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UN PACKAGING TEST

We are recognized worldwide for assisting organizations to understand complex UN regulations and to perform testing that both meets compliance requirements and improves the long term performance for you products packaging, our test criteria has been formulated over years of practical experience and the expertise of our dedicated team.

  • DRUMS

    Material Description Code
    Steel Non-Removable 1A1
    – Removable 1A2
    Aluminium Non-Removable 1B1
    – Removable B2
    Plywood – 1D
    Fibre – 1G
    Plastics Non-Removable 1H1
    – Removable 1H2
    Metal other than steel or aluminium Non-Removable N1
    – Removable N2

  • JERRICANS

    Material Description Code
    Steel Non-Removable 3A1
    – Removable 3A2
    Aluminium Non-Removable 3B1
    – Removable 3B2
    Plastics Non-Removable 3H1
    – Removable 3H2

  • BOXES

    Material Description Code
    Steel – 4A
    Aluminium – 4B
    Natural Wood Ordinary 4C1
    – With sift-proof walls 4C2
    Plywood – 4D
    Reconstituted wood – 4F
    Fibreboard – 4G
    Plastics Expanded 4H1
    – Solid 4H2

  • BAGS

    Material Description Code
    Woven Plastics Without inner liner or coating 5H1
    – Sift-proof 5H2
    – Water resistant 5H3
    Plastics Film – 5H4
    Textile Without inner liner or coating 5L1
    – Sift proof 5L2
    – Water resistant 5L3
    Paper Multiwall 5M1
    – Multiwall, water resistant 5M2

  • IBC’S AND FIBC’S

    Metal

    Material Description Code
    Steel For solids, filled or discharged by gravity 11A
    – For solids, filled or discharged under pressure 21A
    – For liquids 31A
    Aluminium For solids, filled or discharged by gravity 11B
    – For solids, filled or discharged under pressure 21B
    – For liquids 31B
    Other than steel or aluminium For solids, filled or discharged by gravity 11N
    – For solids, filled or discharged under pressure 21N
    – For liquids 31N

    FLEXIBLE

    Material Description Code
    Plastics Woven plastics without coating or liner 13H1
    – Woven plastics, coated 13H2
    – Woven plastics with liner 13H3
    – Woven plastics, coated and with liner 13H4
    – Plastics film 13H5
    Textile Without coating or liner 13L1
    – Coated 13L2
    – With liner 13L3
    – Coated and with liner 13L4
    Paper Multiwall 13M1
    – Multiwall, water resistant 13M2
    Rigid Plastics For solids, filled or discharged by gravity, fitted with structural equipment 11H1
    – For solids, filled or discharged by gravity, freestanding 11H2
    – For solids, filled or discharged inder pressure, fitted with structural equipment 21H1
    – For solids, filled or discharged under pressure, freestanding 21H2
    – For liquids, fitted with structural equipment 31H1
    – For liquids, with flexible plastics receptacle 31H2
    Composite with plastics inner receptacle For solids, filled or discharged by gravity, with rigid plastics receptacle 11H21
    – For solids, filled or discharged by gravity, with flexible plastics receptacle 11H22
    – For solids, filled or discharged under pressure, with rigid plastics receptacle 21H21
    – For solids, filled or discharged under pressure, with flexible plastics receptacle 21H22
    – For liquids, with rigid plastics receptacle 31H21
    – For liquids, with flexible plastics receptacle 31H22
    Fireboard For solids, filled or discharged by gravity 11G

    Wooden

    Material Description Code
    Natural Wood For solids, filled or discharged by gravity with inner liner 11C
    Plywood For solids, filled or discharged by gravity, with inner liner 11D
    Reconstituted wood For solids, filled or discharged by gravity, with inner liner 11F