Bulk material definition

Bulk materials are goods that are handled in large quantities without the benefit of individual packaging. Bulk materials are often liquids, loose free-flowing products and materials such as oil, coal, sand, grain, stone, etc., to name a few.

Metal coils or ingots are also examples of bulk material. While not free flowing, they are large quantities of the same material. For quality purposes, a sample from one coil or lot may be used to represent the lot.