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IATA package specifications
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- IATA rules set forth package specifications, tests, and specification markings requirements for certain types of packaging.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) specify package specifications, tests, and specification markings requirements for UN specification packages, packagings for refrigerated liquid gases, and limited quantity packagings. Two or three character codes are used for designating packaging (other than inner packagings).
| Packaging type code | Packaging material code | Package qualifying codes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 — Drum 2 — Reserved 3 — Jerrican 4 — Box 5 — Bag 6 — Composite packaging | A — Steel (all types and surface treatments) B — Aluminum C — Natural wood D — Plywood F — Reconstituted wood G — Fiberboard H — Plastic material L — Textile M — Paper, multi-wall N — Metal (other than steel or aluminum) P — Glass, porcelain, or stoneware (not used in these Regulations) | Some packagings show a code after the package code, with meanings as follows: — The letter “V” means a “Special Packaging” conforming to the requirements in IATA DGR Section 6.3.1.2, exemption from testing. “U” signifies a “Special Packaging” for infectious substances conforming to the requirements in IATA DGR Section 6.5.2. — The letter “W” signifies that the packaging, although of the same type indicated by the code, is manufactured to a specification different from that in IATA DGR Section 6.2 and is considered equivalent. — The letter “T” signifies a “Salvage Packaging” conforming to the requirements of IATA DGR Sections 5.0.1.6, 6.0.6, and Section 6.7. |
Other than for aerosols, the three or four character code is used to identify the type and material and construction and performance test standard, inner packagings are identified based on the material from which they are manufactured.