Packed for cost
The lowest-priced crate or carton is chosen and the cargo leaves. The weak point shows up at the port or a transfer yard.
Cargo packed to save money, not to survive the journey, is where most damage claims begin. Cargoking Shipping & Logistics, headquartered in Mumbai, India, provides export packing services in India: professional packing, crating, palletisation and unpacking that protect goods in domestic and international transport and in storage. Because our freight forwarding team also moves the cargo, the packing is specified for the route it will actually take.
Packing and routing
Cargo on an export journey is lifted, stacked, stored and moved several times, and a pack that suits one short drive can fail at the second or third handling. Transhipment means the cargo changes vessel or vehicle at a point along the way.
The lowest-priced crate or carton is chosen and the cargo leaves. The weak point shows up at the port or a transfer yard.
The pack is chosen after we know how many times the cargo is handled, whether it transships and whether it waits in a yard.
Long sea freight routings, cargo that changes mode, and any pickup by road transport from a factory far from the port.
Tell us the route first and we will set the packing to match it.
What we offer
We prepare cargo for transport and storage, and we unpack it safely at the other end, for domestic and international shipments. Palletisation means building goods onto a pallet, a flat platform that a forklift can lift, and securing the load so it moves as one unit.
On the packing side, that means export packing, industrial packing, palletisation and protective wrapping, using good materials and professional techniques. On the unpacking side, it means safe unloading, cargo inspection and careful handling at warehouses or delivery locations, which matters most for large or sensitive shipments.
Why Cargoking
When a quotation gets squeezed, packing is the first line to go, yet almost every damage claim traces back to packaging chosen for cost, not for the journey.
Cargoking also moves the cargo, so packing is specified against the actual routing: how many times it is handled, whether it transships and whether it sits in a yard. A standalone packer does not see this. Our About page lists our registrations.
Duties and statutory taxes are listed separately, because the authorities set them rather than us.
How it runs
The commodity, its value, how fragile it is, the mode of transport and the handling at the destination decide the packing specification. A box that survives a truck may not survive a transhipment.
Materials are chosen for the journey, including heat-treated and marked timber wherever solid wood packaging is used in international movement.
Items are packed, crated or palletised, secured and marked, so handling instructions survive as far as the receiver. Crating means building a wooden frame or box around a heavy or awkward item.
Where arranged, we unpack, remove the debris and verify the condition of the cargo at the receiving end.
Wooden packaging
A crate, pallet or block of loose bracing made of solid wood must be heat treated and marked under ISPM-15, or the importing country can refuse it. The rule exists so that plant pests do not travel inside timber.
Solid wood crates, pallets and dunnage. Dunnage is the loose wood or material used to brace cargo inside a container.
Plywood and engineered board.
The consignment can be refused, fumigated or destroyed at the destination, at the shipper’s cost.
Treated and marked timber is part of the packing specification, not a fix made after a problem appears.
Industries served
Components and finished goods packed, sealed and labelled for export.
Heavy machines crated and secured for the route.
High-value pieces, with unpacking at the installation site where agreed.
Fragile, high-value items with protective wrapping.
Cartons palletised and labelled for stacking and handling.
Heavy loads palletised or crated and secured.
Across all of them the approach is the same: proper sealing, labelling and cargo securing, safe transport of fragile, heavy and high-value goods, and less cargo damage. The work is done by an experienced team with export logistics and transport safety expertise.
Common questions
No, plywood and other engineered board fall outside ISPM-15, but solid wood crates, pallets and dunnage do not. Solid timber must be heat treated and marked, or the consignment can be refused, fumigated or destroyed at the destination at the shipper’s cost. Check the importing country’s rules before you pick the material.
Yes, we can pack at your premises as well as at our facility. On-site packing suits machinery that is awkward to move unpacked, or factories where production and packing run together. Send us the size, weight and route, and we will plan the crate and the securing first.
Where unpacking is agreed in the scope, we remove the packing debris and verify the condition of the equipment at the receiving end. This matters for installations and project cargo, where a damaged item found late can hold up a whole site. Tell us at quotation if you want unpacking included.
Pack to the number of times the cargo will be handled, not to the length of the first drive. Electronics are fragile and high in value, so we specify protective wrapping, sealing, securing and handling marks after checking the mode and the destination handling. Share the product value and the route.
Cargo in a Less than Container Load (LCL) shipment shares a container and can be handled more often, so cartons need packing that holds up to stacking and moving. Palletising, sealing and clear labelling give retail products a better chance of arriving intact. Tell us whether you ship LCL or a Full Container Load (FCL).
Heavy materials are palletised or crated, then secured so the load is less likely to shift during lifting, driving and sailing. Securing and marking are part of the packing specification, not an add-on, and they are checked against the mode and the handling points on the route.
It can be packed at each supplier’s site or at our facility, depending on what suits the cargo. Tell us where the goods are and when each supplier is ready. Where the dates differ, our warehousing service can hold the packed goods before dispatch.
Clear marks that match the packing list help handling instructions survive the journey. We agree the marking with you as part of the packing specification, so it suits the mode and the route. Our team also checks your export documents before booking.
Yes, because the mode and the handling at the destination decide the packing specification. Ocean cargo can be handled more times and may transship or wait in a yard, while air freight is charged on weight and volume, so oversized packing adds to the freight bill.
It lists materials, labour, compliance and unpacking as separate lines, with no hidden charges left out of your quote. Duties and statutory taxes are shown separately, because the authorities set them. Ask for unpacking at the destination to be added if you want it included.
More questions? Read our frequently asked questions or our freight guides.
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Express and consolidated air cargo, for packed shipments that cannot wait for a vessel.
Packing for air cargoFCL and LCL ocean freight on major trade lanes.
Packing for ocean freightDomestic trucking for pickups, port runs and final delivery.
Packed cargo by roadStorage and consolidation before dispatch.
Pack before storageAir, sea, road and rail cargo planned and followed as one file.
Packing with forwardingParcels and samples sent by international courier while the main shipment is in motion.
Courier for packed samplesSend us the cargo, the route and your target date. We will specify the packing for the journey and send an itemised quote.