A number of national, international and military standards have been developed for top-load testing, including:

- ISO 3037 : corrugated fibreboard - determination of edgewise crush resistance (unwaxed edge method)
- ISO 8113 : glass containers - resistance to vertical load - test method
- ISO 12048 : packaging - complete filled transport packages - compression and stacking tests using a compression tester
- ASTM D642 : determining the compressive resistance of shipping containers, components, and unit loads
- ASTM D1185 : pallets and related structures employed in handling and shipping
- ASTM D2659 : column crush properties of blown thermoplastics containers
- ASTM D4169 : performance testing for shipping containers and systems
- ASTM D4577 : compression resistance of a container under constant load
- DIN 55440-1 : packaging test - compression test - test with a constant conveyance-speed
- DIN 555261-1 : packaging test; compression test; dynamical test for plastic containers, with a capacity up to 10 liters
- DIN 53757 : testing of plastics articles; determination of the behaviour by stacking by long-time-test, boxes for transport and storage
- ISBT : voluntary standard test methods for PET bottles
- TAPPI T403 : bursting strength of paper
- TAPPI T804 : compression test of fiberboard shipping containers
- TAPPI T807 : bursting strength of paperboard and linerboard
- TAPPI T808 : flat crush test of corrugated board (flexible beam method)
- TAPPI T809 : flat crush of corrugated medium (CMT test)
- TAPPI T810 : bursting strength of corrugated and solid fiberboard
- TAPPI T811 : edgewise compressive strength of corrugated fiberboard (short column test)
- TAPPI T818 and T822 : ring crush of paperboard
- TAPPI T824 : fluted edge crush of corrugating medium (flexible beam method)
- TAPPI T825 : flat crush test of corrugated board (rigid support method)
- TAPPI T826 : short span compressive strength of paperboard
- TAPPI T838 : edge crush test using neckdown
- TAPPI T839 : edgewise compressive strength of corrugated fiberboard using the clamp method (short column test)