Packaging requirements

Corrugated cardboard boxes are used for packaging of international postal items (IPI), which, according to their characteristics (thickness, strength, complexity, etc.), can be subjected to technical processing and repeated reloading. Indivisible items in factory packaging (wooden, plywood boxes and boxes made of strong cardboard), which corresponds to the established dimensions and ensures the preservation of the attachment, do not require additional packaging.

In order to avoid movement inside the package, items and goods must be tightly packed or filled with fillers (bubble wrap, paper, material, etc.) to avoid movement of items inside the package during reloading and technical processing.

• glass or other fragile objects (dishes, souvenirs, CDs, etc.) must be packed in a strong box, packed with an appropriate protective material, and also covered with packing materials;
• liquids and substances that easily turn into a liquid state should be placed in hermetically sealed vessels. Each container must be placed in a special strong box filled with a suitable protective material in an amount sufficient to absorb the liquid in case of damage to the container, so that it cannot be easily opened;
• oily substances that are difficult to change into a liquid state, such as ointments, soft soap, resin and others, the sending of which causes less inconvenience, should be packed in the original envelope (box, canvas bag, plastic material, etc.), which is then placed in a second box made of sufficiently strong material to prevent the contents from leaking;
• dry dyes, such as aniline blue, etc., are allowed for shipment only in hermetically sealed metal boxes, which are placed, in turn, in strong boxes with appropriate protective and absorbent material between both packages;
• colorless dry powders – must be placed in strong containers (box, bag), which in turn must also be placed in a box made of strong material;
• accurate measuring devices – in a hard container with gaskets that prevent damage to the attachment during shipment. Devices with glass parts are packed in parcel boxes with special fasteners. A “Caution” mark is applied (stuck) to such parcels;
• motion pictures, filmstrips and magnetic films – in containers manufactured in accordance with the requirements of regulatory and technical documentation;
• printed products (forms, estimate documentation, etc.) weighing up to 5 kilos – in a double envelope made of thick paper. If the weight of the attachment exceeds five kilos, the parcel must have on both sides (address and return) pads made of plywood or sticky cardboard;
• coloring powders – in bags made of polyethylene film, oilcloths, thick sized paper, which are placed in parcel boxes;
• loose food products, dried fruits, nuts, etc. – in bags made of polyethylene film, oilcloths, thick oiled paper, which are sealed and placed in a box with a strong base.

Items of clothing, carpets and other soft products can be packed in a soft shell (cloth). Such an attachment should be pre-packaged in polyethylene film or other moisture-proof material. The soft shell (bag, pouch) must be sewn with an internal seam. The upper part of the bag (pouch) is rolled up and firmly tied with twine, to which a tag with the recipient’s address (address tag) made of plywood or thick cardboard is attached.