "hazmat": "toxic", "un_class": "6.1", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "children", "textiles", "bedding", "medicine" ], "id": "550801", "name": "Insecticides & rodenticides", "description": "Insect sprays, ant powder, rodent bait, moth treatments and repellents.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.75, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Rodent bait is formulated to be palatable, which is exactly what makes it dangerous to a child or a pet. Locked or high storage, never a low cupboard, and never near anything edible.", "level": "class", "parent": "5508" } ] }, { "id": "5510", "name": "Waste Management", "description": "Containers and consumables for refuse.", "level": "group", "parent": "55", "classes": [ { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": true, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "551001", "name": "Bins & waste containers", "description": "Kitchen bins, recycling boxes, wheelie bins and compost caddies.", "typical_mass_kg": 2.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.08, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Almost pure void. Bins move full of other things \u2014 the emptiest large objects in a house and the most wasted volume in a badly planned van load.", "level": "class", "parent": "5510" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "strangulation" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "551002", "name": "Refuse sacks & liners", "description": "Bin liners, refuse sacks, recycling bags and garden waste sacks.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.4, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.6, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Rolled polythene is denser than it looks \u2014 24 kg in a 40 L box. Compresses under load and recovers, so it stacks fine, but it is not the weightless filler it appears to be.", "level": "class", "parent": "5510" } ] } ] }, { "id": "58", "name": "Laundry & Ironing", "description": "Detergents, laundry equipment, irons, airers, garment care.", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "5802", "name": "Laundry Products", "description": "Detergents and treatments. Separated from 55 because they live in a different room and are used on textiles rather than surfaces.", "level": "group", "parent": "58", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "washing powder", "laundry liquid", "fabric conditioner", "detergent", "softener" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "medicine" ], "id": "580201", "name": "Detergents & fabric conditioners", "description": "Washing powder, liquid detergent, fabric conditioner, and non-bio and delicate washing products.", "typical_mass_kg": 2.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 1.0, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Not dangerous goods, and still a liquid at 1.00 kg/L that leaks \u2014 upright, capped, bagged and never above anything absorbent. Powder that gets damp sets into a solid block that will not dissolve. A 5 L bottle is 5 kg on its own, so this is a crate rather than a carton.", "level": "class", "parent": "5802" }, { "aliases": [ "stain remover", "vanish", "laundry bleach", "oxi", "whitener", "pre-wash" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic", "burn" ], "hazmat": "corrosive", "un_class": "8", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "textiles", "paper", "medicine", "children" ], "id": "580202", "name": "Stain removers & laundry bleaches", "description": "Stain removal sprays and powders, oxygen and chlorine laundry bleach, whiteners and pre-wash treatments.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.95, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Oxygen bleaches are oxidisers as well as irritants and react with damp; chlorine-based laundry bleach must never be stored with anything acidic. The same rule as 550202 applies \u2014 this class sits in a different cupboard from the rest of the laundry shelf, not next to it.", "level": "class", "parent": "5802" }, { "aliases": [ "pods", "liquitabs", "capsules", "laundry tabs", "sachets" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic", "choking" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "medicine", "children" ], "id": "580203", "name": "Laundry capsules & pods", "description": "Liquid detergent capsules, dishwasher-style laundry pods and single-dose sachets.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.8, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.9, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "The single most dangerous everyday laundry product for a small child \u2014 bright, soft, sweet-smelling and highly concentrated, and the membrane dissolves in a wet hand or a mouth in seconds. This class is separated from ordinary detergent for that reason alone. Kept in the original child-resistant tub, latched and high, and never decanted into anything else.", "level": "class", "parent": "5802" } ] }, { "id": "5804", "name": "Ironing Equipment", "description": "Applying heat and steam to clothing.", "level": "group", "parent": "58", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "iron", "steam iron", "garment steamer", "steam generator" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "burn", "electrical" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "drain_required" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "580401", "name": "Irons & garment steamers", "description": "Steam irons, dry irons, garment steamers, steam generators and their water tanks.", "typical_mass_kg": 2.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.4, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Emptied and left to cool and dry before packing \u2014 water left in a steam generator will come out on whatever it is packed with, and limescale sitting in a warm tank for months is what kills the appliance. Always packed soleplate up and never with the flex wrapped tightly around the hot plate.", "level": "class", "parent": "5804" }, { "aliases": [ "ironing board", "board cover", "sleeve board" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "flat", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "580402", "name": "Ironing boards & covers", "description": "Ironing boards, tabletop boards, sleeve boards, board covers and heat-reflective mats.", "typical_mass_kg": 5.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.1, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Flat, awkward and not boxable \u2014 folded, latched and loaded against a van wall. The hinge is a pinch point and the leg latch releases if it is carried by the top alone.", "level": "class", "parent": "5804" } ] }, { "id": "5806", "name": "Drying & Airing", "description": "Getting laundry dry without a machine.", "level": "group", "parent": "58", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "clothes airer", "drying rack", "heated airer", "clothes horse" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "580601", "name": "Airers & drying racks", "description": "Clothes airers, drying racks, heated airers, radiator airers and drying pods.", "typical_mass_kg": 4.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.08, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Very low density and impossible to box, but it folds flat and slides into a gap. Worth unpacking on the first day \u2014 laundry starts immediately and a dryer may not be plumbed in yet.", "level": "class", "parent": "5806" }, { "aliases": [ "washing line", "rotary dryer", "clothes line", "pegs", "peg bag" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "580602", "name": "Washing lines & pegs", "description": "Rotary and fixed washing lines, line props, pegs, peg bags and line accessories.", "typical_mass_kg": 6.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "outdoor", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "A rotary dryer's ground socket stays in the ground and belongs to the property; the dryer itself lifts out. Plastic pegs go brittle from UV after a couple of years outdoors and snap when packed.", "level": "class", "parent": "5806" } ] }, { "id": "5808", "name": "Garment Care & Repair", "description": "Keeping clothes wearable rather than clean.", "level": "group", "parent": "58", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "sewing kit", "needles", "pins", "thread", "buttons", "haberdashery" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "sharp", "choking" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "580801", "name": "Sewing & mending supplies", "description": "Needles, pins, thread, buttons, patches, hand sewing kits and small repair haberdashery.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Pins and needles work their way out of any soft container and into a hand or a foot. Kept in a rigid tin, and buttons are choke-sized. Craft-scale fabric, yarn and sewing machines are 700604 \u2014 this class is the mending tin, not the hobby.", "level": "class", "parent": "5808" }, { "aliases": [ "shoe polish", "leather cream", "suede protector", "dubbin", "shoe brush" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic" ], "hazmat": "aerosol", "un_class": "2.1", "un_indicative": "UN1950", "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "climate_controlled" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "textiles", "children", "heat" ], "id": "580802", "name": "Shoe & leather care", "description": "Shoe polish, leather cream, suede protectors, waterproofing sprays, brushes and shoe trees.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.6, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Waterproofing and suede sprays are aerosols with a flammable solvent and carrier, which puts an otherwise unremarkable shoe-care box on the refused list. Solid polish in tins is not an aerosol but does stain everything it touches once warm. Separate the cans from the tins and the problem becomes small.", "level": "class", "parent": "5808" }, { "aliases": [ "moth balls", "cedar block", "moth trap", "garment cover", "vacuum bag" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic", "choking" ], "hazmat": "toxic", "un_class": "6.1", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "medicine", "children" ], "id": "580803", "name": "Moth & garment protection", "description": "Moth balls, cedar blocks, moth traps, garment covers, vacuum storage bags and wardrobe fresheners.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Traditional naphthalene and paradichlorobenzene moth balls are genuinely toxic, look exactly like sweets and are the reason this otherwise mundane class carries a hazard class at all. Cedar and lavender alternatives carry none of it. The practical point for a move is that wool going into long storage needs protection applied before it is sealed, not after.", "level": "class", "parent": "5808" } ] } ] }, { "id": "60", "name": "Health, Medical & Personal Care", "description": "Medicines, first aid, mobility and medical devices, toiletries and cosmetics.", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "6002", "name": "Medicines", "description": "Anything taken for a medical purpose. The class where an inventory's job is continuity of supply, not packing.", "level": "group", "parent": "60", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "prescription", "medication", "tablets", "inhaler", "repeat prescription" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "medicinal", "toxic" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "hand_carry", "climate_controlled", "customs_declaration", "permit_required" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "children", "heat" ], "id": "600201", "name": "Prescription medicines", "description": "Prescribed tablets, liquids, inhalers, creams and refrigerated medicines in current use.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.1, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.4, "storage_zone": "bathroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Never boxed and never on a van. The real risk in a move is not damage but interruption \u2014 a prescription is tied to a specific practice and pharmacy, and re-registering at the far end takes longer than the move does, so carry enough supply to cover the gap. Across a border, controlled medicines need a doctor's letter and sometimes an import permit, and some drugs that are routine in one country are prohibited in another. Refrigerated medicines need a cool bag with a known duration, not an insulated one with a hope.", "level": "class", "parent": "6002" }, { "aliases": [ "painkillers", "paracetamol", "ibuprofen", "antihistamine", "cold remedy" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "medicinal", "toxic" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "hand_carry", "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "children", "heat" ], "id": "600202", "name": "Over-the-counter medicines", "description": "Painkillers, cold and flu remedies, antihistamines, indigestion and other pharmacy and general-sale medicines.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.08, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.4, "storage_zone": "bathroom", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "A medicine cabinet is mostly out of date and a move is the right moment to check dates and return the rest to a pharmacy rather than carry it. Codeine-containing and pseudoephedrine products are controlled in several countries where they are on open sale in others.", "level": "class", "parent": "6002" }, { "aliases": [ "vitamins", "supplements", "protein powder", "fish oil", "herbal remedy" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "medicinal" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "children" ], "id": "600203", "name": "Vitamins & supplements", "description": "Vitamins, minerals, protein powders, herbal and dietary supplements.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.4, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.45, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Iron supplements are a leading cause of serious poisoning in small children and are stored like medicine rather than like food, which is why this class carries a medicinal reason despite sitting in a kitchen cupboard. Herbal preparations are restricted or prohibited in some countries.", "level": "class", "parent": "6002" } ] }, { "id": "6004", "name": "First Aid & Home Medical", "description": "Equipment for treating and monitoring at home.", "level": "group", "parent": "60", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "first aid kit", "plasters", "bandages", "antiseptic", "dressings" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "hand_carry" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "600401", "name": "First aid supplies", "description": "Plasters, dressings, bandages, antiseptics, burn gel, eye wash and first aid kits.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.8, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.25, "storage_zone": "bathroom", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Sterile dressings have an expiry and a damp box of them is not sterile whatever the date says. The first aid kit is a hand-carry item on moving day specifically \u2014 it is the day most likely to produce a cut hand and the least likely to have anything unpacked.", "level": "class", "parent": "6004" }, { "aliases": [ "blood pressure monitor", "thermometer", "glucose meter", "nebuliser", "hearing aid" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "battery_ingestion", "choking" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "button_cell", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "hand_carry" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "600402", "name": "Home medical devices", "description": "Blood pressure monitors, thermometers, glucose meters, pulse oximeters, nebulisers, TENS units and hearing aids.