The national standard for corrugated cardboard boxes in China is GB/T 6544-2015 “Corrugated fiberboard boxes”. This standard specifies the classification, requirements, test methods, inspection rules, marks, and packaging, transportation, and storage of corrugated fiberboard boxes.
In the United States, corrugated cardboard boxes are regulated by a set of standards developed by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). The most common ASTM standard for corrugated cardboard boxes is D5118-15 “Standard Practice for Fabrication of Fiberboard Shipping Boxes”.
In Europe, corrugated cardboard boxes are regulated by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard ISO 12642:2015 “Packaging – Complete, filled transport packages – Compression and stacking tests using a compression tester”.
Overall, national and international standards for corrugated cardboard boxes aim to ensure the safety, durability, and quality of packaging materials for the protection of products during transport and storage.
