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This International Standard specifies preferred terms and definitions related to packaging and materials handling, for use in international commerce, except for dangerous goods packaging where terms and definitions are given in the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. This International Standard is augmented by the packaging specific standards ISO 6590-1, Packaging - Sacks - Vocabulary and types - Part 1: Paper sacks ISO 6590-2, Packaging - Sacks - Vocabulary and types - Part 2: Sacks made from thermoplastic flexible film ISO 15867, Intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) for non-dangerous goods - Terminology