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.25, "storage_zone": "bathroom", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "A device someone depends on daily is a hand-carry item regardless of its value. Hearing aid batteries are button cells of exactly the size that is most dangerous swallowed, and hearing aid users typically keep loose spares. Older mercury thermometers, if any survive, are a spill hazard and go to a pharmacy rather than in a box.", "level": "class", "parent": "6004" }, { "aliases": [ "needles", "syringes", "lancets", "epipen", "insulin pen", "sharps bin" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "sharp", "medicinal" ], "hazmat": "biohazard", "un_class": "6.2", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "hand_carry", "customs_declaration", "climate_controlled" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "children", "food", "heat" ], "id": "600403", "name": "Sharps & injectable supplies", "description": "Needles, syringes, lancets, auto-injectors, insulin pens and sharps disposal bins.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.25, "storage_zone": "bathroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Used sharps are clinical waste \u2014 class 6.2 \u2014 and go to a pharmacy or council collection before the move, never in a packed box where they will eventually be reached into. Unused supplies and auto-injectors are hand-carried with the prescription that covers them, because carrying needles across a border without documentation is a customs problem. Adrenaline auto-injectors lose potency above about 25 \u00b0C and must not travel in a van or a car boot in summer.", "level": "class", "parent": "6004" } ] }, { "id": "6006", "name": "Mobility & Assistive Equipment", "description": "Equipment that supports independent living. Continuity matters more than packing here.", "level": "group", "parent": "60", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "walking stick", "crutches", "zimmer frame", "rollator", "wheelchair", "mobility scooter" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "8", "un_indicative": "UN2794", "battery": "lead_acid", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": true, "handling": [ "hand_carry", "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "600601", "name": "Mobility aids", "description": "Walking sticks, crutches, frames, rollators, wheelchairs and mobility scooters.", "typical_mass_kg": 12.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.15, "storage_zone": "any", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "The item its user cannot be without for even an hour, so it never goes on a van \u2014 it stays with the person and is the last thing loaded and first unloaded. Mobility scooter batteries are usually sealed lead-acid, which is UN2794 class 8 and refused by carriers; they are disconnected and often have to be shipped separately or replaced at the far end.", "level": "class", "parent": "6006" }, { "aliases": [ "grab rail", "shower seat", "bath lift", "hoist", "pill organiser", "commode" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": true, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "600602", "name": "Assistive & care equipment", "description": "Grab rails, bath and shower seats, raised toilet seats, hoists, adjustable beds, pill organisers and care aids.", "typical_mass_kg": 6.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "bathroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Frequently loaned by a health service or social care rather than owned, and loaned equipment is returned rather than moved \u2014 worth recording the owner against the item. Where it is owned, the far end usually needs it installed before the first night, which puts it ahead of almost everything else in the unpacking order.", "level": "class", "parent": "6006" } ] }, { "id": "6008", "name": "Toiletries & Personal Care", "description": "Daily washing and grooming.", "level": "group", "parent": "60", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "shampoo", "shower gel", "soap", "deodorant", "body lotion", "bubble bath" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "textiles", "paper", "bedding" ], "id": "600801", "name": "Toiletries & bathing products", "description": "Soap, shower gel, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, moisturiser and bath products.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.4, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.85, "storage_zone": "bathroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "A box of half-used bottles is heavy, prone to leaking and cheap to replace \u2014 the class where discarding beats packing more often than anywhere else in the house. Whatever is kept goes upright in a sealed bag. Aerosol deodorants and dry shampoos belong with 550401 rather than here, and a mover will refuse them.", "level": "class", "parent": "6008" }, { "aliases": [ "toothbrush", "toothpaste", "mouthwash", "floss", "denture" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "600802", "name": "Oral care", "description": "Toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss, mouthwash, denture care and orthodontic supplies.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.2, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.6, "storage_zone": "bathroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "One of the small set of things wanted on the first night before any box is opened. Packed in the overnight bag rather than in this division's box, which is a use-case point rather than a fact about the class.", "level": "class", "parent": "6008" }, { "aliases": [ "hair gel", "hairspray", "hair dye", "hair wax", "conditioner treatment" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "textiles", "paper" ], "id": "600803", "name": "Haircare & styling products", "description": "Hair styling products, gels, waxes, hair colour, treatments and non-electrical hair accessories.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.75, "storage_zone": "bathroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Hairspray in an aerosol is 550401 and refused; pump and non-aerosol products are not. Hair colour and bleach kits contain peroxide, which degrades with heat and stains permanently when it leaks.", "level": "class", "parent": "6008" }, { "aliases": [ "hair dryer", "straighteners", "electric shaver", "electric toothbrush", "clippers" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "burn", "electrical" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "9", "un_indicative": "UN3481", "battery": "lithium_ion", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "600804", "name": "Personal care appliances", "description": "Electric shavers, hair dryers, straighteners, electric toothbrushes, clippers and epilators.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.6, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "bathroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Straighteners and tongs must be fully cold before they go anywhere near a box \u2014 the most common cause of a scorched carton in a rushed pack. Rechargeable models hold small lithium cells and should not be stored fully discharged for months.", "level": "class", "parent": "6008" } ] }, { "id": "6010", "name": "Cosmetics & Fragrance", "description": "Applied products with a shelf life and, in the case of fragrance, a flammability problem.", "level": "group", "parent": "60", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "makeup", "cosmetics", "foundation", "mascara", "skincare", "sunscreen" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "601001", "name": "Cosmetics & skincare", "description": "Make-up, foundation, mascara, lipstick, serums, sunscreen and skincare preparations.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.15, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.6, "storage_zone": "bathroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Pressed powders shatter from vibration alone and cream products separate irreversibly above roughly 30 \u00b0C, so a summer van is the end of a make-up bag. Everything opened has a period-after-opening figure in months, and sunscreen that has been through a hot storage cycle should not be relied on afterwards.", "level": "class", "parent": "6010" }, { "aliases": [ "perfume", "eau de toilette", "aftershave", "cologne", "fragrance" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic" ], "hazmat": "flammable", "un_class": "3", "un_indicative": "UN1266", "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "climate_controlled" ], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "heat", "children" ], "id": "601002", "name": "Perfume & fragrance", "description": "Perfume, eau de toilette, aftershave, body sprays in bottles and fragrance oils.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.2, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.7, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "The dangerous goods entry nobody expects on a dressing table. Perfume is typically 70\u201390% alcohol, sits under UN1266 perfumery products as a class 3 flammable liquid, and is restricted in air freight and refused by many removers in quantity. Heat and light also destroy the fragrance itself, so the storage advice and the safety advice point the same way \u2014 cool, dark, upright, hand-carried.", "level": "class", "parent": "6010" }, { "aliases": [ "nail polish", "nail varnish", "remover", "acetone", "gel nails", "manicure set" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic", "sharp" ], "hazmat": "flammable", "un_class": "3", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "climate_controlled" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "textiles", "children", "heat" ], "id": "601003", "name": "Nail products", "description": "Nail polish, polish remover, gel and acrylic systems, UV lamps and manicure tools.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.15, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.7, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Nail polish and remover are both class 3 flammable liquids and both are refused in an international shipment, even though a manicure set reads as harmless. Spilled polish or acetone destroys any plastic or painted surface it lands on and cannot be lifted out of a carpet.", "level": "class", "parent": "6010" } ] }, { "id": "6012", "name": "Sanitary & Family Planning", "description": "Consumables with a continuity requirement rather than a handling one.", "level": "group", "parent": "60", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "sanitary products", "tampons", "pads", "incontinence pads", "menstrual cup" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "601201", "name": "Sanitary & incontinence products", "description": "Sanitary protection, menstrual cups, incontinence pads and continence supplies.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.12, "storage_zone": "bathroom", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Bulky, light and needed without notice, so a working supply travels in the overnight bag rather than the bathroom box. Compressed under load the products are unusable, and any of it that gets damp is discarded.", "level": "class", "parent": "6012" }, { "aliases": [ "contraception", "condoms", "pregnancy test", "ovulation test" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "hand_carry" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "601202", "name": "Contraception & family planning", "description": "Contraceptives, pregnancy and ovulation tests, and fertility monitoring supplies.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.1, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Everything here has an expiry date and latex degrades with heat, so a summer loft or a van in transit compromises it without any visible change. Prescribed contraception belongs with 600201 for continuity-of-supply purposes.", "level": "class", "parent": "6012" } ] } ] }, { "id": "65", "name": "Baby, Child & Nursery", "description": "Everything for infants and small children, deliberately kept whole rather than distributed across furniture, clothing and toys.", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "6502", "name": "Nursery Furniture", "description": "Furniture specific to infants and small children.", "level": "group", "parent": "65", "classes": [ { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": true, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "650201", "name": "Cots, cribs & changing units", "description": "Cots, cot beds, cribs, moses baskets, changing tables and nursery drawers.", "typical_mass_kg": 22.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Keep fixings with the frame \u2014 bagged and taped to a rail, not in a separate hardware box. Cot fixings are frequently proprietary, and a reassembled cot with substituted bolts is a safety item, not a cosmetic compromise.\n", "level": "class", "parent": "6502" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": true, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "650202", "name": "Highchairs & child seating", "description": "Highchairs, booster seats, bouncers, swings and floor seats.", "typical_mass_kg": 6.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.15, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "daily", "level": "class", "parent": "6502" } ] }, { "id": "6504", "name": "Travel & Transport", "description": "Equipment for moving a child around.", "level": "group", "parent": "65", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "buggy", "stroller", "pram", "travel system" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": true, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "650401", "name": "Pushchairs & prams", "description": "Pushchairs, prams, buggies, travel systems and their raincovers and footmuffs.", "typical_mass_kg": 9.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.18, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Folded rather than dismantled. Wheels come off on most models and halve the packed volume, but the fixings are small and the wheels are useless separated \u2014 bag them to the frame.", "level": "class", "parent": "6504" }, { "aliases": [ "isofix", "car seat", "infant carrier", "booster seat" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "650402", "name": "Car seats", "description": "Infant carriers, child car seats, ISOFIX bases and booster cushions.", "typical_mass_kg": 7.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.12, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "The one class in the taxonomy with a hard expiry. Car seats carry a manufacture date and a service life of roughly 6-10 years depending on maker, after which the shell polymer is no longer trusted; a seat that has been in any collision is scrap regardless of appearance. Record the date-of-manufacture stamp at classification time \u2014 an inventory that stores a car seat without it has stored an unknown. Heat matters for the same reason: a seat stored in a hot loft or a container ages faster than one in a cupboard.\n", "level": "class", "parent": "6504" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "650403", "name": "Baby carriers & slings", "description": "Structured carriers, wraps, slings and hip seats.