The SN/T 0370-2021 serial standards for inspection of export packaging of dangerous goods will come into force on June 1, 2022, replacing the SN/T 0370-2009 serial standards that have been in effect since 2010. 

The updated industrial standards were issued by the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) on November 22, 2021, consisting of

• SN/T 0370.1-2021 Rules for the Inspection of Packaging for Export Dangerous Goods - Part 1: General Specification,

• SN/T 0370.2-2021 Rules for the Inspection of Packaging for Export Dangerous Goods - Part 2: Performance Test and

• SN/T 0370.3-2021 Rules for the Inspection of Packaging for Export Dangerous Goods - Part 3: Use Appraisal.   

The standards apply to the packaging of dangerous goods for export with a volume of not more than 450L (for liquids) and a net weight of not more than 400Kg (except for pressure receptacles, radioactive and infectious substances), and stipulate the requirements for classification, coding, marking and labeling of packagings, as well as the requirements of packaging performance inspection.