Technical Terms • Types of Boxes • How to Measure a Box
How to Pack a Fragile Item • Shipping Guide for UPS • Shipping Hazardous Materials

Norampac Industries can educate your company on how to comply with the new United Nations regulations for shipping hazardous materials. D.O.T. (Department of Transportation) marked boxes are no longer acceptable for shipping hazardous materials. All boxes must be marked with new U.N. Markings.

6.0.4.2 Examples of markings for NEW packaging:

For a new fibreboard box:

UN Symbol see 6.0.4.2(a)	Packaging Type Code see 6.0.4.2(b)	Packing Group see 6.0.4.2(c)	Gross Mass see 6.0.4.2(d)	Solid or inner Packagings see 6.0.4.2(e)	Year of manufacture see 6.0.4.2(f)		Example:
	4G	Y USA	145 Norampac	S	2005	}	4G/Y145/S/05 USA / Norampac
		State where test done see 6.0.4.2(g)	Name of manufacturer see 6.0.4.2(h)

From the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations Book.