Advancing Packaging, Together!
ISTA is a member-based nonprofit that empowers organizations, and their people, to minimize product damage throughout distribution and optimize resource usage through effective package design. Get Involved!
ISTA is excited to announce ISTA Digital: A new digital cloud application for ISTA members focused on collection and sharing of data, collaboration with stakeholders, and optimization of resources through effective package design. ISTA Digital will be available for members later this Summer! Our next Preview Demo is happening Wednesday, July 24th! Sign Up Now
ISTA China Packaging Symposium in Shanghai!
We are thrilled to present the 2024 ISTA China Packaging Symposium to be held on September 5-6 at the Wyndham Shanghai Nanxiang in Shanghai, China. Registration is open! Learn more
Access On-Demand Video Presentations!
Session recordings from the 2024 ISTA Forum are now available on ISTA's Online Learning Platform. These on-demand video presentations feature industry experts straight from the stage, along with PDF presentations. Explore videos from other ISTA events too! Learn more
Join us in Frankfurt, Germany!
We're excited to announce the 2024 ISTA European Packaging Symposium will be held 08-09 October at the Le Méridien in Frankfurt, Germany! Call for abstracts is open. Learn more
Announcing the 2025 ISTA Forum!
We're thrilled to announce the 2025 ISTA Forum, including TransPack & TempPack events will be held March 24-26 at the beautiful Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando in Florida. Save the date and join us! Learn more
Latest News
Registration is Open: ISTA China Packaging Symposium
Join us at the 2024 ISTA China Packaging on September 5-6, 2024! Learn more.
ISTA PDP Live Virtual Training
Earn your ISTA Packaging Dynamics Professional (PDP) Certification on Wednesday, August 7.
PackSight Office Hours
Join the PackSight team on Tuesday, July 30 from 11:00 - 11:45 AM Eastern, 16:00 - 16:45 CET.
Save the date for the 2025 ISTA Forum!
The 2025 ISTA Forum, including TransPack and TempPack events, will be held March 24-26 at the Loews Royal...
ISTA Digital Preview Demo
Discover the full potential of ISTA Digital on Wednesday, July 24 from 11:00-11:45am EDT!
New Ways to Earn ISTA PDP Recertification Points!
Earn recertification points by viewing On-Demand Videos from ISTA events you missed.
Package Design and Testing Solutions
Getting Started with Design & Testing
The packaging world continues to face new challenges as both society and retail evolve and designing for transit is essential. Gaining insight into supply chain hazards and ensuring the most appropriate design tool is leveraged are critical to success.
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ISTA Test Procedures
Design tools, such as pre-shipment distribution testing, help confirm insights and offer a valuable understanding of packaged-product performance. Ensuring you select the correct ISTA test procedure for your desired outcome is important.
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PackSight Makes Testing Easier
PackSight, a new online test planning and reporting platform for ISTA test procedures makes testing even easier for you and your team!
New: Custom test builder is here! PackSight users can now select any of the 114 test blocks from ISTA‘s top ten procedures – 1A, 2A, 3ABEF&H, 6-SAMSCLUB, 6-Amazon.com-Over Boxing & 6-Amazon.com-SIOC.
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Certification Programs
ISTA offers certification of testing laboratories, transit-testing and professionals.
Looking for an ISTA certified testing laboratory or packaging services?
Locate a testing laboratory capable of performing the testing you require or companies to help you with package design, test equipment, packaging supplies and much more!
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ISTA values providing education, training, and support to the global transport packaging community. From ISTA's Forum, international symposiums, focused webinars and certification and training programs, we offer many opportunities for packaging professionals to learn, excel, network, and stay close to industry trends and solutions.
PackSight Office Hours | Bring Your Questions!
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Packaging Dynamics Professional (ISTA PDP) Certification Live Virtual Training
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ISTA Pharma Committee 'Connect' | ISTA PCW-03 Thermal Modeling Whitepaper
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2024 China Packaging Symposium
Wyndham Shanghai Nanxiang Learn more
Online Library
The ISTA library contains hundreds of papers, presentations, case studies, white papers and recorded webinars from the best minds in the industry. It is your resource and is a wealth of knowledge and information for anyone involved in transport packaging. Members receive free access to most items. Not an ISTA member? Join ISTA today!