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.8, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "weekly", "level": "class", "parent": "6504" } ] }, { "id": "6506", "name": "Feeding", "description": "Equipment and consumables for feeding infants.", "level": "group", "parent": "65", "classes": [ { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": true, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "650601", "name": "Bottles, teats & sterilisers", "description": "Feeding bottles, teats, breast pumps, sterilisers and bottle warmers.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Teats and valves are silicone and perish \u2014 they yellow, soften and split over a couple of years in storage. Bottles keep indefinitely, teats do not; store the hardware and plan to replace the soft parts.", "level": "class", "parent": "6506" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": true, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "650602", "name": "Weaning tableware", "description": "Suction bowls, weaning spoons, sippy cups, bibs and splash mats.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.15, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.22, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "daily", "level": "class", "parent": "6506" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "heat" ], "id": "650603", "name": "Formula & baby food", "description": "Infant formula, jarred and pouched baby food, and weaning cereals.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.8, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.65, "storage_zone": "kitchen", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Short-dated and unforgiving. Formula has a use-by that matters medically rather than commercially, and an opened tin has a 2-4 week life regardless of the printed date. Never stored in a garage or loft; never packed in a move box that might sit for a week.\n", "level": "class", "parent": "6506" } ] }, { "id": "6508", "name": "Nappy & Changing", "description": "Changing consumables and accessories.", "level": "group", "parent": "65", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "diapers", "nappies", "wipes" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "650801", "name": "Nappies & wipes", "description": "Disposable and reusable nappies, wipes, nappy sacks and liners.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.1, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Very low density and highly compressible \u2014 the archetypal void-fill class in a move, and worth buying down rather than transporting since a month's supply is most of a cubic metre.", "level": "class", "parent": "6508" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "food" ], "id": "650802", "name": "Changing accessories & creams", "description": "Changing mats, nappy creams, barrier creams, lotions and nappy bins.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.4, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.45, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "level": "class", "parent": "6508" } ] }, { "id": "6510", "name": "Safety & Monitoring", "description": "Equipment whose purpose is preventing harm.", "level": "group", "parent": "65", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "stair gate", "safety gate", "cupboard lock", "corner guard" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "651001", "name": "Safety gates, latches & guards", "description": "Stair gates, cupboard latches, corner protectors, socket covers, window restrictors and fireguards.", "typical_mass_kg": 3.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.25, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Fixings and wall cups are model-specific and the commonest thing lost between houses \u2014 a pressure gate without its cups is not a safe gate. Bag hardware to the gate. Also the first thing needed at a new address with a mobile child, well before the nice-to-haves; flag into the day-one set.\n", "level": "class", "parent": "6510" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "strangulation" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "9", "un_indicative": "UN3481", "battery": "lithium_ion", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "651002", "name": "Baby monitors", "description": "Audio and video baby monitors, sensor pads and their bases.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "The cable is the hazard, not the unit \u2014 a monitor lead within reach of a cot is a strangulation risk and is why the class carries the flag despite being a benign object in a box.", "level": "class", "parent": "6510" } ] }, { "id": "6512", "name": "Child Clothing & Bedding", "description": "Worn and slept-in textiles for infants and small children.", "level": "group", "parent": "65", "classes": [ { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "651201", "name": "Baby & toddler clothing", "description": "Clothing and footwear up to roughly age 5, including outerwear.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.08, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.16, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Store and label by size band, not by type \u2014 outgrown clothing is retrieved by \"what fits now\", never by \"find the blue jumper\". This is the clearest case in the taxonomy of a class where the useful subdivision is an attribute of the child rather than of the object, and a level-4 subclass by size band is worth adding if the collection is kept for a second child.\n", "level": "class", "parent": "6512" }, { "aliases": [], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "medicine" ], "id": "651202", "name": "Nursery bedding & sleepwear", "description": "Cot sheets, blankets, sleeping bags, swaddles and mattress protectors.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.09, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "level": "class", "parent": "6512" } ] } ] }, { "id": "70", "name": "Toys, Games & Hobby Supplies", "description": "Toys, board games, craft and hobby materials, musical instruments.", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "7002", "name": "Toys", "description": "Children's play items. Baby and infant toys are 65 so the nursery stays together.", "level": "group", "parent": "70", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "action figures", "dolls", "toy cars", "playset", "figures" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "choking" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "700201", "name": "Plastic toys & figures", "description": "Action figures, dolls, vehicles, playsets, figurines and moulded plastic toys.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.2, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.15, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Almost pure air at 0.15 kg/L \u2014 the biggest box available and it still will not be heavy. Small accessories are choke-sized and are the reason a toy box is not a safe container for a house with a crawling child in it.", "level": "class", "parent": "7002" }, { "aliases": [ "teddy", "plush", "soft toy", "cuddly toy", "stuffed animal" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "700202", "name": "Soft toys", "description": "Teddy bears, plush toys, rag dolls and stuffed animals.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.06, "storage_zone": "bedroom", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "As light as bedding and just as useful as void filler, with one exception \u2014 the one specific soft toy a child sleeps with never goes in a box under any circumstances. It travels in the car, and it is worth flagging on the record as such.", "level": "class", "parent": "7002" }, { "aliases": [ "lego", "duplo", "building blocks", "magnetic tiles", "marble run", "meccano" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "choking", "magnet" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "700203", "name": "Construction & building toys", "description": "Interlocking bricks, blocks, marble runs, magnetic tiles and construction sets.", "typical_mass_kg": 2.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.55, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Loose bricks pack far denser than they look \u2014 0.55 kg/L means a 40 L box is 22 kg and over a comfortable lift, which surprises everyone who has ever tipped a brick collection into a crate. Magnetic construction tiles are a separate and serious hazard \u2014 two swallowed magnets attract through the bowel wall and that is surgery, so they are a different risk from a swallowed brick.", "level": "class", "parent": "7002" }, { "aliases": [ "ride-on", "trike", "scooter", "playhouse", "slide", "swing set", "trampoline" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "8", "un_indicative": "UN2794", "battery": "lead_acid", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": true, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "700204", "name": "Ride-on & large outdoor toys", "description": "Ride-on cars, trikes, scooters, playhouses, slides, swings, trampolines and sand pits.", "typical_mass_kg": 15.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.08, "storage_zone": "outdoor", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Bulky out of all proportion to weight and the classic van-filler. Powered ride-on cars use sealed lead-acid batteries, which is UN2794 class 8 and refused by carriers \u2014 disconnect and check before assuming a toy is just a toy. A trampoline is a multi-hour dismantling job and its frame does not fit in a car.", "level": "class", "parent": "7002" }, { "aliases": [ "RC car", "remote control", "drone", "electronic toy", "kids tablet" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "battery_ingestion", "choking" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "9", "un_indicative": "UN3481", "battery": "lithium_ion", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "700205", "name": "Electronic & battery toys", "description": "Battery-powered toys, remote control models, drones, tablets for children and light-and-sound toys.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.8, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.25, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Button cells in light-and-sound toys are the highest-consequence hazard in a toy box \u2014 swallowed, a lithium coin cell burns through the oesophagus in a couple of hours. Check the battery compartment screws before storage. Every battery comes out before a toy goes into a loft, because alkaline cells left in for a year leak and destroy the contacts.", "level": "class", "parent": "7002" } ] }, { "id": "7004", "name": "Games & Puzzles", "description": "Boxed games for a table.", "level": "group", "parent": "70", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "board game", "jigsaw", "puzzle", "monopoly", "family game" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "choking" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "700401", "name": "Board games & puzzles", "description": "Board games, jigsaw puzzles, family games and their boxes and pieces.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.2, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Game boxes crush under any weight and then never close properly again, taking the collection's value with them. Stacked flat with nothing heavy above, and taped shut so a box that tips does not distribute its pieces through the rest of the load.", "level": "class", "parent": "7004" }, { "aliases": [ "playing cards", "card game", "dice", "chess", "miniatures", "RPG" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "choking" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "700402", "name": "Card & tabletop games", "description": "Playing cards, card games, dice, tabletop and role-playing games, miniatures and chess sets.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.4, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.55, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Denser than it looks because cards are compressed paper \u2014 a full card collection reaches the same weight problem as books. Collectible card sets can be the highest value per litre in a house after jewellery and are worth recording individually rather than as \"cards\".", "level": "class", "parent": "7004" } ] }, { "id": "7006", "name": "Craft & Hobby Materials", "description": "Materials consumed by making things.", "level": "group", "parent": "70", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "craft supplies", "card making", "beads", "glue stick", "glitter", "felt" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "choking", "sharp" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "700601", "name": "General craft materials", "description": "Paper, card, glue sticks, scissors, beads, felt, glitter, stickers and children's craft supplies.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "The class that expands to fill whatever container it is given. Beads and small components are choke-sized and end up loose in the bottom of every box they share.", "level": "class", "parent": "7006" }, { "aliases": [ "acrylic paint", "watercolour", "sketchbook", "canvas", "pastels", "drawing pencils" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "700602", "name": "Art materials", "description": "Water-based paints, acrylics, watercolours, pencils, pastels, inks, brushes, canvases and sketchbooks.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.6, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.4, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Paint tubes are the textbook crushable item \u2014 they do not break, they burst under load and ruin everything below them, which is why nothing stacks on this class. Acrylics dry out permanently if they freeze or if a cap is left loose. Stretched canvases travel face to face with spacers, never stacked flat.", "level": "class", "parent": "7006" }, { "aliases": [ "oil paint", "turpentine", "enamel paint", "model cement", "spray fixative", "airbrush thinner" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic" ], "hazmat": "flammable", "un_class": "3", "un_indicative": "UN1263", "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "climate_controlled" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "textiles", "paper", "children", "heat" ], "id": "700603", "name": "Solvent-based art & modelling materials", "description": "Oil paints, turpentine and mediums, enamel modelling paints, spray fixatives, model cement and airbrush thinners.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.7, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Separated from ordinary art materials because a hobby shelf can be refused by a remover for the sake of four small bottles. Oil paint, its thinners and enamel modelling paints all sit under UN1263. Rags soaked in linseed or turpentine self-heat \u2014 the same risk as 450203 and in a room where nobody expects it.", "level": "class", "parent": "7006" }, { "aliases": [ "sewing machine", "fabric", "yarn", "wool", "knitting needles", "quilting" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "sharp" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "700604", "name": "Sewing, yarn & textile crafts", "description": "Sewing machines, dressmaking fabric, yarn, wool, knitting needles, patterns and the fabric stash.", "typical_mass_kg": 2.