PSC 8145: SPECIALIZED SHIPPING AND STORAGE CONTAINERS — Federal Procurement Code

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

Description

Specialized Shipping and Storage Containers

Includes

Specially designed components (not elsewhere classifiable) peculiar to special shipping and storage containers as delimited under this class.

Excludes

General purpose containers; specially designed containers for ammunition, nuclear ordnance, explosives, military chemical agents and guided missile components. Excluded from this class are items for which more specific classifications are suitable. The FSC indexes and structure will govern the classification of those items permitted classification in a single class only.

Notes

This class includes only reusable and repairable containers specially designed for shipping and storage of specialized equipment; i.e., shipping and storage containers for components of aircraft, space vehicles, automotive vehicles, ships, ground communication equipment, etc.

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

3324

Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing

334112

Computer Storage Device Manufacturing

4842

Specialized Freight Trucking

48422

Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local

Related UNSPSC categories

24111501

Canvas bags

24111802

Air or gas tanks or cylinders

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