Freight Class 110
Class 110 used to cover 8–9 lb/ft³ goods such as cabinets, framed art and tools. Since the July 2025 NMFC change it has no density band — that density now rates class 100.
What is class 110 freight?
Class 110 is an NMFC class between 100 and 125. Before July 19, 2025, freight got it by weighing 8 to just under 9 pounds per cubic foot. Kitchen cabinets and boxed power tools were common examples. On the current scale that density is class 100, so density-rated loads got one step cheaper. Class 110 now applies only when an item's NMFC listing names it.
What happened to class 110 in 2025
Class 110 used to be a thin slice of the density table, just one pound wide: 8 to just under 9 lb/ft³. Boxed kitchen cabinets, benchtop power tools, crated framed art and light fixtures often landed there. When the 13-tier scale took effect on July 19, 2025, that slice was folded into class 100, which now covers 8 up to 10 lb/ft³. So a density-rated pallet that billed at 110 last year bills at 100 today. The number 110 lives on only where a commodity's own NMFC item assigns it.
For cabinet and tool shippers this is mostly good news: a pallet that billed at 110 before July 2025 can now bill at 100 — if the items are density-rated. Check your commodity's current NMFC listing with your carrier. A listing that names class 110 still applies, whatever the density says.
Class 110 worked examples
Two loads that used to bill at 110 and now bill at 100, plus one that loose stacking pushed into class 125.
Boxed kitchen cabinets — now class 100
Flat-and-carcass cabinet cartons on a 48" × 40" pallet, 55" high, 520 lb.
48 × 40 × 55 = 105,600 in³ ÷ 1,728 = 61.1 ft³. Density = 520 lb ÷ 61.1 ft³.
8.5 lb/ft³ → class 100 today (it was 110 before July 2025).
Benchtop table saw in its carton — now class 100
A boxed table saw, 30" × 24" × 36", 130 lb.
30 × 24 × 36 = 25,920 in³ ÷ 1,728 = 15.0 ft³. Density = 130 lb ÷ 15.0 ft³.
8.7 lb/ft³ → class 100, one step below its old 110.
The same cabinets, stacked 5 inches taller — class 125
The identical 520 lb of cabinet cartons restacked looser to 60" on the same pallet.
48 × 40 × 60 = 115,200 in³ ÷ 1,728 = 66.7 ft³. Density = 520 lb ÷ 66.7 ft³ = 7.8 lb/ft³ — under the 8 line.
7.8 lb/ft³ → class 125. Five inches of loose stacking cost a full class step.
The 8 and 10 lb/ft³ lines
For cabinets and tools, the two numbers to watch are now 8 and 10 lb/ft³. Below 8 the shipment drops to class 125; from 10 up it reaches class 92.5. That is a two-pound-wide band instead of the old one-pound slice, so a typical cabinet or tool pallet now holds its class through small packaging changes more easily than before.
Cabinet runs still reward flat-together thinking: doors, panels and boxes as separate flat-packed cartons on one dense pallet measure far better than pre-assembled carcasses full of enclosed air. Tool shippers get the same effect from stripping stands — a benchtop saw shipped on its side beside its knocked-down stand cubes tighter than the same saw boxed upright on the assembled stand. None of this touches the product; all of it moves the measured class.
Goods that used to rate class 110
Common class 110 goods under the old table. Check each one's current NMFC listing, or measure it:
- Cabinets
- Framed artwork
- Table saws and power tools
- Light fixtures
Related commodity guides:
Is your old class 110 load class 100 now?
Enter the size and weight. From 8 to just under 10 lb/ft³ is class 100; under 8 is class 125. The result also shows what the old table would have said.
Density-based estimate. Some commodities carry a fixed NMFC class — check our freight class by commodity pages.
Estimated Freight Class
Density
8.49
lb/ft³
Volume
53.33
ft³
Weight
453
lb
8–10 lb/ft³ → Class 100
NMFC density scale (Docket 2025-1, effective July 19, 2025)
Pre-July-2025 table: class 110. Use it only if your carrier contract still prices on the old table.
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Uses the 13-tier NMFC density scale (Docket 2025-1). See the full freight class chart.
Frequently asked questions
Is class 110 the same as class 100 now?
For density-rated freight, in effect yes: anything that measured 8 to 9 lb/ft³ now rates class 100. But an item listed at 110 in the NMFC still ships at 110. Ask your carrier which rule covers your item.
Does freight class 110 still exist?
Yes, as a listed class. Some NMFC items still name 110 because of how they handle or stow. The density scale no longer uses it, so a density-rated cabinet pallet at 8.5 lb/ft³ is class 100.
What density was freight class 110?
8 to just under 9 lb/ft³, a band only one pound wide. Today that density rates class 100, which spans 8 up to 10 lb/ft³.
What freight class are kitchen cabinets now?
If they are density-rated: flat-packed cabinet pallets measuring 8 to just under 10 lb/ft³ are class 100, and looser runs under 8 lb/ft³ are class 125. Some cabinet items may carry their own NMFC listing — verify with your carrier before booking.