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Latest News
It’s Time to Take the 2026 ISTA Sustainability Survey
Help inform industry insights and ISTA’s next sustainability initiatives.
Updates to ISTA 6‑Amazon.com‑Over Boxing
Announcing revisions to ISTA 6‑Amazon.com‑Over Boxing Test Procedure.
New ISTA Test Procedure for India Parcel Delivery System Shipment
Announcing ISTA Project 3P: Packaged-Products for India Parcel Delivery System Shipment.
New ISTA Test Procedure for European FTL Shipments
Announcing ISTA Project 3N for Unitized Loads for Truckload Shipment in Europe.
ISTA Educational Foundation 2026 Award Recipients
Meet the recipients of the LeButt, McGarvey, Emerging Leader, and Outstanding Student awards.
ISTA Global Board Updates
ISTA Global Board welcomes new directors and members following the ISTA Forum USA.
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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Making Package Testing Easier with PackSight
PackSight, a new online test planning and reporting platform for ISTA test procedures makes testing even easier for you and your team!
New: Web-based test reporting now available for 3A!
Coming soon: Custom test planning
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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.
CC 101 | Principles of Cold Chain Packaging
Virtual Training
Packaging Dynamics Professional (ISTA PDP) Certification In-Person and Live Virtual Training
In-Person and Virtual Training in Korean Language
2026 ISTA China Packaging Symposium
Hilton Hotel | Fengxian, Shanghai China
Packaging Dynamics Professional (ISTA PDP) Certification In-Person Training
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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!