{
  "dataset": "Security Seal Type Register and Evidence Crosswalk",
  "version": "1.1",
  "published_by": "Lakeland Dock Door Repair",
  "site": "lakelanddockdoorrepair.com",
  "page": "/research/security-seal-types/",
  "verified_date": "2026-09-15",
  "verification_tiers": {
    "★": "The stated field or passage was directly checked in the identified primary source. The verification_scope limits what this establishes.",
    "not assigned": "Excluded retrieval-only record; no unverified content is included in calculations."
  },
  "methodology": {
    "sampling": "Purposive comparison based on the supplied 11-page audit frame; not a market census or random sample.",
    "taxonomy_count_rule": "Count entries in the named selected list; retain additional lists separately. Do not call a security-class grouping an ISO physical-type list.",
    "missing_rule": "Use null, not zero, when a page could not be reviewed.",
    "source_limits": "Product claims are attributed; catalogue-only checks do not imply reading the full standard.",
    "unit_rule": "Keep publisher units and exact measured feature; do not equate kg mass, kgf force or unlike test methods.",
    "customs_rule": "Seven color/use rows are editorial groupings of inspected provisions, not a claim that the regulation enumerates seven official types."
  },
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    {
      "type_id": "ST-01",
      "seal_type": "Wire seal",
      "family": "Mechanical (ISO 17712)",
      "defined_in": "ISO 17712:2013",
      "clause": "3.2.1",
      "definition_summary": "A length of wire closed into a loop by a seizing device; deformation of the seizing device is one tamper indication.",
      "variants_named_in_source": "crimp wire; fold wire; cup wire",
      "class_assigned_by_definition": "No class assigned by this individual type definition; do not infer eligibility for every class",
      "reusable_per_source": "Not assigned by this individual type definition; see Clause 4.2.4",
      "tier": "★",
      "source_url": "https://cdn.standards.iteh.ai/samples/62464/45e784c918f54bb388eb588af134e8a9/ISO-17712-2013.pdf",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-15",
      "verification_scope": "Individual definition in Clause 3.2; classification and reuse statements limited to cited provisions"
    },
    {
      "type_id": "ST-02",
      "seal_type": "Padlock seal",
      "family": "Mechanical (ISO 17712)",
      "defined_in": "ISO 17712:2013",
      "clause": "3.2.2",
      "definition_summary": "A locking body with a bail attached. The standard notes the padlock itself is not an integral part of the freight container.",
      "variants_named_in_source": "wire shackle padlock (metal or plastic body); plastic padlock; keyless padlock",
      "class_assigned_by_definition": "No class assigned by this individual type definition; do not infer eligibility for every class",
      "reusable_per_source": "Not assigned by this individual type definition; see Clause 4.2.4",
      "tier": "★",
      "source_url": "https://cdn.standards.iteh.ai/samples/62464/45e784c918f54bb388eb588af134e8a9/ISO-17712-2013.pdf",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-15",
      "verification_scope": "Individual definition in Clause 3.2; classification and reuse statements limited to cited provisions"
    },
    {
      "type_id": "ST-03",
      "seal_type": "Strap seal",
      "family": "Mechanical (ISO 17712)",
      "defined_in": "ISO 17712:2013",
      "clause": "3.2.3",
      "definition_summary": "A metal or plastic strap looped by inserting one end into a covered locking mechanism on the other end.",
      "variants_named_in_source": "not enumerated in the definition",
      "class_assigned_by_definition": "No class assigned by this individual type definition; do not infer eligibility for every class",
      "reusable_per_source": "Not assigned by this individual type definition; see Clause 4.2.4",
      "tier": "★",
      "source_url": "https://cdn.standards.iteh.ai/samples/62464/45e784c918f54bb388eb588af134e8a9/ISO-17712-2013.pdf",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-15",
      "verification_scope": "Individual definition in Clause 3.2; classification and reuse statements limited to cited provisions"
    },
    {
      "type_id": "ST-04",
      "seal_type": "Cable seal",
      "family": "Mechanical (ISO 17712)",
      "defined_in": "ISO 17712:2013",
      "clause": "3.2.4",
      "definition_summary": "A cable plus a locking mechanism. One-piece designs carry the lock permanently on one cable end; two-piece designs use a separate lock that slips onto the cable.",
      "variants_named_in_source": "one-piece; two-piece",
      "class_assigned_by_definition": "No class assigned by this individual type definition; do not infer eligibility for every class",
      "reusable_per_source": "Not assigned by this individual type definition; see Clause 4.2.4",
      "tier": "★",
