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BS ISO 1496-1:2013+A1:2016 Series 1 freight containers. Specification and testing General cargo containers for general purposes

BS ISO 1496-1:2013+A1:2016

Series 1 freight containers. Specification and testing General cargo containers for general purposes

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Standard number:BS ISO 1496-1:2013+A1:2016
Pages:40
Released:2016-07-31
ISBN:978 0 580 87616 5
Status:Standard
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BS ISO 1496-1:2013+A1:2016


This standard BS ISO 1496-1:2013+A1:2016 Series 1 freight containers. Specification and testing is classified in these ICS categories:
  • 55.180.10 General purpose containers

1.1 This part of ISO 1496 specifies the basic specifications and testing requirements for ISO series 1 freight containers of the totally enclosed general purpose types and certain specific purpose types (closed, vented, ventilated or open top) which are suitable for international exchange and for conveyance by road, rail and sea, including interchange between these forms of transport.

1.2 The container types covered by this part of ISO 1496 are given in Table 1.

Table 1
Container types (in accordance with ISO 6346:1995, Amd 3:2012, Table E 1)
Code Type designation Type group code
G General purpose container without ventilation GP
V General purpose container with ventilation VH
U Open-top Container UT
B Dry Bulk Cargo non pressurized, box type BU
S Named Cargo SN

This part of ISO 1496 does not cover ventilation arrangements, either vented or ventilated.

1.3 The marking requirements for these containers are given in ISO 6346:1995, Amd 3:2012.