Packing specification
Packing specified per item, per route
Pallet, skid, open crate or closed wooden box: the choice sets the protection level, the chargeable weight and the paperwork at the border. Right-sized packing protects both the cargo and the freight bill.
Export crates engineered around your cargo
We design each package around the item’s dimensions, weight, center of gravity, fragility and route, and build it in our own workshop.
- 1Handling marks: ISO 780 symbols, center of gravity, case number, weights.
- 2Bracing: Diagonals stiffen the frame; blocking inside stops the contents moving.
- 3Frame and battens: Carry the stacking and lifting loads.
- 4Sheathing: Plywood panels, exempt from ISPM 15.
- 5ISPM 15 mark: On solid-wood parts such as runners and battens.
- 6Base deck: Load-bearing floor, sized to the footprint and weight.
- 7Skids / runners: Raised base for forklift entry and load spread.
Six packing methods
M1
Pallets
Cartons and uniform goods, strapped.
M2
Skids
Runners bolted under machinery.
M3
Open crates
Framed crates for large or heavy items.
M4
Closed boxes
Fully sheathed for fragile or sea cargo.
M5
Stretch wrapping
Holds and protects palletized loads.
M6
Carton boxes
Sized to the item in our workshop.
Pallet, skid, open crate or closed box
| | | | |
| M1 Pallet | M2 Skid | M3 Open crate | M4 Closed wooden box | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | Flat timber platform; cargo strapped and wrapped on top | Heavy runners bolted under one item | Timber frame with open slats | Fully sheathed, often lined and cushioned |
| Best for | Cartons and uniform goods | Machinery with a solid base | Large or heavy items needing structure | Fragile, high-value or sea-bound cargo; exhibitions |
| Protection | Handling only | Base and forklift access | Impact; contents visible | Full enclosure |
| Weight & cost | Lowest | Low | Medium; lighter than a closed box | Highest; reusable for return trips |
| ISPM 15 | Solid wood: HT and marked | Solid-wood runners: HT and marked | Solid-timber frame: HT and marked | Plywood exempt; solid battens and skids marked |
Standards on every crate
ISPM 15 · heat treatment, 56 °C / 30 min
Wood packaging
Solid wood over 6 mm thick is debarked, heated to 56 °C at the core for 30 minutes and marked. Plywood and other processed wood are exempt.
ISO 780 · handling marks
Pictorial marks
This way up · Fragile · Keep dry · Center of gravity · Sling here. Pictorial marks every handler reads, whatever language they speak.
Volumetric · air, ÷ 6,000
Chargeable weight
L × W × H (cm) ÷ 6,000 = kg. The greater of gross and volumetric weight is charged.
Quality sequence · ISO 9001:2015
01
Sample approval
Packing spec agreed before the build.
02
Materials check
HT solid wood and plywood panels.
03
Build in our workshop
Warehouse No. 1230, Dubai Cargo Village.
04
Pack, block and brace
Cargo secured and marked to ISO 780.
05
Final inspection, then dispatch
Checked against the agreed specification.
Built in Warehouse No. 1230
- Wooden and carton boxes made in-house
- Packing and re-packing on site
- Received, stored and dispatched from the same site
- In the cargo zone of DXB, beside the airport
- 3 t forklifts and labor, as needed
ISPM 15 mark, simplified: the real mark carries the IPPC symbol, country code AE, a producer code and treatment code HT.
Packing spec · example · Case SB-0001
- Type
- Closed wooden box on runners
- External
- 180 × 120 × 140 cm · 3.02 m³
- Gross / net
- 620 / 455 kg
- Volumetric · air
- 504 kg · chargeable 620 kg
- Materials
- HT runners · plywood panels
- Marks
- ISO 780 · COG · case no. · gross / net
Illustrative example.
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