      "source_url": "https://cdn.standards.iteh.ai/samples/62464/45e784c918f54bb388eb588af134e8a9/ISO-17712-2013.pdf",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-15",
      "verification_scope": "Individual definition in Clause 3.2; classification and reuse statements limited to cited provisions"
    },
    {
      "type_id": "ST-05",
      "seal_type": "Bolt seal",
      "family": "Mechanical (ISO 17712)",
      "defined_in": "ISO 17712:2013",
      "clause": "3.2.5 (see also 4.1.3)",
      "definition_summary": "A metal rod, threaded or unthreaded, flexible or rigid, with a formed head, closed by a separate locking mechanism. Clause 4.1.3 adds a pass/fail 18 mm minimum diameter for the metal components.",
      "variants_named_in_source": "threaded; unthreaded; flexible; rigid",
      "class_assigned_by_definition": "No class assigned by this individual type definition; do not infer eligibility for every class",
      "reusable_per_source": "Not assigned by this individual type definition; see Clause 4.2.4",
      "tier": "★",
      "source_url": "https://cdn.standards.iteh.ai/samples/62464/45e784c918f54bb388eb588af134e8a9/ISO-17712-2013.pdf",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-15",
      "verification_scope": "Individual definition in Clause 3.2; classification and reuse statements limited to cited provisions"
    },
    {
      "type_id": "ST-06",
      "seal_type": "Cinch seal (pull-up seal)",
      "family": "Mechanical (ISO 17712)",
      "defined_in": "ISO 17712:2013",
      "clause": "3.2.6",
      "definition_summary": "A thin strip, serrated or not, with a lock on one end; the free end is drawn through a hole in the lock. The standard defines this type as an indicative seal, and notes it may resemble but differs from an electrical tie.",
      "variants_named_in_source": "serrated; non-serrated; multiple lock positions",
      "class_assigned_by_definition": "Indicative, expressly in Clause 3.2.6",
      "reusable_per_source": "Not assigned by this individual type definition; see Clause 4.2.4",
      "tier": "★",
      "source_url": "https://cdn.standards.iteh.ai/samples/62464/45e784c918f54bb388eb588af134e8a9/ISO-17712-2013.pdf",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-15",
      "verification_scope": "Individual definition in Clause 3.2; classification and reuse statements limited to cited provisions"
    },
    {
      "type_id": "ST-07",
      "seal_type": "Twist seal",
      "family": "Mechanical (ISO 17712)",
      "defined_in": "ISO 17712:2013",
      "clause": "3.2.7",
      "definition_summary": "A steel rod or heavy-gauge wire whose locking form uses twisting; the definition refers to a special tool. This is identification, not application guidance.",
      "variants_named_in_source": "various diameters",
      "class_assigned_by_definition": "No class assigned by this individual type definition; do not infer eligibility for every class",
      "reusable_per_source": "Not assigned by this individual type definition; see Clause 4.2.4",
      "tier": "★",
      "source_url": "https://cdn.standards.iteh.ai/samples/62464/45e784c918f54bb388eb588af134e8a9/ISO-17712-2013.pdf",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-15",
      "verification_scope": "Individual definition in Clause 3.2; classification and reuse statements limited to cited provisions"
    },
    {
      "type_id": "ST-08",
      "seal_type": "Scored seal",
      "family": "Mechanical (ISO 17712)",
      "defined_in": "ISO 17712:2013",
      "clause": "3.2.8",
      "definition_summary": "A metal strip with a score across its width, designed so removal breaks the strip at the score.",
      "variants_named_in_source": "not enumerated in the definition",
      "class_assigned_by_definition": "No class assigned by this individual type definition; do not infer eligibility for every class",
      "reusable_per_source": "Not assigned by this individual type definition; see Clause 4.2.4",
      "tier": "★",
      "source_url": "https://cdn.standards.iteh.ai/samples/62464/45e784c918f54bb388eb588af134e8a9/ISO-17712-2013.pdf",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-15",
      "verification_scope": "Individual definition in Clause 3.2; classification and reuse statements limited to cited provisions"
    },
    {
      "type_id": "ST-09",
      "seal_type": "Label seal",
      "family": "Mechanical (ISO 17712)",
      "defined_in": "ISO 17712:2013",
      "clause": "3.2.9",
      "definition_summary": "A frangible paper or plastic backing with adhesive, chosen so the seal tears when removal is attempted.",
      "variants_named_in_source": "paper backing; plastic backing",
      "class_assigned_by_definition": "No class assigned by this individual type definition; do not infer eligibility for every class",
      "reusable_per_source": "Not assigned by this individual type definition; see Clause 4.2.4",
      "tier": "★",
