Small Dry Ice Packs: 2025 Sizing, Safety & SOPs
Updated: September 2, 2025. If you ship frozen goods, small dry ice packs deliver deep-cold performance in compact boxes when you size, pack, and vent correctly. Most parcels hold 24–72 hours using 5–10 lb per 24 h as a planning band, then you validate on your lane. This unified guide merges and improves three draft articles into one 2025-ready version. How many small dry ice packs you need for 24–72 hours, with a quick calculator How to pack and label small dry ice packs to pass 2025 air acceptance When small dry ice packs beat gel packs or −21 °C PCMs for frozen lanes How to validate to ISTA 7D/7E and align with ISO 23412 before scaling How many small dry ice packs do you need for 24–72 hours? Short answer: Plan 5–10 lb of small dry ice packs per 24 hours, then adjust for insulation class, ambient heat, pellet size, and air vs. ground. Start conservative, run one route test...