ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 9884-1 First edition 1994-12-01 Tea sacks - Specification - Part 1: Reference sack for palletized and containerized transport of tea Sacs a thé - Spécifications - Partie 1: Sac de reférence pour le transport palettise et conteneurisé du the ISo Reference number ISO 9884-1:1994(E) e with ISO No reproduction or networking pemitted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 9884-1:1994(E) Foreword isO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (IsO member bodies). The work of preparing Internationai Standards is normally carried out through sO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with IsO, also take part in the work. IsO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (lEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. International Standard IsO 9884-1 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 34, Agricultural food products, Subcommittee SC 8, Tea. IsO 9884 consists of the following parts, under the general title Tea sacks -- Specification: Part 1: Reference sack for palletized and containerized transport of tea Part 2: Performance specificationforsacksfor palletized pue containerized transport of tea Annex A forms an integral part of this part of ISO 9884. Annex B is for information only. ISO 1994 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced microfilm, without permission in writing from the publisher. International Organization for Standardization Case Postale 56 - CH-1211 Geneve 20 · Switzerland Printed in Switzerland 1i No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO ISO 9884-1:1994(E) Introduction shipping unit for tea. However, the growing scarcity and cost of plywood tives based on more freely available and cheaper materials, such as paper and cardboard. Amongst the various alternative forms of bulk packing tested, multi-ply kraft paper sacks have found wide and growing acceptance for the palletized and containerized transport of tea. One particular type of multi- ply paper sack with a polyethylene-bonded aluminium moisture and odour trials.Ithasbeen clearlyshownto: withstand the handling and d stresses involvedin palletization, containerization, shipping and unpacking: adequately protect tea from the deleterious effect of moisture uptake and exposure to taint; load efficiently on to standard four-way entry pallets and into standard freight containers. This part of IsO 9884 specifies the materials, construction and dimensions of this sack, which is intended to act as a performance reference sack against which sacks of different materials and construction may be tested. palletized and containerized transport of tea are specified in IsO 9884-21. It is anticipated that stronger, puncture-resistant materials (for example containerization. 1) To be published. Standardizatior No reproduction or networking permtted without license from IHS Not fr Resale