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Plastic & Tin Jerricans - UN Approved

Our range of Single Packaging UN Approved Tin & Plastic Jerricans include, blue, white and natural options as well as lacquer lined and non lacquer lined Jerricans.

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UN Plastic & tinplate jerricans

UN approved 3A1 & 3H1 jerricans – suitable as a single packaging when transporting dangerous goods by road, sea and air.

Our jerricans comply with all dangerous goods regulations, ensuring that your shipments arrive at their destination safely and compliantly.

Ship from 250ml to 25L of dangerous goods.

We also have a range of hazard labels in 100mm x 100mm and 250mm x 250mm sizes available to ensure that your dangerous goods packagings remain compliant.

If you wish to discuss our jerrican range in more detail, please contact us.

UN Jerricans Frequently Asked Questions

All of our jerricans comply with dangerous goods regulations and ensure that your shipments are safe and secure throughout transportation.

Our jerricans are all suitable for use as single packaging and can be transported by road, air and sea.

We pride ourselves on providing you with the highest-quality products as conveniently as possible. Our trained advisors are on hand to answer any questions you may have about our UN Jjerricans and can help you pick the right product for your requirements.

Get in touch to find out more and get a free quote.

At Air Sea Containers, UN Certified (Approved) Packaging can be identified by a UN Specification Mark printed or embossed on the packaging. UN Approved jerricans will feature a UN Mark starting with the number 3 representing a jerrican, the following letter represents the material, e.g H is plastic, A is steel. The number that follows represents the type of closure 1 represents non removable head:

These UN-approved jerricans are suitable for different materials and should be used only with up-to-date UN guidelines.

A 3H1 jerrican are made from plastic, these can be LDPE, FHDPE, HDPE plastic.

LDPE stands for Low-density polyethylene. HDPE stands for high-density polyethylene. FHDPE stands for Fluorinated high-density polyethylene.

These jerricans are known for their strength and impact resistance. A great choice to store and transport dangerous goods by air, road and sea.

A 3A1 jerrican is a steel jerrican with a non-removable head.

Our 3A1 jerricans are made using the highest-quality steel and can be used for a range of dangerous goods.

The high-quality steel is heavy-duty and minimises the chance of rust which could affect your product quality.

UN jerricans come in a range of sizes and are suitable for use with many dangerous goods.

At Air Sea Containers, we offer UN jerricans ranging from 250ml to 25 litres. We offer the following sizes:

  • 250ml (Tinplate)
  • 500ml (Tinplate)
  • 1 litre (Tinplate)
  • 2.5 litres (Tinplate / FHDPE / HDPE)
  • 5 litres (Tinplate / FHDPE /HDPE)
  • 6 litres (HDPE)
  • 10 litres (HDPE)
  • 25 litres (HDPE)

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