Can I use any fiberboard box to meet the Limited Quantity provisions?
No. It is a myth that just any cardboard box will do to meet the requirements! Under the Limited Quantity provisions the fiberboard box must meet certain specifications and be capable of specified drop and stacking tests. Limited Quantity packaging is combination packaging, with inner packaging inside an outer package. The inners and outers must be constructed according to the same criteria as UN specification packaging. The inners must meet the construction criteria of DGR 6.1 and the outer the construction criteria of 6.2. So if you have glass inners – DGR 6.1.1 applies, and if you have a fiberboard outer DGR 6.2.10 applies. Almost all the General Packaging Requirements of DGR 5.0.2 and 5.0.3 for shipping dangerous goods by air apply. DGR 5.0.3.1 explains which requirements do not apply. The main difference between the UN specification package and the Limited Quantity one is the testing. The Limited Quantity packaging, when packed as for transport must be capable of withstanding a 1.