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "This is the craft stash; the mending tin is 580801. A fabric and yarn store is moth food on the same terms as knitwear and must go into sealed storage clean. A sewing machine is dense, top-heavy and has a free-swinging needle bar \u2014 it travels in its case with the needle removed.", "level": "class", "parent": "7006" } ] }, { "id": "7008", "name": "Musical Instruments", "description": "Instruments and their accessories. The division's specialist-handling cases live here.", "level": "group", "parent": "70", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "guitar", "violin", "flute", "trumpet", "clarinet", "ukulele", "keyboard" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "rigid_case", "climate_controlled" ], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "700801", "name": "Portable instruments", "description": "Guitars, violins, wind and brass instruments, ukuleles, small keyboards and anything one person carries.", "typical_mass_kg": 4.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.15, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Wooden instruments crack from humidity change rather than from impact, and the change that does it is the one between a heated house and an unheated van in winter. A hard case is not optional and a gig bag is not a case. Slacken string tension a little before a long move but never fully \u2014 a guitar neck is held straight by the tension it was set up under.", "level": "class", "parent": "7008" }, { "aliases": [ "piano", "upright piano", "drum kit", "cello", "double bass", "organ", "harp" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": true, "handling": [ "specialist_mover", "climate_controlled", "settle_after_transit" ], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "700802", "name": "Large & heavy instruments", "description": "Pianos, organs, drum kits, double basses, cellos, harps and large amplification.", "typical_mass_kg": 200.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "A piano is not a two-person job despite the flag \u2014 an upright is 200\u2013350 kg with its mass high and its castors decorative, and it is moved by a piano specialist with a board and straps, on a separate booking from the rest of the move. General removal insurance usually excludes it. It also needs to settle and be retuned two to six weeks after arrival rather than immediately, because the soundboard has to reach the humidity of the new room first. Drum kits break down completely; the shells nest and the hardware is the heavy part.", "level": "class", "parent": "7008" }, { "aliases": [ "music stand", "guitar strings", "reeds", "tuner", "metronome", "sheet music" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "alkaline", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "700803", "name": "Instrument accessories & sheet music", "description": "Stands, stools, cases, strings, reeds, tuners, metronomes, cables and printed sheet music.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Sheet music is paper and behaves like 25 \u2014 dense, moisture sensitive and easily lost, and an annotated part is irreplaceable in a way a printed book is not. Reeds and strings degrade in storage whether used or not.", "level": "class", "parent": "7008" } ] }, { "id": "7010", "name": "Modelling & Collecting Hobbies", "description": "Hobby pursuits built around a collection or a build.", "level": "group", "parent": "70", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "model kit", "airfix", "model railway", "slot car", "scale model", "diorama" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "choking", "sharp" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "701001", "name": "Model kits & scale models", "description": "Unbuilt and built scale models, model railways, slot car sets, kit parts and display cases.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "A built model is among the most fragile objects in a house and is not repairable by anyone but its builder \u2014 individually boxed with the projecting parts supported, never packed loose with its own kind. Unbuilt kits are only crushable, and a sealed unbuilt kit can be worth several times a built one.", "level": "class", "parent": "7010" }, { "aliases": [ "arduino", "raspberry pi", "breadboard", "soldering iron", "3D printer", "filament" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "sharp", "burn", "electrical", "choking" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "701002", "name": "Hobby electronics & maker supplies", "description": "Microcontrollers, breadboards, components, soldering equipment, 3D printers and filament.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "3D printer filament absorbs atmospheric moisture and then prints badly and pops \u2014 it goes into storage in a sealed box with desiccant, not on an open shelf. Solder containing lead is a toxic-metal item to keep off a surface food touches, and a soldering iron must be cold and its tip protected before packing.", "level": "class", "parent": "7010" } ] } ] }, { "id": "72", "name": "Art, D\u00e9cor & Collectibles", "description": "Pictures, mirrors, ornaments, lighting, collections. High fragility, high value density, low mass.", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "7202", "name": "Wall Art & Mirrors", "description": "Flat, framed and glazed. The classic specialist-packing case.", "level": "group", "parent": "72", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "painting", "framed print", "picture", "wall art", "framed photo" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "rigid_case", "climate_controlled" ], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "720201", "name": "Framed pictures & artwork", "description": "Framed paintings, prints, photographs, certificates and glazed wall art.", "typical_mass_kg": 3.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Framed work travels vertically on its long edge, never flat and never stacked \u2014 flat, the glass takes the weight of everything above it and breaks inward into the artwork, which turns a glass claim into a total loss. Tape the glass in a cross so a break holds together, corner-protect the frame, and use a picture carton or a made crate. Works on paper fade irreversibly in daylight and cockle in damp; a loft or a garage is not storage for this class.", "level": "class", "parent": "7202" }, { "aliases": [ "mirror", "wall mirror", "floor mirror", "glass shelf", "over-mantel" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "rigid_case" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "720202", "name": "Mirrors & glass panels", "description": "Wall and floor mirrors, over-mantel mirrors, glass shelves and decorative glass panels.", "typical_mass_kg": 8.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Large mirrors are the most commonly broken item in a domestic move, and a broken one in a van is a safety incident rather than a damaged possession. Always upright, always taped, always in a mirror carton or crated, and never leaned unsecured against a wall where it can slide. An old mirror's silvering is also water-sensitive and will spot permanently from a damp store.", "level": "class", "parent": "7202" }, { "aliases": [ "poster", "print", "canvas", "portfolio", "unframed art" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "flat", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "rigid_case" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "720203", "name": "Unframed art & prints", "description": "Unframed prints, posters, canvases, portfolios and works on paper.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Rolled in a tube with the image outward, or flat in a rigid portfolio \u2014 never folded, and never rolled tightly enough to crack a printed surface. Stretched canvases go face to face with spacers between. Interleave with acid-free tissue if anything is being kept rather than merely moved.", "level": "class", "parent": "7202" } ] }, { "id": "7204", "name": "Ornaments & Decorative Objects", "description": "Free-standing decorative items.", "level": "group", "parent": "72", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "ornament", "figurine", "sculpture", "knick knack", "decorative object" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "720401", "name": "Ornaments & figurines", "description": "Ceramic, glass, wood, resin and stone ornaments, figurines, sculptures and decorative objects.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.6, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Individually wrapped, never touching, and packed in a box that is filled rather than half-empty \u2014 movement inside a box breaks more ornaments than the impacts do. Projecting parts get their own support. This class also contains most of a household's sentimental irreplaceables, so the value roll-up understates the loss.", "level": "class", "parent": "7204" }, { "aliases": [ "vase", "decorative bowl", "candlestick", "urn", "indoor planter" ], "status": "active", "nestable": true, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "720402", "name": "Vases & decorative vessels", "description": "Vases, bowls, candlesticks, decorative jars, planters used indoors and display vessels.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.2, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Hollow, thin-walled and top-heavy \u2014 packed upright and stuffed so the walls are supported from inside as well as out. Emptied of water and dried, which sounds obvious and is the thing most often missed on the day.", "level": "class", "parent": "7204" }, { "aliases": [ "candles", "tealights", "wax melts", "reed diffuser", "room spray" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "burn", "toxic" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "textiles", "paper", "bedding", "heat" ], "id": "720403", "name": "Candles & home fragrance", "description": "Candles, tealights, wax melts, reed diffusers, room sprays and scented home fragrance.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.4, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.6, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Wax softens at around 40 \u00b0C and a summer van or loft reaches that easily \u2014 candles slump, lose their shape and bond to whatever they were packed against, and coloured wax stains textiles permanently. Reed diffuser oil is alcohol- or solvent-based and stains and dissolves surfaces if it tips; ship the bottles upright and sealed, or empty them. Aerosol room sprays are 550401 and refused by movers.", "level": "class", "parent": "7204" } ] }, { "id": "7206", "name": "Lighting", "description": "Portable and decorative lighting. Fixed wiring and fittings are 45.", "level": "group", "parent": "72", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "table lamp", "floor lamp", "pendant", "chandelier", "wall light" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": true, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "720601", "name": "Lamps & light fittings", "description": "Table and floor lamps, pendant fittings, chandeliers, wall lights and decorative lighting.", "typical_mass_kg": 3.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Bulb and shade come off and are packed separately from the base \u2014 three items with three different fragilities that only look like one object. Chandeliers are dismantled arm by arm and photographed first; a crystal drop lost in a move cannot be matched. Removing a hard-wired fitting leaves live conductors and is an electrician's job.", "level": "class", "parent": "7206" }, { "aliases": [ "lampshade", "shade", "pendant shade", "drum shade" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "720602", "name": "Lampshades", "description": "Fabric, paper, glass and rigid lampshades of any size.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.4, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.03, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "The textbook crushable item \u2014 it does not break, it deforms, and it never comes back. Nothing is packed on top of a shade under any circumstances. Nested inside each other with tissue between and the whole nest in its own box, or fill the interior with soft goods and treat the shade as the box.", "level": "class", "parent": "7206" }, { "aliases": [ "light bulb", "LED bulb", "fluorescent tube", "halogen", "bulb adapter" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "sharp" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "720603", "name": "Bulbs & lighting consumables", "description": "Light bulbs, LED lamps, fluorescent tubes, halogen capsules, batteries for decorative lighting and bulb adapters.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.1, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.15, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent lamps contain a small quantity of mercury and are hazardous waste when broken or discarded, even though an intact lamp is not a transport hazard \u2014 they go to a recycling point rather than a bin, and a broken tube in a box is a cleanup rather than a sweep. Tubes are long, unboxable and break from vibration alone.", "level": "class", "parent": "7206" } ] }, { "id": "7208", "name": "Collectibles & Antiques", "description": "Objects held for value or provenance rather than use. The division's regulatory edge cases.", "level": "group", "parent": "72", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "antique", "fine art", "sculpture", "period furniture", "valuation" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "specialist_mover", "rigid_case", "climate_controlled", "customs_declaration", "permit_required" ], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "720801", "name": "Antiques & fine art", "description": "Antique furniture and objects, fine art, sculpture, and pieces held for their value or provenance.", "typical_mass_kg": 15.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.25, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Handled outside the ordinary move \u2014 a specialist packer, a separate insurance declaration on an agreed value rather than a per-kilo basis, and a condition photograph before anything is touched. Crossing a border, this is the class that needs paperwork nobody anticipates \u2014 cultural property export licences apply above age and value thresholds in many countries, and anything containing ivory, tortoiseshell, certain rosewoods or other CITES-listed material needs its own certificate and can be seized without one. Antique furniture also moves with the humidity it has lived in for a century, and a sudden change splits veneers and opens joints.", "level": "class", "parent": "7208" }, { "aliases": [ "stamps", "coins", "banknotes", "memorabilia", "autograph", "collection" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "hand_carry", "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "720802", "name": "Collections & memorabilia", "description": "Stamps, coins, banknotes, trading cards, autographs, sporting and music memorabilia and themed collections.", "typical_mass_kg": 2.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.7, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Dense, small, high value and uninsurable on a general policy \u2014 a coin collection is 0.70 kg/L and a stamp album is paper by weight and a house by value. Hand-carried rather than loaded. Currency and bullion above a threshold must be declared at a border in most jurisdictions, and undeclared cash is seizable. Condition is the value, so albums travel flat, sealed against humidity and out of light.", "level": "class", "parent": "7208" }, { "aliases": [ "clock", "mantel clock", "grandfather clock", "longcase", "barometer", "carriage clock" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "specialist_mover", "rigid_case", "settle_after_transit" ], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "720803", "name": "Clocks & timepieces", "description": "Mantel, wall, longcase and carriage clocks, barometers and mechanical timepieces.", "typical_mass_kg": 6.