Here you find the most frequently asked questions and their answers. Should you need further informations, please don't hesitate to contact us by email, fax or phone.

It's always useful for goods that are susceptible to corrosion. The means of transport is important here. When transporting by sea shrink-wraping is highly advisable because goods encounter the highest temperature differences there. In addition all shiny and sensitive parts need to be protected form the salty sea-air.

By air transport one has to assess how the shipment will be handled at destination. Air transport is the fastest way to reach the consignee. Shrink-wraping won't always be needed. But when a long road transport follows – especially in tropical climates shrink-wraping is useful. The same is valid for long storage times at the building site or when stored out of doors at the consignee.

This depends on the shipped goods. The safest way in intercontinental freight forwarding is the export crate. There are several very different versions though and some other solutions are possible, too. We can find the most optimal individual solution for you.

HPE is an umbrella organization for export packers and producers of wooden packagings. They give the basic construction varieties for wooden packaging and packing amethods. By complying with these guidelines the packer is legally save. All non-members construct and pack according to these guidelines and secure their own quality standard by doing so. It is not compulsory to be a member of the HPE. But most of the companies refer to complying to these guidelines. If they don?t do it, be careful!

The IPPC (International Plant Protection Convention) is a sub organisation of the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations). By it the phyto sanitary regulation for the international trade of wooden packagings (ISPM 15) was passed. An acrredited skilled company you can recognize by the IPPc logo with the official registration number of the company. Each wooden packing device must be marked with it. This saves a lot of trouble in countries which comply with the IPPC standard. Avoid unregistered companies and their supposedly favorable offers.

In principle, yes. Yet you must have provable trained and regularly re-trained staff. Plus the necessary legally required packagings. This is, if ever, only useful when big quantities are to be sent. Solely for liability reasons it ?s advisable to use a certified skilled company – like us - to pack the dangerous goods for you.

When no clear decision can be made on the cause of the damage an accident commissioner will be asked. The shipper is therefore advised to provide a documentation and photograph of the used packaging including the delivered shipment. In most cases this measurement is sufficient to make the commissioner come to a decision.

Several factors need to be taken into account. The main point is the space situation at your company and the dimensions of the shipment. And in addition the availablility and performance infos of the lift and loading devices at yours. The next question to ask is whether the transport to the packing company is complicated, expensive or relatively simple. How sensitive the goods are plays a major role, too. Most often one of the points mentioned above makes clear where best to pack the goods. To help you come to the right decision is our job.

Here the preferences of customer and packer count. In general when using airfreight, plywood should be applied for gross weight reasons. But otherwise one is relatively free in choosing one or the other since there are no real price differences. One reason for plain wood is the better disposal possibilities at destination.