The primary goal of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 104, Freight Containers, is to enhance the global competitiveness of U.S. business by promoting and facilitating voluntary consensus standards and ensuring their integrity. The U.S. TAG represents national interests on freight container standards at ISO. ANSI administers the U.S. TAG to ISO/TC 104, sponsored by Copeland, to coordinate national standards activities for existing and emerging products. The U.S. TAG is guided by the ANSI cardinal principles of consensus, due process, and openness.
The scope of ISO/TC 104, and consequently the U.S. TAG, is: Standardization of freight containers, having an external volume of one cubic meter (35.3 cubic feet) and greater, as regards terminology, classification, dimensions, specifications, handling, test methods and marking.
The U.S. TAG mirrors the structure of ISO/TC 104 in that the U.S. TAG develops consensus positions on all technical matters of each of the Subcommittees (SCs) and Working Groups (WGs).
There are many benefits to U.S. TAG membership , which is open to all interested U.S. stakeholders. Organizations interested in becoming a U.S. TAG member to ISO/TC 104 are requested to email [email protected].