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "A mechanical clock is dismantled for transport, not merely padded \u2014 the pendulum, weights and chains come out and are packed separately, and the movement is secured against its own suspension spring, which is the part that breaks and the part that is hardest to replace. Longcase clocks come apart into hood, trunk and movement. Mercury barometers must stay upright and are restricted for shipping because of the mercury. Everything here needs levelling, restarting and regulating at the far end rather than simply being put on a shelf.", "level": "class", "parent": "7208" } ] }, { "id": "7210", "name": "Signage & Wayfinding", "description": "Functional signs and markings rather than decoration. Small-business and workshop premises carry far more of this than a house does.", "level": "group", "parent": "72", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "door sign", "nameplate", "house number", "plaque", "business sign", "notice" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "721001", "name": "Signs, nameplates & plaques", "description": "Door signs, house numbers, nameplates, business and premises signage, notices and engraved plaques.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.4, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.5, "storage_zone": "any", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Almost always specific to an address, a person or a business, which makes most of it worthless at the far end and worth deciding about rather than packing by default. Anything naming the old premises should come down before the property is handed over. Acrylic and engraved plaques scratch from being stacked face to face.", "level": "class", "parent": "7210" }, { "aliases": [ "hazard tape", "anti-slip tape", "floor marking", "reflective strip", "cone", "demarcation post", "barrier" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "721002", "name": "Safety & floor marking", "description": "Hazard and warning tape, anti-slip and threshold tape, floor marking, reflective strips, demarcation posts, cones and barrier equipment.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Adhesive-backed marking has a shelf life and a cold garage kills it \u2014 a roll of anti-slip tape that has been through a winter will not bond to a floor. Distinct from 950402, which is packing and labelling tape; this class is the stuff that marks a hazard or a route, and some of it is a legal requirement on business premises rather than a preference.", "level": "class", "parent": "7210" } ] } ] }, { "id": "75", "name": "Office & Stationery", "description": "Stationery, filing, office consumables and small office equipment.", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "7502", "name": "Paper & Filing", "description": "Paper stock and what holds it. Consistently the heaviest thing in a home office.", "level": "group", "parent": "75", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "printer paper", "A4 paper", "notepad", "envelopes", "card stock" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "750201", "name": "Paper stock & pads", "description": "Printer paper, notepads, refill pads, envelopes, card stock and blank paper of any kind.", "typical_mass_kg": 2.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.75, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "0.75 kg/L makes a filled 40 L box 30 kg, well over a safe lift \u2014 paper is packed in reams in small boxes and nothing else goes in with it. A ream of A4 is 2.5 kg on its own. Damp paper cockles permanently and then jams every printer it goes near.", "level": "class", "parent": "7502" }, { "aliases": [ "ring binder", "lever arch", "box file", "suspension file", "folder" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "750202", "name": "Files, folders & filing supplies", "description": "Ring binders, lever arch files, box files, suspension files, wallets and dividers.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.8, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.55, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Full lever arch files reach the same weight problem as books and their metal mechanisms tear anything soft packed beside them. Half-empty binders are mostly air and mostly not worth moving.", "level": "class", "parent": "7502" }, { "aliases": [ "paperwork", "records", "warranties", "manuals", "tax papers", "correspondence" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "hand_carry" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "750203", "name": "Household paperwork & records", "description": "Financial records, insurance and warranty documents, manuals, tax papers, correspondence and personal archives.", "typical_mass_kg": 3.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.75, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Archive by access frequency and urgent by consequence \u2014 the papers needed to complete a property transaction, prove an identity or make an insurance claim are in this class, and a move is exactly when they are wanted. The active set is separated out and hand-carried; the rest is boxed and labelled by year. Identity documents proper are 220801. Damp is the enemy of a paper archive and a garage is where paper archives die.", "level": "class", "parent": "7502" } ] }, { "id": "7504", "name": "Writing & Desk Supplies", "description": "Small consumables and desk equipment.", "level": "group", "parent": "75", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "pens", "pencils", "markers", "highlighters", "biro", "sharpie" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "choking" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "750401", "name": "Pens, pencils & writing supplies", "description": "Pens, pencils, markers, highlighters, erasers, sharpeners and correction supplies.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.02, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Ink pens leak at altitude and in heat, and a marker left uncapped in a warm box is dry and also on everything around it. Packed capped, upright and bagged. Pen lids are a recognised choking hazard, which is why the vented ones exist.", "level": "class", "parent": "7504" }, { "aliases": [ "stapler", "hole punch", "desk tidy", "tape dispenser", "scissors", "calculator" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "sharp", "choking" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "button_cell", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "750402", "name": "Desk accessories & organisers", "description": "Trays, desk tidies, staplers, hole punches, tape dispensers, scissors, rulers and calculators.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.4, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.45, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Staplers and hole punches are small, dense steel and are much heavier than the rest of a desk drawer. Loose staples and pins spread through a box and are the reason a desk drawer is packed as a drawer rather than tipped out.", "level": "class", "parent": "7504" }, { "aliases": [ "sellotape", "glue stick", "sticky notes", "labels", "paper clips", "staples", "drawing pins" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "sharp", "choking" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "750403", "name": "Adhesives, tapes & desk consumables", "description": "Sticky tape, glue sticks, labels, sticky notes, staples, paper clips, pins and desk consumables.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.2, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.4, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Adhesive on tape and sticky notes fails with age and heat, so a warm loft produces a box of tape that will not stick to anything. Packing tape belongs in 950402; this is the desk drawer version.", "level": "class", "parent": "7504" } ] }, { "id": "7506", "name": "Office Equipment", "description": "Powered office machines. Computers themselves are 30.", "level": "group", "parent": "75", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "printer", "inkjet", "laser printer", "scanner", "all-in-one", "MFP" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "transit_restraint" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "textiles", "paper" ], "id": "750601", "name": "Printers & scanners", "description": "Inkjet and laser printers, all-in-ones, scanners, plotters and label printers.", "typical_mass_kg": 8.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "An inkjet must travel upright with its cartridges installed and the head parked \u2014 carriage locked by powering the machine down properly rather than pulling the plug \u2014 because a removed cartridge leaves an open head that dries out and a loose carriage that swings. Laser printers with a fitted toner cartridge leak fine powder that gets into everything and cannot be vacuumed out of fabric; remove and bag the toner separately. Many printers have a transit lock that was removed at first setup and no longer exists.", "level": "class", "parent": "7506" }, { "aliases": [ "ink cartridge", "toner", "printer ink", "photo paper", "ribbon" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "textiles", "paper", "bedding" ], "id": "750602", "name": "Printer consumables", "description": "Ink cartridges, toner cartridges, ribbons, photo paper and printer maintenance kits.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.4, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Very high value per litre \u2014 a drawer of unopened cartridges can be worth more than the printer twice over. Sealed cartridges have an expiry of a year or two and ink dries out in the packet. Toner is a fine powder that stains permanently and is the worst thing in an office to have burst in a box of textiles.", "level": "class", "parent": "7506" }, { "aliases": [ "shredder", "laminator", "binding machine", "guillotine", "franking machine" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "sharp", "electrical" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "750603", "name": "Shredders & small office machines", "description": "Shredders, laminators, binding machines, franking machines, guillotines and small office equipment.", "typical_mass_kg": 6.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Emptied before moving \u2014 a shredder bin full of paper doubles the weight and a guillotine blade is locked down and taped. Shredder heads sit heavy on a light bin and separate in transit if carried by the bin.", "level": "class", "parent": "7506" } ] }, { "id": "7508", "name": "Presentation & Display", "description": "Boards and display equipment.", "level": "group", "parent": "75", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "whiteboard", "noticeboard", "flip chart", "easel", "pinboard", "display stand" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "flat", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "750801", "name": "Boards, easels & display equipment", "description": "Whiteboards, noticeboards, flip charts, easels, presentation screens and display stands.", "typical_mass_kg": 5.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Large, flat and easily bent through the middle if carried by one edge or laid across a load. A whiteboard surface scratches from anything abrasive laid on it and a scratched board will not wipe clean afterwards.", "level": "class", "parent": "7508" } ] }, { "id": "7510", "name": "Business Stock & Records", "description": "Material held for a business run from the property rather than for household use.", "level": "group", "parent": "75", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "stock", "inventory", "trading stock", "retail stock", "goods for sale" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "751001", "name": "Stock held for sale", "description": "Trading stock, retail inventory, raw materials and finished goods held by a home-based or small business.", "typical_mass_kg": 2.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.4, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "The one class here that is not household goods, and the distinction is not academic. Commercial stock is generally excluded from household contents insurance and from a household removal policy, is not covered by a domestic mover's liability, and crossing a border it is a commercial import subject to duty rather than a personal effect. It needs its own valuation and its own line on any shipping declaration. Its physical properties are whatever the stock is \u2014 classify the goods themselves elsewhere in the taxonomy and use this class for the commercial status.", "level": "class", "parent": "7510" }, { "aliases": [ "accounts", "invoices", "business records", "client files", "contracts", "ledgers" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "hand_carry" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "751002", "name": "Business records & archives", "description": "Accounts, invoices, contracts, statutory records, client files and retained business paperwork.", "typical_mass_kg": 4.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.75, "storage_zone": "office", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Retained under a statutory minimum period \u2014 commonly six or seven years \u2014 so these cannot simply be discarded to save a box, and losing them is a compliance problem rather than an inconvenience. Client files also carry a data protection duty, which makes an unlabelled box of them in a shared van a reportable risk if it goes missing. Dense at 0.75 kg/L, so small boxes, sealed, labelled by year and hand-carried where practical.", "level": "class", "parent": "7510" } ] } ] }, { "id": "80", "name": "Pet Supplies", "description": "Food, bedding, carriers, tanks and accessories for domestic animals.", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "8002", "name": "Pet Food & Consumables", "description": "What pets eat. Dense, perishable and a pest attractant in storage.", "level": "group", "parent": "80", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "kibble", "dry food", "dog food", "cat biscuits", "pellets", "hay" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "textiles", "bedding" ], "id": "800201", "name": "Dry pet food", "description": "Dry kibble, biscuit, pellets, hay and dry feed for any animal.", "typical_mass_kg": 6.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.55, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "A 15 kg sack is a single-item two-person lift and a burst one distributes itself through a whole load. Dry food attracts mice and pantry moth more reliably than human food does, so an opened sack goes into a sealed bin rather than a box. Hay is the opposite problem \u2014 near weightless, enormous and a fire load.", "level": "class", "parent": "8002" }, { "aliases": [ "wet food", "tinned dog food", "pouches", "treats", "chews" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "textiles" ], "id": "800202", "name": "Wet pet food & treats", "description": "Tinned and pouched pet food, treats, chews and supplements.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.4, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.9, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Tins at 0.90 kg/L, so the same rule as human tinned food \u2014 small boxes only, a 40 L box would be 36 kg. Rawhide and dried chews attract vermin and smell strongly enough to taint textiles packed with them.", "level": "class", "parent": "8002" } ] }, { "id": "8004", "name": "Pet Equipment", "description": "Housing, feeding and transporting animals.", "level": "group", "parent": "80", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "dog bed", "cat bed", "pet blanket", "hutch bedding", "pet mat" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "textiles", "bedding", "food" ], "id": "800401", "name": "Pet beds & bedding", "description": "Pet beds, blankets, cushions, mats, hutch bedding and sleeping equipment.