Drop Test Requirements

URBN requires all products to comply with ISTA free fall drop test standards. The test requires packages to be dropped onto a flat, firm, non-yielding surface. The drop height is based on the package weight shown in the chart below.

URBN requires 10 drops tests, one for each of the orientations listed below.

  1. Most fragile corner
  2. Shortest edge radiating from the drop corner
  3. Medium edge radiating from the drop corner
  4. Longest edge radiating from the drop corner
  5. Flat on one of the smallest faces
  6. Flat on the opposite small face
  7. Flat on one of the medium faces
  8. Flat on the opposite medium face
  9. Flat on one of the largest faces
  10. Flat on the opposite large face