Dry Ice Packing Group (2025): Build, Validate & Scale
Dry Ice Packing Group (2025): How to Build, Validate & Scale Frozen Shipping Last updated: August 8, 2025 • Reading time: 9–12 min 1) What a “Dry Ice Packing Group” Is—and Why It Matters A Dry Ice Packing Group is a cross‑functional capability that designs, qualifies, and runs compliant frozen shipments at scale. It combines: (1) Regulatory ownership, (2) Thermal design & validation, (3) SOPs & training, (4) Supplier & carrier management, and (5) Operational analytics for melt‑rate and OTD.This article synthesizes best practices and field patterns highlighted across your three drafts (team roles, SOP templates, procurement and local intent coverage). 2) Regulatory Ground Truth (2025) Classification & Limits UN number & hazard class: UN1845 – Carbon dioxide, solid (Dry ice), Class 9; no packing group assigned in the HMR entry. Air shipments (IATA): Governed by Packing Instruction 954. The IATA 2025 Dry Ice Acceptance Checklist (66th DGR) requires UN number, proper shipping name, and net dry ice weight in...