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.08, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Never packed with human textiles \u2014 it carries hair, dander and often fleas, and a shared box distributes all three. Also the item an anxious animal most needs unpacked first at the far end, unwashed, because the smell is what settles it. Wash it after the move, not before.", "level": "class", "parent": "8004" }, { "aliases": [ "pet bowl", "water bowl", "automatic feeder", "water fountain", "hay rack" ], "status": "active", "nestable": true, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "alkaline", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "drain_required" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "800402", "name": "Bowls & feeding equipment", "description": "Food and water bowls, automatic feeders, water fountains, hay racks and feeding accessories.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.6, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.4, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "Emptied and dried \u2014 a water fountain's pump and reservoir hold more than they appear to. Ceramic bowls are as fragile as any other ceramic and get packed as though they were tableware, which they usually are not.", "level": "class", "parent": "8004" }, { "aliases": [ "pet carrier", "cat basket", "dog crate", "travel cage", "car harness" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "hand_carry" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "800403", "name": "Carriers & travel equipment", "description": "Pet carriers, crates, travel cages, car harnesses, boot guards and travel water bottles.", "typical_mass_kg": 4.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.1, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "The single most important item to keep unpacked on moving day and the one most often loaded early by mistake. An animal needs somewhere secure to be while doors stand open, and a carrier that is inside the van is no use. Airline travel has its own carrier specification with size, ventilation and construction requirements that a domestic carrier usually fails.", "level": "class", "parent": "8004" }, { "aliases": [ "cage", "hutch", "run", "vivarium", "bird cage", "pen", "litter tray" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": true, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "800404", "name": "Cages, hutches & enclosures", "description": "Bird cages, hutches, runs, vivaria, small animal cages, litter trays and pens.", "typical_mass_kg": 10.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.1, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Dismantled and cleaned rather than moved occupied \u2014 an animal travels in a carrier, not in its cage, because a cage is not restrained and its fittings become projectiles. Wooden hutches absorb urine and are rarely worth moving; they are also the item most likely to fail a biosecurity requirement if animals are being moved between regions.", "level": "class", "parent": "8004" } ] }, { "id": "8006", "name": "Pet Care & Health", "description": "Health, grooming and hygiene.", "level": "group", "parent": "80", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "flea treatment", "wormer", "pet medicine", "spot on", "vet prescription" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic", "medicinal" ], "hazmat": "toxic", "un_class": "6.1", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "hand_carry", "customs_declaration", "climate_controlled" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "medicine", "children" ], "id": "800601", "name": "Pet medication & health products", "description": "Veterinary medicines, flea and worm treatments, supplements, and prescription pet food.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.1, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.4, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Spot-on flea treatments are concentrated pesticides \u2014 class 6.1 \u2014 and permethrin-based dog products are lethal to cats at doses that are safe for dogs, which makes this the rare class where storing two products of the same type together is a real risk. Hand-carried with the animal's records. Vaccination and treatment records matter more than the products themselves for any move across a border.", "level": "class", "parent": "8006" }, { "aliases": [ "pet brush", "comb", "clippers", "nail clippers", "pet shampoo", "grooming" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "sharp" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "9", "un_indicative": "UN3481", "battery": "lithium_ion", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "800602", "name": "Grooming equipment", "description": "Brushes, combs, clippers, nail trimmers, shampoo and grooming tools.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.4, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "weekly", "level": "class", "parent": "8006" }, { "aliases": [ "cat litter", "litter", "puppy pads", "poo bags", "substrate", "sawdust" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "textiles", "bedding" ], "id": "800603", "name": "Litter & hygiene supplies", "description": "Cat litter, bedding substrate, puppy pads, waste bags, disinfectant and cleaning supplies for animals.", "typical_mass_kg": 10.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.85, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Clumping clay litter is 0.85 kg/L and a full bag is a 10\u201315 kg single lift with no handles. Also the class most worth buying fresh at the far end rather than transporting. Keep a working tray and a few days of litter accessible on moving day \u2014 a cat that arrives to no tray finds an alternative.", "level": "class", "parent": "8006" } ] }, { "id": "8008", "name": "Aquatic & Specialist", "description": "Tanks and their inhabitants. The most demanding move in the whole taxonomy.", "level": "group", "parent": "80", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "aquarium", "fish tank", "terrarium", "vivarium", "tank stand" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "drain_required", "specialist_mover", "professional_disconnect" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "800801", "name": "Aquariums & tanks", "description": "Fish tanks, terraria, vivaria, stands, hoods and their glass or acrylic enclosures.", "typical_mass_kg": 25.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.25, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "A tank is drained completely before it moves and it must be moved level and unflexed \u2014 a silicone-sealed glass tank is held together by the seal alone and any twist across the base breaks the joint, usually not visibly and usually not until it is refilled in the new house. A 200 L tank weighs over 200 kg full, which is why it is never moved with water in it and why the stand and the floor under it both matter. Support the base fully rather than lifting by the rim.", "level": "class", "parent": "8008" }, { "aliases": [ "filter", "aquarium heater", "air pump", "substrate", "water conditioner", "aquarium light" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "drain_required", "climate_controlled" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "800802", "name": "Aquarium & terrarium equipment", "description": "Filters, heaters, pumps, lighting, air stones, substrate, d\u00e9cor, test kits and water treatments.", "typical_mass_kg": 2.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.5, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "The filter media is the tank, biologically speaking \u2014 the bacterial colony in it takes weeks to establish and dies within hours out of water, so media travels wet in tank water and goes straight back into service. Losing it means cycling the tank from scratch and losing the fish to ammonia. Glass heaters crack from thermal shock and must be cool before removal. Substrate is dense and dirty and travels in buckets.", "level": "class", "parent": "8008" }, { "aliases": [ "pets", "fish", "livestock", "reptiles", "birds", "animals" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "living", "hand_carry", "climate_controlled", "customs_declaration", "permit_required", "specialist_mover" ], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "800803", "name": "Live animals & aquatic livestock", "description": "The animals themselves \u2014 pets, fish, invertebrates, reptiles, birds and any living creature in the household.", "typical_mass_kg": 5.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "any", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "In the taxonomy because a move plan that omits the animals is not a move plan, not because anything here is packable. Never in a removal van under any circumstances \u2014 animals travel with the household, in a carrier, with water, and with the vehicle never left in the sun. Fish are bagged in their own tank water with an air space and have a survival window measured in hours. Crossing a border needs a pet passport or health certificate, microchip, rabies vaccination with a waiting period measured in weeks or months, and sometimes quarantine \u2014 the timeline is longer than most people's notice period, so it is the first thing to start, not the last. Some species are prohibited or licensed at the destination and cannot legally go at all.", "level": "class", "parent": "8008" } ] }, { "id": "8010", "name": "Pet Toys & Accessories", "description": "Everything else the animal owns.", "level": "group", "parent": "80", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "dog toy", "chew toy", "scratching post", "cat tree", "catnip toy" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "801001", "name": "Pet toys", "description": "Balls, chew toys, scratching posts, cat trees, tunnels and play equipment.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.1, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "A cat tree is tall, unstable and impossible to box, and is usually the single bulkiest pet item. Like pet bedding, a familiar unwashed toy is worth more to a stressed animal at the far end than a clean one.", "level": "class", "parent": "8010" }, { "aliases": [ "lead", "leash", "collar", "harness", "muzzle", "ID tag", "training line" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "strangulation" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "hand_carry" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "801002", "name": "Leads, collars & harnesses", "description": "Leads, collars, harnesses, muzzles, ID tags, long lines and training equipment.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.2, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.25, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "A spare lead and collar stay out of every box on moving day \u2014 an animal loose in an unfamiliar area with open doors is the realistic failure of the day. The ID tag and the microchip registration both need the new address, and the microchip record is the one people forget; it is also a legal requirement in many places.", "level": "class", "parent": "8010" } ] } ] }, { "id": "85", "name": "Vehicle, Travel & Luggage", "description": "Vehicle parts and fluids, car accessories, luggage and travel equipment.", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "8502", "name": "Luggage & Travel Goods", "description": "Cases and travel equipment. Daily-carry bags are 22.", "level": "group", "parent": "85", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "suitcase", "holdall", "cabin bag", "trunk", "garment carrier" ], "status": "active", "nestable": true, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "850201", "name": "Suitcases & travel bags", "description": "Suitcases, holdalls, trunks, garment carriers and wheeled cabin bags.", "typical_mass_kg": 4.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.06, "storage_zone": "loft", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Empty luggage is the worst use of space in a house and the best container in a move \u2014 every case gets filled, nested smallest into largest, and counted as a container rather than an item. A hard case is a rigid box that already exists, and it is the right home for anything fragile that has to travel in the car.", "level": "class", "parent": "8502" }, { "aliases": [ "travel adapter", "packing cubes", "neck pillow", "luggage scales", "travel lock" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "9", "un_indicative": "UN3481", "battery": "lithium_ion", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "850202", "name": "Travel accessories", "description": "Travel adapters, packing cubes, neck pillows, luggage scales, wash bags, locks and travel-sized equipment.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "loft", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "The travel adapter drawer is worth reviewing at a move rather than after \u2014 an international move changes which plug standard is the default, and half the drawer becomes the wrong half.", "level": "class", "parent": "8502" } ] }, { "id": "8504", "name": "Vehicle Fluids & Consumables", "description": "What goes into a vehicle. Almost all of it is refused by removal firms.", "level": "group", "parent": "85", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "engine oil", "motor oil", "gear oil", "grease", "chain lube", "5w30" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "textiles", "paper", "children" ], "id": "850401", "name": "Engine oils & lubricants", "description": "Engine oil, gearbox and transmission oil, grease, chain lube and vehicle lubricants.", "typical_mass_kg": 4.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.9, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Fresh engine oil is not classed as dangerous goods for transport, and it is still refused by removers because a split container ruins a van load. Used oil is a different matter \u2014 it is hazardous waste, is carcinogenic on skin contact, and goes to a waste site rather than into a box. At 0.90 kg/L a 5 L container is 4.5 kg and leaks from the cap seal if laid down.", "level": "class", "parent": "8504" }, { "aliases": [ "petrol", "diesel", "jerry can", "fuel can", "fuel additive" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic", "burn" ], "hazmat": "flammable", "un_class": "3", "un_indicative": "UN1203", "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "climate_controlled" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "textiles", "paper", "electronics", "children", "heat" ], "id": "850402", "name": "Vehicle fuels", "description": "Petrol, diesel, two-stroke mix, fuel additives and portable fuel containers.", "typical_mass_kg": 8.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.8, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "UN1203. Cannot be carried by a removal firm, cannot be shipped in a container, cannot go on a ferry in most cases, and an empty-but-unpurged can is still treated as full. Domestic storage is limited by law in most jurisdictions to a small quantity in approved containers. Use it or dispose of it before the move.", "level": "class", "parent": "8504" }, { "aliases": [ "antifreeze", "coolant", "screenwash", "brake fluid", "degreaser", "de-icer" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic" ], "hazmat": "toxic", "un_class": "6.1", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "climate_controlled" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "textiles", "medicine", "children", "heat" ], "id": "850403", "name": "Antifreeze, screenwash & vehicle chemicals", "description": "Antifreeze, coolant, screenwash, brake fluid, degreasers and vehicle cleaning chemicals.", "typical_mass_kg": 3.