Testing Standard:
Standard Number
ISTA 6-AMAZON.COM-OVERBOX
Standard Title
e-Commerce Fulfillment for Parcel Delivery Shipment
Overview for ISTA Project 6 AMAZON.COM Over Boxing:
ISTA Project 6 AMAZON.COM Over Boxing is a general simulation test for eCommerce fulfillment of individual retail packaged products placed into a primary shipping container (Over Box) shipped through Amazon’s distribution system to final customer destinations (The Last Mile). This project utilizes a general simulation of actual transport hazards by either ground or air by evaluating the integrity of the primary packaging or transport package. Purple Diamond Testing offers ISTA 6-AMAZON.COM-Over Boxing testing as part of our packaging distribution testing services.
Rationale for ISTA Project 6 AMAZON.COM Over Boxing:
ISTA 6-AMAZON.COM-Over Boxing – e-Commerce Fulfillment for Parcel Delivery Shipment. Evaluates the protective performance of a primary package or transport package related to thermal conditions, shocks, vibrations, and other stressors normally encountered in Amazon’s delivery system. The procedure helps Amazon.com certify each vendor’s packaging. Once a passing report is generated, the vendor will upload the report to Amazon’s vendor portal where the packaging as assessed will be certified. Purple Diamond Testing is a part of the Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier Network (APASS).
Key Points:
- Challenges the capabilities of the primary package or the transport package that will be placed in master shipping container (Over Box)
- Provides packaged-product test types via small parcel or Less-Than-Truckload (LTL)
- Project has been created by Amazon.com to help certify packaged-products
- Consider 6-AMAZON.COM-SIOC if the packaged-products will be shipped without a master shipping container
Related Standards:
- ASTM D4332 – Practice for Conditioning Containers, Packages, or Packaging Components for Testing
- ASTM D4728 – Test Method for Random Vibration Testing of Shipping Containers
- ASTM D5276 – Test Method for Drop Test of Loaded Containers by Free Fall
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- ASTM D642
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- ASTM D951
- ASTM D999
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- ASTM D3103
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- ASTM D4169
- ASTM D4332
- ASTM D4728
- ASTM D5265
- ASTM D5276
- ASTM D5277
- ASTM D5487
- ASTM D6055
- ASTM D6179
- ASTM D6344
- ASTM D6653
- ASTM D7386
- ASTM F88
- ASTM F1140
- ASTM F1886
- ASTM F1929
- ASTM F1980
- ASTM F2096
- ASTM F2250
- ASTM F3039
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 The APASS program was designed by Amazon to help support vendors, sellers, and manufacturers in obtaining certification of their products as Frustration Free Packaging (FFP), Ships in Own Container (SIOC), or Prep-Free Packaging (PFP).
