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Certified Packages
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UN certification, which is mandatory, was
introduced by the Director General of Shipping, Govt. of India, Primarily for
the packages used by Indian Express for carriage of dangerous goods by sea from
India.
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Similar compulsion has been introduced for
transportation by air. The packaging certified for utilisaton for transport of
Dangerous Goods by air shall be checked by the shippers before these are
actually used for the purpose. The certified packaging shall have UN marking as
indicated in the Certificates, so that only certified packaging are loaded on
aircraft.
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After satisfactory performance of the sample
packages, the certificate is issued by the Indian Institute of Packaging to
manufacturer/dealer of packages for manufacturing any number of packages.
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Validity period mentioned in the certificate
means the period during which the manufacturing of the packages (with same
specifications, design & shape) is permitted.
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Depending upon the category of the
manufacturers of the packages , the validity period of their certificates, the
extended period beyond the expiry date during which the certified packages can
be utilized by the exporters (subject to passing the TYPE TESTING as per IMDG
CODE, VOLUME-I or Technical Instructions of ICAO)and maximum period within
which packages should reach the importers are indicated below:
I. GENERAL CATEGORY (NON
- ISO 9000) MANUFACTURERS
ü
Validity
period: 9 months
II. ISO-9000 CERTIFIED
MANUFACTURERS
ü Validity period: 18 months
No extensions will be given after 9/18 months.
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