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.95, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Ethylene glycol antifreeze is sweet-tasting and lethal in small quantities to children and pets, which is the reason this class is grouped by toxicity rather than by use. Concentrated screenwash and de-icer are usually methanol- or ethanol-based and are flammable as well, so a mixed shelf here spans two hazard classes. Brake fluid strips paint on contact.", "level": "class", "parent": "8504" } ] }, { "id": "8506", "name": "Vehicle Parts & Accessories", "description": "Parts, spares and fitted accessories held outside the vehicle.", "level": "group", "parent": "85", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "oil filter", "wiper blades", "brake pads", "spark plugs", "spare parts", "alternator" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "850601", "name": "Vehicle spares & parts", "description": "Filters, bulbs, wiper blades, belts, brake pads, body panels and mechanical spares.", "typical_mass_kg": 2.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.65, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Dense steel in small boxes at 0.65 kg/L. Parts are specific to a vehicle, so a spares box moved without the vehicle it fits is scrap \u2014 the registration or part number belongs on the record. Rubber components perish in storage regardless of use.", "level": "class", "parent": "8506" }, { "aliases": [ "floor mats", "seat covers", "dash cam", "phone mount", "boot liner", "sunshade" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "9", "un_indicative": "UN3481", "battery": "lithium_ion", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "850602", "name": "Vehicle accessories & interior", "description": "Floor mats, seat covers, dash cameras, phone mounts, sunshades, boot liners and interior accessories.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.25, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Dash cameras and their supercapacitor or lithium cells are the only regulated part of an otherwise mundane class. Rubber mats stored folded take a permanent set and never lie flat again.", "level": "class", "parent": "8506" }, { "aliases": [ "tyres", "winter tyres", "alloy wheels", "spare wheel", "snow chains" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "850603", "name": "Tyres & wheels", "description": "Spare tyres, seasonal tyre sets, alloy and steel wheels, snow chains and wheel trims.", "typical_mass_kg": 20.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "A mounted alloy is about 20 kg and rolls rather than lifts. Tyres age out on the date moulded into the sidewall \u2014 commonly treated as ten years from manufacture and much less if stored badly \u2014 and UV, ozone from nearby electric motors, and heat all accelerate it. Stored upright and rotated if unmounted, stacked flat if mounted, and never near a running motor.", "level": "class", "parent": "8506" }, { "aliases": [ "car battery", "leisure battery", "jump starter", "battery charger", "deep cycle" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "toxic", "burn", "electrical" ], "hazmat": "corrosive", "un_class": "8", "un_indicative": "UN2794", "battery": "lead_acid", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "hand_carry" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "food", "textiles", "paper", "electronics", "children", "heat" ], "id": "850604", "name": "Vehicle batteries", "description": "Starter batteries, leisure and deep-cycle batteries, jump packs and battery chargers.", "typical_mass_kg": 16.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 2.2, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "2.20 kg/L \u2014 the second densest class in the taxonomy after cast iron weights, and a 16 kg block with no handles. Lead-acid batteries are UN2794 class 8 because of the sulphuric acid, and they are refused by carriers and must travel upright with the terminals covered. A shorted terminal delivers hundreds of amps into whatever bridges it, which is a fire in a box of tools. Lithium jump packs are class 9 instead and carry the same handling rules as 350803.", "level": "class", "parent": "8506" } ] }, { "id": "8508", "name": "Vehicle Tools & Emergency Equipment", "description": "What is carried in the vehicle for when it goes wrong.", "level": "group", "parent": "85", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "car jack", "axle stands", "wheel brace", "tow rope", "trolley jack" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "crush" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "850801", "name": "Vehicle tools & jacks", "description": "Car jacks, axle stands, wheel braces, torque wrenches, tow ropes and vehicle-specific tools.", "typical_mass_kg": 10.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.9, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "A trolley jack is 25\u201335 kg of cast steel in a small volume and is carried alone, never in a box with anything else. Hydraulic jacks travel with the ram fully lowered and stored flat or they weep oil.", "level": "class", "parent": "8508" }, { "aliases": [ "fire extinguisher", "warning triangle", "hi vis", "jump leads", "breakdown kit" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "upright", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "crush" ], "hazmat": "compressed_gas", "un_class": "2.2", "un_indicative": "UN1044", "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "850802", "name": "Emergency & breakdown equipment", "description": "Fire extinguishers, warning triangles, hi-vis vests, first aid kits for vehicles, jump leads and breakdown kits.", "typical_mass_kg": 2.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.45, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "A fire extinguisher is a pressure vessel \u2014 UN1044, class 2.2 \u2014 and is refused by removers and restricted in shipping despite being a safety device. It is also the item most worth having accessible on moving day rather than packed. Extinguishers have a service date and a life of around ten to twenty years; a dry powder unit that has never been inverted has usually caked solid and will not discharge. Carrying a warning triangle and a hi-vis vest is legally required in some countries and not others.", "level": "class", "parent": "8508" } ] }, { "id": "8510", "name": "Child & Load-Carrying Vehicle Equipment", "description": "Fitted vehicle equipment with its own rules.", "level": "group", "parent": "85", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "car seat", "child seat", "booster seat", "ISOFIX", "infant carrier" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "hand_carry", "customs_declaration" ], "value_density": "medium", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "851001", "name": "Child car seats & vehicle restraints", "description": "Infant carriers, child car seats, booster seats, ISOFIX bases and child vehicle restraints.", "typical_mass_kg": 8.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.1, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "daily", "notes": "A safety-critical item with an expiry date moulded into the shell \u2014 typically six to ten years from manufacture, because the polymer degrades from UV and temperature cycling whether or not the seat is used. A seat that has been in any collision is scrap even if it looks perfect, and a second-hand seat with no history is not usable. It also never travels in the van, because the child travels in the car and cannot legally do so without it. Approval standards differ between regions, so a seat that is legal at one end of an international move may not be at the other.", "level": "class", "parent": "8510" }, { "aliases": [ "roof box", "roof bars", "bike rack", "tow bar", "trailer", "roof rack" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "851002", "name": "Roof boxes, racks & towing equipment", "description": "Roof boxes, roof bars, bike carriers, tow bars, towing electrics and trailer equipment.", "typical_mass_kg": 18.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.08, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "A roof box is enormous, nearly weightless and impossible to store anywhere sensible, which is why it usually ends up in the loft or on brackets in the garage. It is also a container in its own right on moving day and is worth loading rather than packing. Fitting kits are vehicle-specific and a box without its kit fits nothing.", "level": "class", "parent": "8510" } ] } ] }, { "id": "90", "name": "Seasonal & Occasion", "description": "Decorations, festival and holiday items, occasion-specific equipment. Defined by access pattern more than by material \u2014 almost everything here is seasonal or archive.", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "9002", "name": "Festive Decorations", "description": "Decorations brought out for a season and stored for the rest of the year. Defined by access pattern rather than by material.", "level": "group", "parent": "90", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "christmas tree", "artificial tree", "inflatable", "outdoor decoration", "sukkah" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": false, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "900201", "name": "Trees & large festive decorations", "description": "Artificial Christmas trees, large inflatables, outdoor figures, menorahs, sukkah panels and large seasonal displays.", "typical_mass_kg": 12.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.1, "storage_zone": "loft", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "A tree compressed under other loft boxes for eleven months comes out with permanently flattened branches. Stored in a rigid box or bag with nothing on top, and never in a damp garage \u2014 the wire armature rusts and marks the foliage. The original carton is almost always destroyed by the second year, which makes a purpose-made bag one of the better storage purchases in this division.", "level": "class", "parent": "9002" }, { "aliases": [ "baubles", "tinsel", "garland", "wreath", "tree ornaments", "decorations" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "900202", "name": "Decorations & ornaments", "description": "Baubles, tree ornaments, garlands, tinsel, wreaths, table decorations and hanging seasonal ornaments.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.08, "storage_zone": "loft", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Both fragile and crushable at once, which is unusual and is why this class needs compartmented storage rather than padding \u2014 glass baubles break from contact with each other, and a box packed tightly enough to stop movement crushes them instead. Also the class with the highest ratio of sentimental to monetary value in the house, and the one stored in the worst conditions.", "level": "class", "parent": "9002" }, { "aliases": [ "fairy lights", "string lights", "christmas lights", "light projector", "icicle lights" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "electrical", "strangulation" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "alkaline", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "900203", "name": "Festive lighting", "description": "String lights, fairy lights, projectors, illuminated figures and seasonal lighting.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.8, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.2, "storage_zone": "loft", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Wound on a reel or a card rather than balled, because an untangled set is a set that gets used and a tangled one gets replaced. Outdoor sets must be dried before storage or the connectors corrode over a year in a loft and fail the first time they are plugged in. Batteries out of every battery-powered set without exception.", "level": "class", "parent": "9002" } ] }, { "id": "9004", "name": "Celebration Supplies", "description": "Consumables for events and occasions.", "level": "group", "parent": "90", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "balloons", "banners", "party bags", "paper plates", "disposable cups", "bunting" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "choking" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "900401", "name": "Party supplies & disposable tableware", "description": "Balloons, banners, party bags, paper plates, disposable cups, cutlery and party accessories.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.15, "storage_zone": "loft", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Uninflated and broken balloons are the leading cause of choking deaths in children among all toy-adjacent items, and a bag of them in an accessible cupboard is the risk this flag exists for. Latex also perishes in a warm loft and a two-year-old bag of balloons is unusable.", "level": "class", "parent": "9004" }, { "aliases": [ "wrapping paper", "gift bags", "ribbon", "greetings cards", "gift tags" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "flat", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "900402", "name": "Gift wrap, cards & stationery", "description": "Wrapping paper, gift bags, ribbon, greetings cards, gift tags and occasion stationery.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "loft", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Rolls travel flat or upright in a tube and never bent \u2014 a creased roll of wrapping paper is a discarded roll. Damp is the killer here; paper stored in a loft over a wet winter cockles and the print offsets onto itself.", "level": "class", "parent": "9004" }, { "aliases": [ "fireworks", "sparklers", "rockets", "party poppers", "flares" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "burn", "toxic" ], "hazmat": "explosive", "un_class": "1", "un_indicative": "UN0336", "battery": "none", "perishable": true, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "customs_declaration", "permit_required" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": true, "co_store_avoid": [ "children", "heat", "textiles", "paper" ], "id": "900403", "name": "Fireworks & pyrotechnics", "description": "Fireworks, sparklers, party poppers, flares and consumer pyrotechnics.", "typical_mass_kg": 2.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.5, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Class 1 explosives. No removal firm, courier, ferry or airline will carry them, storage above a small quantity requires a licence in most jurisdictions, and a domestic quantity kept in a garage next to fuel or aerosols is the worst combination in this taxonomy. Damp fireworks are more dangerous rather than less, because they misfire. Used or disposed of before a move \u2014 there is no lawful way to take them, and this class exists so an inventory can raise the question weeks ahead rather than on the day.", "level": "class", "parent": "9004" } ] }, { "id": "9006", "name": "Seasonal Equipment", "description": "Equipment used for part of the year and stored for the rest.", "level": "group", "parent": "90", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "fan", "air conditioner", "cool box", "paddling pool", "portable AC" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "drain_required", "settle_after_transit" ], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "900601", "name": "Summer & warm weather equipment", "description": "Fans, air conditioners, dehumidifiers used seasonally, paddling pools, cool boxes and sun shades.", "typical_mass_kg": 8.