In the current landscape of rapid logistics advancement, there is a growing public appreciation for the safety, environmental sustainability, and other qualities of transportation packaging. Addressing the increasing environmental standards while minimizing delivery costs from manufacturers to end-users, and maximizing product value, has emerged as a pressing challenge to be addressed.

As the leading e-commerce platform in the United States, Amazon introduced the ISTA 6-AMAZON.COM packaging and transportation standard in 2016 to enhance product transportation safety and reduce distribution costs. A technical update in 2018 mandated that certain products meeting specific size and weight criteria undergo certification for compliance with the Ships in Own Container (SIOC) standard. Failure to obtain certification by September 17, 2019, would result in a refund penalty of $1.99 per product.

About Amazon Product Packaging and Transportation Inspection

The Amazon Product Packaging ISTA 6-Amazon.com-SIOC Test Standard is a protocol established for Amazon and its suppliers' products within Amazon's operational framework. This test aims to verify that the supplier's products can safely reach consumers without requiring additional packaging from Amazon. Products meeting the Ships in Own Container (SIOC) packaging standard are sent to Amazon's fulfillment center (FC) for processing and storage and subsequently delivered to end-users via parcel transportation or freight services.

The ISTA Project 6-Amazon.com-SIOC test series comprises eight test types, categorized as Type A through Type H based on product specifications.

Main Testing Items

• Vibration Test
• Drop Test
• Incline Impact Test
• Stacking/Clamping Test
• Temperature and Humidity Treatment
• High Temperature Aging Test

About ISTA

ISTA stands for International Safe Transit Association, which is committed to the research of transportation packaging and assists in the development of effective packaging to improve the transportation safety performance of products.To this end, ISTA has issued a series of standards, test procedures, test items, and other documents as a unified basis for evaluating the safety performance of transportation packaging.

As the first ISTA-certified laboratory in China and an official member of the Amazon Support Center and Supplier Network (APASS), HQTS-QAI's team members have over ten years of ISTA testing experience. This expertise enables us to offer a comprehensive range of services to merchants on the Amazon platform. HQTS-QAI provides packaging, transportation, and testing services to safeguard products from foreseeable factors.