Package Testing Chart

● = Required

○ = Optional

	Packages Weighing 150 lb (68 kg) or less	Packages Weighing over 150 lb (68 kg)	Open Container 60 lb (27 kg) or less	Closed Container 150 lb (68 kg) or less	Unitized Packages	Non Unitized Distribution Center to Retail Outlet 100 lb (45 kg) or less	Reusable Intermediate Bulk Containers	Mechanically Handled Bulk Packages	Furniture	Flat Packages	Elongated Packages	Temperature Controlled Packages	Medical Packaging	LTL Shipments
ISTA 1A	●
ISTA 1B		●
ISTA 1C	●
ISTA 1D		●
ISTA 1E					●
ISTA 1G	●
ISTA 1H		●
ISTA 2A	●
ISTA 2B		●
ISTA 2C		●							●
ISTA 2D										●
ISTA 2E											●
ISTA 2F														●
ISTA 3A	●									●	●
ISTA 3B														●
ISTA 3E					●
ISTA 3F						●
ISTA 3H								●
ISTA 4AB
ISTA 5B												●
ISTA 6-FedEx-A	●
ISTA 6-FedEx-B		●
ISTA 7A			●
ISTA 7B				●
ISTA 7C							●
ISTA 7D												●
ASTM D774
ASTM D903
ASTM D3078
ASTM D3580								●
ASTM D4169								●
ASTM D4728								●
ASTM F88
ASTM F1886													●
ASTM F1929													●
ASTM F1980													●
ASTM F2057									●
ASTM F2096													●
ISO 11607-01													●

	Medical Device Testing	Bursting Strength Test	Seal or Adhesive Test	Leak Test	Accelerated Aging	Thermal Performance Testing	Atmospheric Conditioning	Fixed Displacement Vibration	Random Vibration	Shock Testing	Compression Testing	Member Specified Test	Development Test
ISTA 1A								●		●
ISTA 1B								●		●
ISTA 1C							○	●	●	●	●
ISTA 1D							○	●	●	●	●
ISTA 1E									●	●
ISTA 1G									●	●
ISTA 1H									●	●
ISTA 2A							●	●	●	●	●
ISTA 2B							●	●	●	●	●
ISTA 2C							●		●	●
ISTA 2D								●		●
ISTA 2E								●
ISTA 2F							●	●	●	●	●
ISTA 3A							●	●	●	●	●
ISTA 3B							●	●	●	●	●
ISTA 3E							●		●	●	●
ISTA 3F							●		●	●	●
ISTA 3H							●		●	●	○
ISTA 4AB							○		●	●	○	●
ISTA 5B						●							●
ISTA 6-FedEx-A												●
ISTA 6-FedEx-B												●
ISTA 7A							○			●	●		●
ISTA 7B							●	●	●	●	●		●
ISTA 7C							●		●	●	●		●
ISTA 7D						●	●		○	○			●
ASTM D774		●
ASTM D903	●		●				●
ASTM D3078	●			●
ASTM D3580								●
ASTM D4169							●	●	●	●
ASTM D4728									●
ASTM F88	●		●		●
ASTM F1886	●		●
ASTM F1929	●			●
ASTM F1980	●				●
ASTM F2057
ASTM F2096	●			●
ISO 11607-01	●

ISTA 1A-H	Tests the structural integrity of the package but does not include environmental conditioning
ISTA 2A-F	Tests the structural integrity of the package as well as including environmental conditioning
ISTA 3A-H	Full lab test of the forces and conditions on a package to simluate package delivery in different transport environments, routes and methods
ISTA 4AB	Software application to create customizable enhanced simulation test plans
ISTA 5B	Tests the effectiveness of a temperature controlled (insulated) package to maintain temperatures in a desired range during transport
ISTA 6A-B	FedEx specific test procedures
ISTA 7A-D	Tests to compare the performance of two or more container designs during development
ASTM D774	Test to determine the bursting strength of paper (Mullen Test)
ASTM D903	Tests the peel or stripping strength of adhesive bonds
ASTM D3078	Test for determining leaks in flexible packaging
ASTM D3580	Standard test method for vertical linear vibration tests
ASTM D4169	Tests the ability of a shipping container to withstand a distribution environment
ASTM D4728	Standard test method for random vibration tests
ASTM F88	Tests the seal strength of flexible barrier materials
ASTM F1886	Test to determine the integrity of a seal for medical packaging by visual inspection
ASTM F1929	Test for detecting seal leaks in porous medical packaging
ASTM F1980	Accelerated aging test for sterile barries systems (SBS) for medical packaging
ASTM F2057	Safety standards for the tipover of clothing storage units such as chests and drawers
ASTM F2096	Test for detecting gross leaks in medical packaging
ISO 11607-01	Test methods for medical device packaging