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9th April 2016, 08:36 AM
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Indian Institute of Packaging Certificate
Hello sir, will you please provide me the Application form of getting information related to UN Certification of Indian Institute of Packaging??
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9th April 2016, 08:39 AM
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Re: Indian Institute of Packaging Certificate
The Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) is a national apex body which was set up in 1966 by the packaging and allied industries and the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, with the specific objective of improving the packaging standards in the country. The Institute is an autonomous body working under the administrative control of the Ministry of Commerce. UN certification, which is mandatory now was introduced by the Director General of Shipping,Govt. of India,Primarily for the packages used by Indian Express for carriage of dangerous goods by sea from India. Depending upon the category of the manufacturers of the packages , the validity period of their certificates,the extended period beyond the expiry date during which the certified packages can be utilized by the the exporters (subject to passing the TYPE TESTING as per IMDG CODE, VOLUME-I or Technical Instructions of ICAO)and maximum period within which packages should reach the importers are indicated below: I. General CATEGORY (NON - ISO 9000) MANUFACTURERS Validity period: 6 months Extended period of use : 3 months (Based on Type Testing) Maximum period within which the packages should reach the destination : 9 months from the date of issue of the certificate II. ISO-9000 CERTIFIED MANUFACTURERS Validity period : 12 months Extended period of use : 6 months (Based on Type Testing) Maximum period within which the packages should reach the destination:18 months from the issue of the certificate. III. SHIPPERS FABRICATING PACKAGES FOR THEIR OWN USE Validity period : 6 months Extended period of use : 6 months (Based on Type Testing) Maximum period within which the packages should reach the destination:12 months from the date of issue of the certificate Contact Detail: INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PACKAGING E 2, MIDC Area, Andheri East Mumbai - 400093 Tel: +91-22-28219803, 28219469 Email: iip@iip-in.com |