ASTM Home Page

American Society for Testing and Materials. The foremost developer and provider of voluntary consensus standards, related technical information, and services.

FedEx

Ground Restrictions on Package Size & Weight

HP Packaging

Guideline for Environmentally Responsible Packaging; HP's General Specification For Environment; Packaging Test Requirements for Suppliers and OEMs; HP's Packaging Supplier Evaluation Process

International Safe Transit Association (ISTA)

International Safe Transit Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting its membership, and therefore the worldwide community, in developing effective packaging, methods, and logistics systems that prevent or reduce transit and handling damage during product distribution. This will be accomplished through a cooperative framework of members using the tools of education, communications, testing and certification.

Institute of Packaging Professionals (IOPP)

The Institute of Packaging Professionals provides an environment in which packaging professionals may learn, grow and work together to advance the art and science of packaging. Since the beginning, the Institute has grown to include packaging professionals from every area of the packaging community.  Discover the Institute of Packaging Professionals, the professional society for the packaging community...you owe it to yourself, your company and the packaging community.

TAPPI

Advancing Technology and Professional Achievement in the Paper and Related Industries

United Parcel Service (UPS)

is engaged in the transportation of small packages.  UPS holds itself out to transport general commodities.