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UN Plastic Drums

Ship your hazardous goods compliantly using our UN approved, single packaging plastic drums. Drums available for solids or liquids.

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UN plastic drums

Air Sea Containers Ltd offers an extensive range of 1H1, 1H2, and 3H1 plastic single packaging, off the shelf and ready for immediate dispatch.

Whether you’re looking for plastic drums for diesel fuel or 30L plastic drums for chlorine, we’ve got you covered.

Size Range

Our plastic drums range in sizes, allowing you to ship quantities from as small as 6L all the way up to 220L. This flexibility ensures that you can find the right drum for your specific needs.

Hazard Labels for Compliance

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

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UN Plastic Drums Frequently Asked Questions


UN Certified (Approved) Packaging can be identified by a UN Specification Mark printed or embossed on the packaging. UN Approved Plastic drums will feature a UN Mark starting with either of the following Codes:

  • 1H1 = Drum, H = Plastic, 1 = Non removable head
  • 1H2 = Drum, H = Plastic, 2 = Removable head

Your required type of UN plastic drum will be based on your specific transport requirements and hazardous substances.

A 1H1 plastic drum is a UN-certified drum with a non-removable head. These plastic drums can be used for the delivery of dangerous liquids or solids depending on what they have been approved with during testing. Users should refer to the UN Mark to ascertain whether the drum is approved for Solids or Liquids. 

Each UN drum will have been tested and certified for a specific Packing Group, which will be displayed within the UN Mark, this could be X (I), Y (II) or Z (III).

You can use packaging certified for PG X when transporting substances assigned to PG I, II or III. Whereas packaging certified for PG Y can only be used for PG II and III substances and PG Z can only be used for PG III substances.

The UN Marks do not provide full details of all the tests undertaken, these can be confirmed by referring to the test certificate.

A 1H2 plastic drum is a UN-certified drum with a removable head. Again these plastic drums can be used for hazardous liquids or solids depending on what they have been approved with during testing. As with the 1H2 drums each drum will have been tested and certified for a specific Packing Group X, Y or Z).

The UN marks alone do not provide full details of the test levels undertaken, these can be confirmed by referring to the test certificate.

Read more about understanding UN Specification Marks here

If your substance of article is on the dangerous goods list typically you would need UN Approved Packaging. UN packaging tends to be higher spec that everyday packaging. To receive the UN certification, plastic drums will need to go through rigorous testing set out in the transport regulations to ensure the drums are capable of retaining contents within the packaging.

The type of dangerous goods you are transporting will dictate which type of drum you can use.  Reach out to our team of packaging experts to get the right packaging for your business today.

Our 1H1, and 1H2 plastic drums are made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE). These are all suitable for use as single-packaging and come in a range of different sizes.

What makes HDPE suitable is the resistance to both high and low PH levels. This makes it a great choice for a lot of different dangerous goods.

It is the shippers responsibility to check the suitability/compatibility of the UN packaging material for the dangerous goods in question. For example, some contents such as specific solvents are not suitable for use in HDPE plastic drums. In this case, a UN steel drum may be a suitable choice for your products.

As the drum has a UN Specification Mark this identifies that the drum is UN Approved and can be used to transport dangerous goods without the need of outer packaging. Users must refer to the relevant transport regulations to ascertain whether their substance is permitted in single packaging or requires combination packaging.

Single packaging can also be used as inner packaging for those transporting dangerous goods where regulations state combination packaging is required.

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