      "source_url": "https://cdn.standards.iteh.ai/samples/62464/45e784c918f54bb388eb588af134e8a9/ISO-17712-2013.pdf",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-15",
      "verification_scope": "Individual definition in Clause 3.2; classification and reuse statements limited to cited provisions"
    },
    {
      "type_id": "ST-10",
      "seal_type": "Barrier seal",
      "family": "Mechanical (ISO 17712)",
      "defined_in": "ISO 17712:2013",
      "clause": "3.2.10",
      "definition_summary": "A seal designed to present a significant barrier to container entry; it may enclose part of the container's inner locking rods.",
      "variants_named_in_source": "not enumerated in the definition",
      "class_assigned_by_definition": "No class assigned by this individual type definition; do not infer eligibility for every class",
      "reusable_per_source": "Definition says barrier seals may be designed for reuse; Clause 4.2.4 addresses removal of the prior unique identifier",
      "tier": "★",
      "source_url": "https://cdn.standards.iteh.ai/samples/62464/45e784c918f54bb388eb588af134e8a9/ISO-17712-2013.pdf",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-15",
      "verification_scope": "Individual definition in Clause 3.2; classification and reuse statements limited to cited provisions"
    },
    {
      "type_id": "ST-11",
      "seal_type": "Red in-bond seal",
      "family": "U.S. Customs seal (19 CFR 24.13)",
      "defined_in": "19 CFR 24.13",
      "clause": "24.13(b), (c), (f)",
      "definition_summary": "Red in-bond seal for imported merchandise shipped between U.S. ports; stamped U.S. Customs in Bond. Buyer eligibility is in paragraph (f), including specified nonbonded carriers. Ten cents applies to qualifying sales by port directors, not all manufacturer sales.",
      "variants_named_in_source": "red in-bond",
      "class_assigned_by_definition": "No ISO class established by this Customs color/use designation",
      "reusable_per_source": "no - 24.13a(a)(5) bars more than one use",
      "tier": "★",
      "source_url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-19/chapter-I/part-24/section-24.13",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-15",
      "verification_scope": "Color/use and procurement provisions; not an ISO classification or retail price survey"
    },
    {
      "type_id": "ST-12",
      "seal_type": "High security red in-bond seal",
      "family": "U.S. Customs seal (19 CFR 24.13)",
      "defined_in": "19 CFR 24.13",
      "clause": "24.13(b), (c), (f)",
      "definition_summary": "High security red in-bond designation in 19 CFR 24.13. For sales by port directors, charged at the current manufacturer list price for quantity purchased; the wording does not establish ISO H certification.",
      "variants_named_in_source": "high security red in-bond",
      "class_assigned_by_definition": "No ISO class established by this Customs color/use designation",
      "reusable_per_source": "no - 24.13a(a)(5) bars more than one use",
      "tier": "★",
      "source_url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-19/chapter-I/part-24/section-24.13",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-15",
      "verification_scope": "Color/use and procurement provisions; not an ISO classification or retail price survey"
    },
    {
      "type_id": "ST-13",
      "seal_type": "Blue in-transit seal",
      "family": "U.S. Customs seal (19 CFR 24.13)",
      "defined_in": "19 CFR 24.13",
      "clause": "24.13(b), (c), (f)",
      "definition_summary": "Blue in-transit seals for merchandise transiting foreign territory or waters between U.S. ports under 19 CFR 123.24; marked U.S. Customs In-Transit. Buyer and port-director price provisions are in paragraph (f).",
      "variants_named_in_source": "blue in-transit",
      "class_assigned_by_definition": "No ISO class established by this Customs color/use designation",
      "reusable_per_source": "no - 24.13a(a)(5) bars more than one use",
      "tier": "★",
      "source_url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-19/chapter-I/part-24/section-24.13",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-15",
      "verification_scope": "Color/use and procurement provisions; not an ISO classification or retail price survey"
    },
    {
      "type_id": "ST-14",
      "seal_type": "Uncolored Customs seal",
      "family": "U.S. Customs seal (19 CFR 24.13)",
      "defined_in": "19 CFR 24.13",
      "clause": "24.13(b), (c), (f)",
      "definition_summary": "Uncolored Customs seals for the other Customs purposes described in paragraph (b), excluding the separately treated uncolored in-transit use. These may not be purchased by private interests and are furnished by port directors for authorized use without charge.",
      "variants_named_in_source": "Other-purpose uncolored Customs seal; in-transit use recorded separately as ST-18",
      "class_assigned_by_definition": "No ISO class established by this Customs color/use designation",
