PSC 8115: BOXES, CARTONS, AND CRATES — Federal Procurement Code

81 - CONTAINERS/PACKAGING/PACKING SUPPL L1: Transportation and Logistics Services

Description

Boxes, Cartons, and Crates

Includes

Shoe Boxes; Beer Cases; Pill Boxes; Piano Cases; Engine Boxes; Bombsight Boxes.

Excludes

Special boxes, packages, and containers designed primarily for shipping, storage and handling of ammunition, nuclear ordnance, explosives, guided missiles, military chemical agents; and repairable /reusable containers specially designed for specialized equipment such as the "Shipping and Storage Containers" for components of aircraft, space vehicles, automotive vehicles, ships, ground communication equipment.

Suggested adjacent classifications

PSC codes describe what the government buys. These related classifications help connect procurement codes to industries, commodities, and trade workflows.

Related NAICS industries

458

Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers

Related UNSPSC categories

Isolation glove boxes

41105301

Gel boxes

Official data

Feature	Description
Official name	Product Service Codes (PSC)
Maintained by	U.S. federal acquisition community / GSA PSC Manual
Purpose	Classifies what the government buys: products and services
Primary use	Federal procurement reporting, contract categorization, spend analysis
Code type	Mixed/unspecified

When do you need PSC 8115?

1 Use PSC 8115 when identifying the product or service category on a U.S. federal contract.

2 Use it when filtering opportunities or spending data in SAM.gov, FPDS, or USASpending.

3 Use it when comparing a procurement category against related NAICS industries or UNSPSC commodities.

4 Use it when a contracting workflow needs the purchased item classification rather than the supplier industry code.