Standard UN Bag

Product Description

The transport of dangerous goods is regulated in order to prevent injury to people, harm to the environment and material damages. NEST Packagings range of UN Bulk Bags is designed and certified to contain and transport hazardous materials by Sea, Land and Rail in accordance with the UN International standards.

NEST Packaging offer a range of UN approved, or Hazardous Goods bulk bags designed and certified in accordance with the United Nations Recommendations on the Transportation of Dangerous Materials, usually known as the Orange Book.

The Orange Book also provides the basis of other relevant European and international packaging regulations on the transport of dangerous goods UN REGULATIONS as below:

The transportation of dangerous goods in UN Bags is regulated by recognized international standards by the United Nations (UN).

Categories of UN Bulk Bag

UN Codes for Type of  Bulk Bags:

Note: UN bags are not classified by safety factors they are classified by packing groups I, II or III. The term safety factor refers to FIBCs for non-dangerous goods.

UN logo displayed on bulk bags

UN Bulk Bag Markings

The UN marking on FIBCs must be durable, legible and readily visible. Letters, symbols and numbers printed onto the bag should be a minimum of 12 mm high.

Example of UN Markings for FIBCs

a)	the United Nations packaging symbol
b) 13	Flexible IBC for solids, filled or discharged by gravity
c) H2	Woven PP fabric with inner liner
d) Z	Approved for packaging group III
e) 05.12	Month and year of manufacture
f)	Country authorizing the allocation of the mark
g)	Code of Certifying Body
h)	Identification of IBC as specified by competent authority
i)	Name of the manufacturer and number of identification
j) 3600	Stacking test load in kilograms (1.8 times of the maximum permissible gross mass that may be stacked on top)
k) 1005	Maximum permissible gross mass in kilograms