disclosed is a thermoplastic polymeric composition having antistatic characteristics and a method to make same . the composition comprises a thermoplastic polymer in admixture with an antistatic agent . in one embodiment the polymer is nylon 12 and the agent is n - butyl benzenesulfonamide . also disclosed is the antistatic polymeric composition in a film , which is useful for packaging static sensitive devices such as electronic circuit boards , or for packaging devices that must be protected from static electricity such as devices in a medical operating room where explosive oxygen and / or ether are present .