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ISTA 6-Amazon.com - Testing Program Introduction
By: Vincent Zhai& Sherry Xia
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ISTA 6-Amazon.com Introduction
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ISTA 6-AMAZON.COM
2008
2008 2016 2017
Amazon
created the
"Frustration-
Free
Packaging"
Program
Amazon
worked with
ISTA and
created ISTA
Project 6-
Amazon.com-
SIOC & Over
Boxing
305 million
shipping
boxes are
saved
New policy –
Chargeback &
Certification is
issued
officially by
Amazon
2018
In past ten years, more than 244,000 tons of packing
material are saved.
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ISTA 6-AMAZON.COM- NEW POLICY
New Policy: From 2019.8.1,all ASINs larger than 18“ x 14” x 8“ or
heavier than 20lbs. Must meet the criteria
( Tier 1- FFP or Tier 2-SIOC) - Any packaged item with its longest side
more than 18”, or its shortest side more than 8”, or its median side more
than 14” or 20lbs or more.
Chargeback: The ASINs that do not have required certification will be
issued a chargeback of 1.99USD by Amazon.
Early Adoption Encouragement: To encourage early adoption,
Amazon is offering a early adopter credit of 1USD per unit from
2018.9.17 to 2019.7.31.
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ISTA 6-AMAZON.COM
Two kinds of testing standard
1. ISTA 6-Amazon.com SIOC used for FFP and SIOC testing
2. ISTA 6-Amazon.com Over-Boxing used for PFP testing.
Three types of Certification
1. Frustration Free Packaging (FFP)
2. Ships-in-Own-Container (SIOC)
3. Prep-Free Packaging (PFP)