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.15, "storage_zone": "loft", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Portable air conditioners and dehumidifiers hold condensate that must be drained before storage or they grow mould in the tank and the tray. They also contain a compressor and sealed refrigerant, so they travel upright and stand for a few hours before being switched on, exactly like a fridge.", "level": "class", "parent": "9006" }, { "aliases": [ "heater", "oil filled radiator", "snow shovel", "grit", "salt", "draught excluder" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "burn", "electrical" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "900602", "name": "Winter & cold weather equipment", "description": "Portable heaters, electric blankets in storage, snow shovels, grit, de-icers, draught excluders and winter equipment.", "typical_mass_kg": 8.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Paraffin and gas heaters carry their fuel with them and belong with 520602 for handling purposes; electric and oil-filled radiators do not and are simply heavy. Oil-filled radiators travel upright \u2014 laid on their side the oil migrates into the element housing and the first heat cycle after that can damage it. Rock salt and grit are corrosive to anything steel stored with them.", "level": "class", "parent": "9006" } ] }, { "id": "9008", "name": "Religious & Ceremonial", "description": "Items used for religious observance and lifecycle occasions.", "level": "group", "parent": "90", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "religious texts", "ritual objects", "prayer items", "ceremonial", "mezuzah", "icon" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": true, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": true, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [ "hand_carry", "rigid_case" ], "value_density": "high", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "900801", "name": "Religious & ceremonial items", "description": "Religious texts, ritual objects, candlesticks, prayer items, ceremonial dress and objects of observance.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.4, "storage_zone": "living", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "Handled according to the household's own practice, which the taxonomy does not attempt to encode \u2014 the handling flags here are the floor, not the rule. Several traditions place specific requirements on how sacred texts and ritual objects may be stored, transported and packed, including what may not be placed above or below them, and those requirements override any packing efficiency. Practically, these are irreplaceable in a way insurance does not cover and belong in the hand-carried set.", "level": "class", "parent": "9008" } ] } ] }, { "id": "95", "name": "Packaging, Storage & Moving Supplies", "description": "Boxes, crates, containers, packing materials and labelling. The containers themselves, not their contents.", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "9502", "name": "Boxes & Containers", "description": "The containers themselves, empty. Their contents are separate inventory rows classified elsewhere.", "level": "group", "parent": "95", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "boxes", "cartons", "removal boxes", "book box", "wardrobe box" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "flat", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "950201", "name": "Cardboard boxes & cartons", "description": "Removal cartons, book boxes, wardrobe cartons, picture cartons and flat-packed cardboard.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.8, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.05, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Flat, a stack of cartons is nothing; assembled, it fills a garage. Double-walled book boxes are the ones worth keeping and the small size is the one always short \u2014 a house needs roughly twice as many small boxes as large ones, which is the reverse of what people buy. Cardboard that has been damp has lost most of its compressive strength even after drying, and a stack stored on a concrete floor wicks moisture from below.", "level": "class", "parent": "9502" }, { "aliases": [ "storage box", "plastic crate", "really useful box", "stacking bin", "underbed box" ], "status": "active", "nestable": true, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "950202", "name": "Plastic storage boxes & crates", "description": "Plastic storage boxes, lidded crates, stacking bins, underbed boxes and reusable containers.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.2, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.08, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "Nested empty, a set takes a fifth of its stacked volume. Plastic crates are the right container for anything going into a loft or a garage, where cardboard fails, and the wrong one for a move by van, where they do not stack squarely under load and their lids pop. Cheap polypropylene goes brittle in a cold garage and cracks at the corners when lifted full.", "level": "class", "parent": "9502" }, { "aliases": [ "bin bags", "rubble sacks", "vacuum bags", "laundry bag", "bags for life" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": true, "child_hazard_reasons": [ "choking", "strangulation" ], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "950203", "name": "Bags & sacks", "description": "Bin bags, rubble sacks, vacuum storage bags, laundry bags, IKEA-type carriers and woven sacks.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.25, "storage_zone": "utility", "access_frequency": "weekly", "notes": "A bin bag used as a moving container is the single easiest way to have possessions thrown away by mistake \u2014 anything soft that travels in one needs a label, or it needs to be a different colour from the actual rubbish. Loose plastic bags are a suffocation risk for small children. Vacuum bags are excellent for textiles and wrong for down and feather.", "level": "class", "parent": "9502" } ] }, { "id": "9504", "name": "Packing Materials", "description": "What goes around the goods.", "level": "group", "parent": "95", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "bubble wrap", "packing paper", "tissue paper", "foam", "packing peanuts", "void fill" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "950401", "name": "Protective packing materials", "description": "Bubble wrap, packing paper, tissue, foam sheet, loose fill, corner protectors and void fill.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.02, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "The lowest density of anything here at 0.02 kg/L. Plain newsprint packing paper is better than printed newspaper for anything that will be unwrapped by hand \u2014 newspaper ink transfers onto ceramics, textiles and unglazed surfaces and does not always come off. Retained bubble wrap flattens over a couple of years in a loft and stops protecting anything.", "level": "class", "parent": "9504" }, { "aliases": [ "packing tape", "parcel tape", "labels", "marker pen", "fragile tape", "tape gun" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": true, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "950402", "name": "Tape, labels & marking", "description": "Packing tape, dispensers, labels, marker pens, fragile tape, colour coding and inventory stickers.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.3, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.45, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "The class the whole system depends on and the one always underestimated \u2014 a full house is 40 to 60 rolls of tape and every box wants a label on two faces plus the top, because a box in a stack shows only one of them. Tape adhesive fails with age and cold, so a roll found in a garage from the last move is usually not usable. Buy new and buy a dispenser.", "level": "class", "parent": "9504" } ] }, { "id": "9506", "name": "Moving Equipment", "description": "Equipment for shifting loads rather than containing them.", "level": "group", "parent": "95", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "sack truck", "hand truck", "dolly", "furniture skates", "moving straps", "glides" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "950601", "name": "Sack trucks & moving aids", "description": "Sack trucks, furniture dollies, skates, glides, stair climbers and lifting straps.", "typical_mass_kg": 8.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Furniture glides and skates do more for a domestic move than a sack truck does, because most of the difficulty is moving heavy things across a floor rather than lifting them. Lifting straps transfer load to the legs and make a two-person carry safe rather than merely possible.", "level": "class", "parent": "9506" }, { "aliases": [ "ratchet straps", "bungee", "moving blankets", "edge protection", "floor protector" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "950602", "name": "Load restraint & protection", "description": "Ratchet straps, bungees, rope, furniture blankets, edge protection, floor protection and door protectors.", "typical_mass_kg": 2.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "An unrestrained load shifts on the first roundabout and does more damage in a van than any amount of bad packing. Floor and door protection is what stops a move damaging the property being left \u2014 a deposit or a completion inspection often turns on it, which makes this class worth having before the day rather than during it.", "level": "class", "parent": "9506" } ] }, { "id": "9508", "name": "Storage Systems", "description": "Fixed and semi-fixed storage. Free-standing furniture is 15.", "level": "group", "parent": "95", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "racking", "garage shelving", "wire shelving", "boltless shelving", "loft storage" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": true, "disassembly": true, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "950801", "name": "Shelving & racking", "description": "Garage and loft racking, wire shelving, boltless shelving and modular storage systems, dismantled or in kit form.", "typical_mass_kg": 20.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.55, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Dismantled steel racking is dense, sharp-edged and comes as a hundred parts of which four are missing by the time it is reassembled. Bag and label the fixings to the longest beam. Boltless shelving is only rated when fully assembled with all braces \u2014 a partial build is not a shelf.", "level": "class", "parent": "9508" }, { "aliases": [ "hooks", "pegboard", "tool rail", "bike hook", "over-door hanger", "wall organiser" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "950802", "name": "Hooks, rails & wall storage", "description": "Wall hooks, tool rails, pegboard, bike hooks, over-door storage and wall-mounted organisers.", "typical_mass_kg": 0.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.35, "storage_zone": "garage", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Fittings come off the wall and the wall plugs stay in it \u2014 the fixings for the far end are a 42 problem, not this one. Worth removing before the final inspection of the property being left rather than after.", "level": "class", "parent": "9508" } ] }, { "id": "9510", "name": "Retained Original Packaging", "description": "Product boxes kept after unpacking. A real and much-argued-about category of household material.", "level": "group", "parent": "95", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "original box", "product packaging", "polystyrene inserts", "appliance box", "retail box" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": false, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": true, "moisture_sensitive": true, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "951001", "name": "Retained product packaging", "description": "Original boxes and polystyrene inserts kept for appliances, electronics, instruments and high-value goods.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.5, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.03, "storage_zone": "loft", "access_frequency": "archive", "notes": "Kept for two reasons that actually pay \u2014 a moulded insert is the only packaging a flat-panel television, a camera lens or an instrument was ever engineered for, and an original box materially raises the resale value of electronics and collectibles. Against that it is the bulkiest zero-mass material in a loft. The defensible rule is to keep the box for anything fragile, expensive and likely to move or be sold, and flatten or discard the rest; keeping every box is how a loft fills with air.", "level": "class", "parent": "9510" } ] } ] }, { "id": "99", "name": "Unclassified & Mixed", "description": "Holding area. 9999 is the explicit \"could not classify\" code an automated classifier should emit instead of guessing.", "level": "division", "parent": null, "populated": true, "groups": [ { "id": "9999", "name": "Unclassified & Mixed", "description": "The holding area. Two codes with opposite meanings \u2014 one says the classifier failed, the other says nobody tried on purpose.", "level": "group", "parent": "99", "classes": [ { "aliases": [ "unknown", "unclassified", "unidentified", "cannot classify" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "999901", "name": "Unclassified item", "description": "An item that could not be classified with confidence. The code an automated classifier emits instead of guessing.", "typical_mass_kg": 1.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "any", "access_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "A populated 999901 bucket is a work queue, not a failure. A wrong code is a lie that propagates into every roll-up built on it, so a classifier that is not confident emits this and the item waits for a human. The physical attributes here are neutral placeholders and must never be used in a weight or hazard calculation \u2014 an unclassified item has unknown properties, and a roll-up that includes this class should say so rather than quietly average it in.", "level": "class", "parent": "9999" }, { "aliases": [ "misc", "mixed box", "sundries", "assorted", "junk drawer" ], "status": "active", "nestable": false, "stackable": true, "load_bearing": true, "orientation": "any", "fragile": false, "crushable": false, "moisture_sensitive": false, "temperature_sensitive": false, "light_sensitive": false, "child_hazard": false, "child_hazard_reasons": [], "hazmat": "none", "un_class": "none", "un_indicative": null, "battery": "none", "perishable": false, "two_person": false, "disassembly": false, "handling": [], "value_density": "low", "mover_restricted": false, "co_store_avoid": [], "id": "999902", "name": "Mixed-content container", "description": "A box, drawer or crate of assorted goods deliberately recorded as one item rather than itemised.", "typical_mass_kg": 8.0, "bulk_density_kg_per_l": 0.3, "storage_zone": "any", "access_frequency": "seasonal", "notes": "Distinct from 999901 in that nothing failed \u2014 a decision was taken that itemising this container was not worth the effort. That decision is legitimate and every real inventory contains some, but it has a cost, in that nothing inside it can be found, weighed, insured or flagged as hazardous. Anything known to be hazardous is pulled out and classified before the rest is left mixed. The hardware equivalent with known contents is 421002.", "level": "class", "parent": "9999" } ] } ] } ] }