A plastic receptacle with an outer fiberboard box is described as which outer container?

• A. Outer fiberboard box
• B. Outer plywood box
• C. Outer plastic drum
• D. Outer fiber drum

Answer: (A)

In packaging terms, the outer container is the outermost packaging that surrounds the inner receptacle. If the inner item is a plastic receptacle and it’s enclosed by a fiberboard box, that box is the outer container. The other outer container types would apply only if the enclosing package were plywood, plastic drum, or fiber drum. Since the description specifies an outer fiberboard box, the outer container is a fiberboard box.