      "reusable_per_source": "no - 24.13a(a)(5) bars more than one use",
      "tier": "★",
      "source_url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-19/chapter-I/part-24/section-24.13",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-15",
      "verification_scope": "Color/use and procurement provisions; not an ISO classification or retail price survey"
    },
    {
      "type_id": "ST-15",
      "seal_type": "Electronic seal (e-seal)",
      "family": "Electronic (ISO 18185)",
      "defined_in": "ISO 18185-2:2007, within the five-part ISO 18185 series",
      "clause": "3.1; 4.1; 4.7",
      "definition_summary": "Electronic freight-container seal with tamper/entry indication. The cited definition and mechanical clause require conformity with ISO 17712 high-security provisions; electronics and mechanical security may be integrated in one seal.",
      "variants_named_in_source": "read-only non-reusable identification system (Part 1)",
      "class_assigned_by_definition": "High-security mechanical conformity is required by the cited ISO 18185-2 provisions",
      "reusable_per_source": "The Clause 3.1 definition is read-only and non-reusable, with specified event-recording capability.",
      "tier": "★",
      "source_url": "https://cdn.standards.iteh.ai/samples/40807/1cded46ec2474a2f96f77cedeaea34ba/ISO-18185-2-2007.pdf",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-15",
      "verification_scope": "ISO-authored preview: Clauses 3.1, 4.1 and 4.7; catalogue for five-part series"
    },
    {
      "type_id": "ST-16",
      "seal_type": "Yellow in-transit seal",
      "family": "U.S. Customs seal (19 CFR 24.13)",
      "defined_in": "19 CFR 24.13",
      "clause": "24.13(b), (c), (f)",
      "definition_summary": "Yellow in-transit seals are described for rail shipments and commercial traveler samples transiting Canada between U.S. ports; paragraph (b) specifies different markings for cars and samples.",
      "variants_named_in_source": "Railcar; commercial traveler sample container",
      "class_assigned_by_definition": "No ISO class established by this Customs color/use designation",
      "reusable_per_source": "no - 24.13a(a)(5) bars more than one use",
      "tier": "★",
      "source_url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-19/chapter-I/part-24/section-24.13",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-15",
      "verification_scope": "Color/use and procurement provisions; not an ISO classification or retail price survey"
    },
    {
      "type_id": "ST-17",
      "seal_type": "Green seals described in procurement provisions",
      "family": "U.S. Customs seal (19 CFR 24.13)",
      "defined_in": "19 CFR 24.13",
      "clause": "24.13(b), (c), (f)",
      "definition_summary": "Paragraph (c) describes Canadian approval of orders for green in-transit seals and a separate consignment/storage instruction for green strap-in bond seals on railroad cars. No ISO class is specified.",
      "variants_named_in_source": "Green in-transit; green strap-in bond for railroad cars",
      "class_assigned_by_definition": "No ISO class established by this Customs color/use designation",
      "reusable_per_source": "no - 24.13a(a)(5) bars more than one use",
      "tier": "★",
      "source_url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-19/chapter-I/part-24/section-24.13",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-15",
      "verification_scope": "Color/use and procurement provisions; not an ISO classification or retail price survey"
    },
    {
      "type_id": "ST-18",
      "seal_type": "Uncolored in-transit seal",
      "family": "U.S. Customs seal (19 CFR 24.13)",
      "defined_in": "19 CFR 24.13",
      "clause": "24.13(b), (c), (f)",
      "definition_summary": "Paragraphs (b), (c) and (f) separately address uncolored in-transit seals, including commercial traveler sample containers under 19 CFR 123.52; these are excluded from the general no-private-sale rule for other uncolored Customs seals.",
      "variants_named_in_source": "Commercial traveler sample container",
      "class_assigned_by_definition": "No ISO class established by this Customs color/use designation",
      "reusable_per_source": "no - 24.13a(a)(5) bars more than one use",
      "tier": "★",
      "source_url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-19/chapter-I/part-24/section-24.13",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-15",
      "verification_scope": "Color/use and procurement provisions; not an ISO classification or retail price survey"
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      "citation": "Second edition, May 2013",
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      "key_point": "Clause 3.2 defines ten types. Catalogue remains current; 2010 is withdrawn.",
      "binding_status": "Applies where adopted by an applicable rule, programme or contract",
      "tier": "★",
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      "verified_date": "2026-09-15",
