Apply to join ITCO

Benefits of ITCO Membership:

  • Be part of an international organisation that helps to develop the tank container industry and promote safety and efficiency
  • Participate in industry and promote safety, sustainability and efficiency
  • Network within the tank container industry by transparent and open communication according to the framework of competition law
  • Technical resources including education, technical guidance and regulatory matters
  • Help to influence future environmental, technical and regulatory policy
  • Opportunity to become involved in ITCO decision making process.

How to Join ITCO

Membership is open to companies that conform to the ITCO membership criteria and support ITCO’s mission.

Applications are reviewed by the ITCO Committee. The ITCO Committee retains the final discretion on accepting any new proposed member.

Table 1 Criteria Tank Operator Tank Leasing
 Manufacture Service Provider

More than one year operating in the tank industry

  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓

Annual revenue exceeding US$0.75m

 ✓   ✓  ✓  ✓

More than 100 tanks owned or leased

 ✓   ✓  N/A  N/A

Occupational Health & Safety Training

  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓

Dangerous Goods Training

  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓

Environmental, Social and Governance Policy

  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓

Licence to operate tank cleaning / chemical residue facility

  N/A N/A N/A  ✓

Inspection Accreditation (applicable to Inspectors only)

  N/A N/A N/A ✓

ITCO Membership Declaration

  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓

Note:
Companies applying for membership are required to complete the application form and provide, according to their division, information and evidence of the criteria detailed in Table 1.

The 2025 Membership Fee is €2750.00. This fee is reviewed each year by the ITCO Committee. Membership runs from 1 January to 31 December.

ITCO Membership Declaration

Companies applying for ITCO membership must, as part of the application process, confirm agreement with this declaration.

Download a copy of the member declaration, sign and and return by uploading onto the application form.

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Company Contact Details

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Documentation to verify H&S applies to all divisions Accepted file format: PDF 
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Documentation to verify regulatory training. Applies to all Divisions Accepted file format: PDF 
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Documentation to verify ESG. Applies to all Divisions Accepted file format: PDF 
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Licence provided by Governmental Authority. Only applies to Service Providers (Depots). Accepted file format: PDF 
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Licence provided by Governmental Authority. Only applies to Service Providers (Surveyors). Accepted file format: PDF 
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Download, add company letterhead, Company Director sign and stamp. Applies to all divisions. Accepted file format: PDF 
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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
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Number of years operating in the tank container industry

The minimum is one full year of active tank container business.
All companies must complete at least one full year of active tank container business.

Annual Revenue

Membership is only open to companies of a net worth that enables the company to maintain its commitments to ITCO Membership.
Provide the figure from the last End of Year Accounts. ITCO is not seeking confidential information and might accept other means of demonstrating minimum annual revenue.

Number of tanks

Operators and Lease companies must complete at least one full year of active tank container business during which they own or lease a substantial quantity of tanks.
Tank operators and Lease companies are required to own or lease.

Health and Safety Training

ITCO is an organisation for companies that act responsibly and conform to governmental legislation. Verification of training helps to set industry standards and protect ITCO’s good standing.
Legislation requires Health and Safety Training. H&S training is function specific. Whereas the company personnel might be office based they are likely at some time to attend service providers, customer plants, issue instruction to depot contractors concerning dangerous goods, tank cleaning, tank entry, working at height etc. and therefore should receive appropriate awareness training.
Health and safety legislation in the country of operation provides guidance. H&S training is function specific and awareness. It should include dangerous goods, tank cleaning, tank entry, working at height, safety culture and other subjects according to the functions undertaken.
Health and safety legislation in the country of operation provides guidance. All persons should receive the necessary function-specific and awareness training. ITCO requires documentary evidence of training for at least key personnel.

