GB/T 9174-2008 in English

Foreword I
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 General Provisions
4 Types of Transport Packages
5 Technical Requirements
6 Performance Test

1 Scope



This standard specifies the general requirements, types, technical requirements and performance test for identification and inspection of transport packages of general cargo (hereinafter referred to as transport packages).

This standard is applicable to transport packages of general cargo transported by railway, road, water transport, aviation. Excluding transport packages of dangerous cargo and live perishable cargo.



2 Normative References



The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this standard, become provisions of this standard. For dated reference, subsequent amendments to (excluding the correction), or revisions of, any of these publications do not apply this part. However, parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below. For undated references, the latest edition of the reference document is applicable to this part.

GB/T 191 "Packaging-Pictorial Marking for Handling of Cargo (GB/T 191—2008, ISO 780:1997, MOD)"

GB/T 325 "Packing Containers-Steel Drum"

GB/T 731 "Gunnybags; Technical Requirements"

GB/T 732 "Gunnybags; Grading Stipulation"

GB/T 4857 "Packaging—Basic Tests for Transport Packages"

GB/T 4892 "Dimensions of Rigid Rectangular Packages-Transport Packages"

GB/T 6543 "Single and Double Corrugated Boxes for Transport Packages"

GB/T 6544 "Corrugated Fiberboard"

GB/T 7284 "Wooden Framed Case"

GB/T 6980 "Calp Box"

GB/T 8946 "Plastic Knitted Bag"

GB/T 8947 "Composite Plastic Knitted Bag"

GB/T 9774 "Sacks for Packing Cement"

GB/T 12464 "Wooden Boxes (GB/T 12464-2002, JIS Z 1402: 1999, NEQ)"

GB/T 13201 "Packaging-Dimensions of Cylinder Transport Packages"

GB 13252 "Packing Containers-Steel Pails"

GB/T 13508 "Polyethylene Blown Containers"

GB/T 13757 "Packaging-Dimensions of Sack Transport Packages"

GB/T 16471 "Dimensional and Weight Constraints for Transport Packages"

GB/T 17343 "Packing Containers-Square Pail"

GB/T 18924 "Wirebound Boxes"

GB/T 18925 "Skid Wooden Boxes"



3 General Provisions



3.1 Transport packages for transport storage purpose shall be provided with such functions as guaranteeing cargo transport safety, convenient for loading and unloading storage and transport and accelerating handover check.

3.2 Transport packages shall meet the requirements of scientific, firm, economic and beautiful.

3.3 At normal process of circulation, the transport packages shall ensure that it is capable of resisting and defending environment conditions effects with no breakage, damage etc phenomena and delivering the cargo to the destination safely and rapidly in intact state.

3.4 The packing material, accessory material and container of cargo transport all shall meet the relevant requirements of domestic national standards and professional standards. Material and container without standard shall be tested and verified that its performance may meet the requirements of circulation environment conditions.

3.5 The transport packages shall be intact and shaped. The cargo shall be uniformly distributed, compressed in volume, and placed in order with appropriate gasket, and fixed with its centre-of-gravity position in the center as lower as possible.

3.6 According to circulation environment conditions such as cargo character and carrying, loading and unloading, transport and storage, package with protective device, such as seismic, anti-theft, rain-proof, moistureproof, anticorrosion, mould proof and dustproof shall be selected.

3.7 After being filled with cargo, the transport packages shall be firmly sealed, For small light cargo which is easy to be lost, strengthening with adhesive tape sealing, nailing or complete bonding plus adhesive tape sealing shall be adopted. Adopt steel strip and plastic strapping strip etc to make bundling strengthening in types of the two strips, three strips, cross, double cross, well letter, double-well letter etc according to the requirements of product name, volume, character, mass, length and transport mode of the cargo. The strapping tape shall be overlapped firmly with appropriate degree of tightness, smooth without torsion and shall not be less than 2 strips.

3.8 The bottom surface dimension of all kinds of square transport packages shall meet the requirements of GB/T 4892.

3.9 The dimension of all kinds of cylinder transport packages shall meet the requirements of GB/T 13201.

3.10 The dimensions of all kinds of bag transport packages shall meet the requirements of GB/T 13757.