What to send for a crating quote

Every crate is quoted on the specifics of the item. The more of the list below you can send up front, the faster the quote comes back.

The item

• Dimensions. Length, width and height, including anything that sticks out.
• Weight. An estimate is fine if you say it is one.
• Photos or drawings. A few phone photos answer most questions.
• Sensitivity. Shock, moisture, static, or surfaces that cannot carry load.
• Lift points. Where it can be picked up, and where it cannot.

The shipment

• Origin and destination. City and state, or country.
• Domestic or export. Export changes the crate: ISPM 15 lumber, and often vapor barrier packaging.
• Mode. Truck, air freight or ocean freight.
• Ship date. When it has to leave, and when it has to arrive.
• Quantity. One crate, or a repeating order.

The site

• Pickup or on-site crating. Whether the item can travel to our shop, or has to be crated where it sits.
• Loading. Dock, forklift or ground level.

Specifications

• Your company's packaging specification, if there is one.
• Customer or freight forwarder requirements.
• For government contracts, the packaging requirements from the solicitation or contract, including MIL-STD-2073-1 codes.

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