Dangerous Goods Training

IMDG Dangerous Goods regulations Chapter 1.3 requires awareness and function specific training. Refer to IMDG Chapter 1.3, US DoT CFR 49 172.704 and National legislation in the country of operations.
Health and safety legislation in the country of operation provides guidance. All persons should receive the necessary function-specific and awareness training. ITCO requires documentary evidence of training for at least key personnel.
Service providers receive, clean, repair and test tanks with DG residues and therefore require function specific and awareness DG Training.
Although the company might not be directly involved in tank operations knowledge of the transport of dangerous goods is a benefit and helps to set industry standards and protect ITCO’s good standing.
Alternative national regulations are acceptable such as ADR Chapter 1.3, 1.4.2.2, 1.8.3. US CFR 49 Hazmat 172.700.704 training etc.
ITCO is an organisation for companies that act responsibly and conform to governmental legislation. Verification of training helps to set industry standards and protect ITCO’s good standing.

Training General

Subject to the requirements of legislation in the country of operation web-based and electronic training is acceptable to ITCO providing that there is a formal means of measuring performance and recording completion. Companies such as NCB-Hazcheck provide DG training including ITCO e-Learning. A pass grade is acceptable training. https://existec.com
Subject to statutory requirements of the country of operation training may be provided by a competent person internal or external to the company. Training must be planned and formal and include the required function specific training and awareness. Training provided there is a formal means of measuring performance and recording completion.
Submit sufficient training records to demonstrate that key personnel received the required training. For companies with more than one operational facility, submit for the main facility and confirm all other facilities are equally trained.
Training must conform to governmental legislation and must be current at the time of application. ITCO membership requires an obligation on the member company to renew training periodically.
Subject to statutory requirements of the country of where the company operates, a training document should list the trained functions, date, person who received training, confirmation meeting the requirements and the name, company and job title of the trainer.

Environmental, Social and Governance Policy (ESG)

A policy / framework that demonstrates a company’s approach to issues around matters of environment (E), Social (S) and Governance (G) issues.
Sufficient information to confirm that a ESG policy is in place. If the ESG policy is posted on the company web-site, a link will be sufficient. Otherwise, a summary of the ESG.
ITCO is an organisation for companies that act responsibly conform to governmental legislation. ITCO has a strong focus on enhancing technological and business developments for the sake of Quality, Health, Safety, Environment, and Corporate Responsibility.

Licence to operate tank cleaning and store dangerous goods

A Licence is an authorisation document issued by the appropriate Governmental Authority that permits business to operate tank cleaning of DG chemical residue and liquified gases if appropriate.
The Governmental or Regional Authority in the location of the facility that is responsible for matters that include waste management, water pollution, safety and the environment.
Provide a Licence for each of the main facilities and confirm all other locations are licenced.
All service providers should provide a licence appropriate for business activity. Although not engaged in full tank cleaning there is also probable residues from valves and fitting, additional interior external cleaning etc.
Each activity must be declared to the government authority. The licence may be combined or function specific depending upon the authorities procedures.

Inspection Accreditation

Sufficient to confirm accreditation from one governmental authority.
Provide sufficient information to verify competency and experience to undertake the intended inspection services. ITCO will review on case-by-case basis.

ITCO Member Divisions

ITCO statues are organised with four divisions, each represented on the ITCO board by a chair and a deputy for the term of office. Board members are periodically elected by divisional members.
Members equally receive all resources and may attend all conferences and activities. However, Divisional meetings are for members the Division except where it is declared an open meeting.
The company’s prime activity. It is not permitted for a registered company to join more than one division. If a corporate company group can demonstrate a separate registered entity that also requires to join ITCO, the Board will consider the application.

General

The application must be completed at one-time in full and will be processed when all the required information has been submitted.
Once the application is complete and all the required documents supplied, the application will be verified by ITCO Secretary and thereafter submitted for ITCO Board approval at the next periodic meeting.
When the application is completed in its entirety, the application will be processed and submitted to the board. The length of time is therefore dependent on the next board meeting.
After the next periodic Board Meeting. The dates are scheduled near the time.
The fee is posted on the ITCO web-site and is subject to annual increase.
Providing any debt to ITCO from a lapsed membership is paid in its entirety, a new application for membership will be considered.
Once the membership is approved the company will be invoiced the membership subscription.
Special arrangements are provided by external accountants who will charge an additional fee.