Pathology Transport
Triple Layer Packaging System
The ICAO international standard for safe transport of diagnostic specimens — three layers of containment ensuring every specimen arrives intact.
ICAO · IATA · SANS 10229-2 Compliant
Protecting
Every Specimen.
UN-compliant pathology transport packaging that ensures
your specimens reach their destination intact, safe, and in perfect
condition for accurate diagnosis.
UN3373
Compliant Classification
SANS 10229-2
South African Standard
ICAO / IATA
Aviation Certified
WHO
Certificate of Compliance
Our Products
Built for every
Specimen Type.
UN3373 Category B
BioShield
Complete veterinary and human specimen transport kit — blood tubes, needles, absorbent material, and leakproof outer box. Ready to deploy, fully UN compliant.
Learn moreThermal Type A Solutions
Nuvex
High-performance rigid thermal transport containers for radiopharmaceuticals. VIP + PCM technology maintains 2–8°C, 15–25°C, or −25 to −15°C for 96+ hours.
Learn moreCategory B UN3373
UN3373 Packaging
Category B sample transport packaging meeting IATA, ADR, and CFR 49 (DOT) regulations — optimal protection for samples regardless of specimen classification.
Learn moreCategory A UN2814 & UN2900
Category A Packaging
Infectious substances packaging for human (UN2814) and animal (UN2900) Category A samples. Complete with UN labels for safe, compliant shipping.
Learn moreUN2915 Type A
Nuvex Type A
NUVEX thermal Type A solutions for radiopharmaceutical diagnostics and treatments — engineered for UN2915 Type A compliant shipments across global supply chains.
Learn moreCategory A & B
95kPa Sample Bags
Tested to withstand 95kPa pressure differential for blood vials, specimen containers, swabs, and blood collection bags — meeting UN3373 Biological Substance regulations.
Learn moreCategory A & B · 120+ Hours
Temperature-Controlled Sample Transport
Temperature-controlled sample transport packaging qualified for Category A and B infectious substances across local, national and international cold chains at dry ice, 2–8°C and 15–25°C.
Learn moreCategory B · 96+ Hours
GreenTherm — 100% Recyclable
100% recyclable, single-use Category B UN3373 compliant parcel shippers. Available in 7L, 14L and 23L — maintains payload below −20°C for up to 96+ hours.
Learn moreCategory A & B
Postal Kits
Ship Category A and B infectious substances through local and international postal networks — blood vials, slides, swabs and sample containers.
Learn moreLabels · Bags · Absorbents
Labels & Components
A wide range of components purchased individually or within fully built solutions — labels, bags, absorbents, and sample extraction tools for compliant shipping.
Learn more120+ Hours · 2.1L–50.6L
Parcel Shippers
Temperature-controlled parcel shippers for pharmaceutical products and human samples across the cold chain — ISTA-certified laboratory design and qualification.
Learn more168+ Hours · 100L–1215.5L
Pallet Shippers
Pallet-sized temperature-controlled shippers for larger pharmaceutical shipments up to 450L — covering dry ice, 2–8°C, 15–25°C and −25 to −15°C ranges.
Learn more60+ Hours · 1L–7.7L
Personal Shippers
Personal temperature-controlled shippers for 1L–7.7L shipments. Complete with carry bags — ideally suited to local couriers and last-mile logistics.
Learn moreLive Tracking · 120+ Hours
Connected Packaging
Track temperature-sensitive payloads throughout the journey. Monitor internal and external temperature, exact location, excursions and shock via live data.
Learn moreDry Ice · 120+ Hours
Dry Ice Packaging
Packaging solutions for pharmaceutical products and biologics requiring −20°C to −80°C storage — designed and tested against challenging ISTA 7D profiles.
Learn moreTemp · Shock · Light
Temperature Loggers
Single and multi-use data loggers for frozen, refrigerated, and controlled-room-temperature shipments — with internal/external temperature, shock, moisture and light tracking.
Learn more1, 2 & 3 Layer Covers
Pallet Covers
PalletGuard thermal pallet covers reduce temperature excursions, resist water, and mitigate sunlight impact. Use as primary protection or with passive/active pallet shippers.
Learn moreCompliance & Standards
UN-Compliant
Packaging
For Every Journey.
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) developed the triple layer packing system to ensure pathology specimens arrive at sample reception in perfect condition — every time.
All LSS products meet the requirements of UN Regulations, WHO Guidelines, IATA Packing Instruction 650, and South African SANS 10229-2.
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organisation
Packing Instruction for biological substances — Category B
IATA
International Air Transport Association
Packing Instruction 650 for Diagnostic specimens
SANS 10229-2
South African Standard
National standard for transport of biological substances
WHO
World Health Organisation
Guidelines on the transport of infectious substances
About LSS
South Africa's
Trusted Pathology
Partner.
Laboratory Specialist Services (LSS) is a Cape Town-based company dedicated to providing South African laboratories, hospitals, and healthcare providers with the highest quality compliant transport packaging.
Learn more about usMS
Mark Stuart-Howie
Managing Director, LSS
mark@lss.co.za
+27 82 419 3009
Cape Town, South Africa
Contact
Request a Quote.
Contact us to discuss your pathology transport packaging needs. We supply across South Africa and the African continent.
+27 82 419 3009
mark@lss.co.za
Cape Town, South Africa