      "attempted_date": "2026-09-15",
      "verification_scope": "Catalogue and preview through Clause 5.2; not complete standard",
      "publish_status": "Included"
    },
    {
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      "instrument": "ISO 17712:2013 — classification tests",
      "citation": "Clauses 5.1.1–5.2",
      "issuer": "ISO",
      "instrument_type": "Standard provisions",
      "governs": "Strength classification",
      "key_point": "Five tests, five samples each; lowest result governs. I seals need not undergo strength testing. Repetition ordinarily every two years.",
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      "tier": "★",
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      "attempted_date": "2026-09-15",
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      "publish_status": "Included"
    },
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      "instrument": "ISO 17712:2013 — class marking",
      "citation": "Clauses 4.2.3 and 4.4.1",
      "issuer": "ISO",
      "instrument_type": "Standard provisions",
      "governs": "Conditions for applying a classification mark",
      "key_point": "Accredited physical testing and accredited process review are specified. H also requires documented tamper-evident features; this is not proof from a marketing label.",
      "binding_status": "When ISO 17712 compliance applies",
      "tier": "★",
      "source_url": "https://cdn.standards.iteh.ai/samples/62464/45e784c918f54bb388eb588af134e8a9/ISO-17712-2013.pdf",
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      "attempted_date": "2026-09-15",
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      "publish_status": "Included"
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      "binding_status": "Withdrawal does not itself determine legal effect of a specific adopted reference",
      "tier": "★",
      "source_url": "https://www.iso.org/standard/42791.html",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-15",
      "attempted_date": "2026-09-15",
      "verification_scope": "Catalogue lifecycle and ISO 17712:2010 catalogue; not historical full text",
      "publish_status": "Included"
    },
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      "citation": "Parts 1:2007, 2:2007, 3:2015, 4:2007, 5:2007",
      "issuer": "ISO / TC 104 / SC 4",
      "instrument_type": "International standard series",
      "governs": "Electronic freight-container seals",
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      "publish_status": "Included"
    },
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      "instrument": "ASTM F1157-04(2023)",
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      "governs": "Relative physical performance of security seals",
      "key_point": "Publisher lists a practice for classifying relative physical performance; numerical requirements not reproduced.",
      "binding_status": "Where adopted or specified",
      "tier": "★",
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      "verified_date": "2026-09-15",
      "attempted_date": "2026-09-15",
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      "publish_status": "Included"
    },
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      "instrument": "ASTM F1158-94(2023)",
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      "binding_status": "Where adopted or specified",
      "tier": "★",
      "source_url": "https://store.astm.org/f1158-94r23.html",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-15",
      "attempted_date": "2026-09-15",
      "verification_scope": "Catalogue and ISO reference; full guide not read",
      "publish_status": "Included"
    },
    {
      "authority_id": "AU-08",
      "instrument": "18 U.S.C. § 2117",
      "citation": "Breaking or entering carrier facilities",
      "issuer": "U.S. Congress",
      "instrument_type": "Federal criminal statute",
      "governs": "Specified interference with freight conveyances with larcenous intent",
      "key_point": "General maximum ten years, with an express pre-retail-medical-product punishment cross-reference; state merits conviction/acquittal bar stated in this section.",
      "binding_status": "Binding within statutory scope",
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      "url": "https://www.iso.org/standard/41125.html",
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    {
      "source_id": "S03",
      "issuer": "ISO",
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    {
      "source_id": "S05",
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      "title": "18 U.S.C. § 2117 — Breaking or entering carrier facilities",
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    {
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      "title": "6 U.S.C. § 944 — Container security standards and procedures",
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