Transport Package Testing Lab

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Compadre Labs LLC is an official participant in the Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier Network (APASS).

The APASS program was designed by Amazon to help support vendors, sellers and manufacturers to obtain certification of their products as Frustration Free Packaging (FFP), Ships-in-Own-Container (SIOC) or Prep-Free Packaging (PFP).   Compadre Labs LLC provides APASS services directly to vendors, sellers or manufacturers related to package testing in compliance with Amazon’s certification test methods.

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This test is designed for packaged products shipped by vendors to Amazon.com Fulfillment Centers and delivered to the final customer destinations via parcel shipment or LTL freight. There are currently eight (8) varieties of packaged products that are designated as Types A-H. The parameters for each designation are listed in the chart below.

TypeProduct CategoryShipment MethodHandling MethodWeight & Dimensions 
Girth (G) = L + 2(W + H)
AN/AParcel DeliverySTANDARD< 50 lbs. (23 kg) & G ≤ 165” (4.19 m)
BN/AParcel DeliverySTANDARD≥ 50 lbs. (23 kg) but < 100 lbs. (43 kg)
& G ≤ 165” (4.19 m)
CN/AParcel DeliverySTANDARD≥ 100 lbs. (43 kg) & G ≤ 165” (4.19 m)
DN/ALTL FreightSTANDARD< 100 lbs. (43 kg) OR G > 165” (4.19 m)
EN/ALTL FreightSTANDARD≥ 100 lbs. (43 kg) OR G > 165” (4.19 m)
FN/ALTL FreightPALLETN/A & N/A
GTV/MonitorParcel DeliverySTANDARD< 150 lbs. (68 kg) & G ≤ 165” (4.19 m)
HTV/MonitorLTL FreightSTANDARD≥ 150 lbs. (68 kg) OR G > 165” (4.19 m)

Compadre Labs LLC is an ISTA Certified Laboratory and is authorized to perform all of the above referenced test procedures.

 

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