Packing of Goods

Packing goods for export is a highly specialized job. If the goods are improperly packed and marked, the carrier will refuse to accept them, or will make qualifications about the unsatisfactory condition of packing in the Bill of Lading.

Packing can be external (crates, bags) and internal (boxes, packets, flasks, etc), in which the goods are sold.

In case of consumer goods packing has a double function. On the one hand, it is for protection. On the other – it serves to advertise a product and attract a customer.

The equipment and spare parts are to be shipped in export sea packing meeting the requirements of each particular type of equipment. Packing is to secure full safety of the goods from any kind of damage and corrosion during transportation by sea, railway and combined transport. Packing should be suitable for loading by crane, by auto cars, by trucks and manually in so far as the weight and volume of individual packages allow.

Before packing, the equipment is to be protected with anticorrosive coating to protect it from any damage and corrosion in transit and to ensure storage during hot summer and cold winter.

The Sellers will be responsible for any damage or breakage of the goods that may be caused by poor packing or corrosion which may appear due to improper or insufficient coating.

The cases in which the goods are packed are to be marked on three sides on the top of the case and two non-opposite sides. The marking should be clearly made with indelible paint in English and Russian as follows:

VVO BBO

Contract No. Контракт №

All cases which need special handling must have an additional marking:

Handle with care

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Do not turn over as well as other indications if specific handling of a particular case is required. There are three principal types of marking which may have to be done on export packages:

1. The consignees’ own distinctive marks.

2. Any official mark required by authorities.

3. Special directions and warnings.

Good clear marking is essential if the goods are not go astray, and for this reason marks are usually made by paint, inks or dyes through a metal stencil. Wooden cases are sometimes marked by burned impressions in the wood itself.

II. Ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. What are the packing requirements?

2. What preventive measures are necessary to protect the goods from damage?

3. Why is it necessary for a packer to know the freight routes?

4. What kinds of export packing do you know?

5. What is the function of packing in the sale of consumer goods?

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