Standard for packaging and labeling

The export packaging requirement vary from product to product but the primary function of packaging is to protect the product from any damage due to contamination, crushing, breakage, climatic conditions and theft before, during or after its transportation from the place of its manufacturing to its destination. In order to avoid damage to the product, the exporter must take into account all possible factors that can prove to be hazardous to the product safety during its handling and storage at different points of its shipment to the final destination.

The factors that should be considered when deciding best type of packaging include fragility, durability, mode of transportation, resistance to abrasion, value, and susceptibility to moisture, chemical reaction like oxidation and corrosion, chemical stability and shelf life.