single unit, or a carrier of items and of smaller packets and items

NOTE 1 to entry A receptacle will normally take the form of a bag, box or roller cage that will be carried in equipment (such as an ISO intermodal container) as a subcomponent of an AEI item

NOTE 2 to entry Packets are defined by the standards of ISO/IEC Subcommittee SC 31, Automatic identification and data capture techniques.