| Equipment | 20" Dry Freight Container | 40" Dry Freight Container | 40" High Cube Dry Container | 45" High Cube Dry Container |
| Interior Dimensions | L 5.9m W 2.3m H 2.4m | L 12.1m W 2.3m H 2.4m | L 12.1m W 2.3m H 2.7m | L 13.6m W 2.4m H 2.7m |
| Door Opening | W 2.3m H 2.3m | W 2.3m H 2.3m | W 2.3m H 2.6m | W 2.3m H 2.6m |
| Tare Weight | 1.900 kg 4.189 lbs | 3.084 kg 6.799 lbs | 2.900 kg 6.393 lbs | 3.900 kg 8.598 lbs |
| Cubic Capacity | 27 cbm | 58 cbm | 62 cbm | 85.7 cbm |
| Payload | 22.100 kg 48.721 lbs | 27.396 kg 60.397 lbs | 29.600 kg 65.256 lbs | 28.600 kg 63.052 lbs |
Container Dimensions
Shipping Pallets
Euro Pallets: 1200mm x 800mm
US Pallets: 48" x 40" x 5.5"
Wooden pallets used in Asiapack follow the ISPM15 standard:
What is ISPM15? The International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures, publication #15.
Why ISPM15? To prevent the international transport and spread of disease and insects that could negatively affect plants or ecosystems.
ISPM15 requirements? WPM (pallets, crates, etc.) to be heat treated or fumigated with methyl bromide first. Then stamped with a mark of compliance.
What is classed as WPM? ISPM15 applies to coniferous softwood and non-coniferous hardwood used as raw wood packaging material. Products exempt are made from alternative material, like paper, plastic or wood panel products.
More info? IPPC
FROM CHINESE SUPPLIER TO ASIAPACK:
Incoterm : FCA = FREE CARRIER. This means your products suppliers fulfil their obligation to deliver when they have handed over the goods, cleared for export, into the charge of Asiapack at the Shenzhen Export Processing Zone.
FROM ASIAPACK TO YOU:
Incoterm : EXW = Ex Works. This means Asiapack (the seller) fulfils its obligation to deliver when the goods are made available at our premises to you, the buyer. The buyer bears all costs and risks involved in taking the goods from the seller's premises to the desired destination.
FROM YOU TO YOUR CUSTOMER:
You can sell to your own customer under Asiapack EXW term, or FOB = Free on Board (named port of shipment).
"Free on Board" means that the seller (You) fulfils its obligation to deliver when the goods have passed over the ship's rail at the named port of shipment. This means that the buyer has to bear all costs and risks of loss of or damage to the goods from that point. The FOB term requires the seller to clear the goods for export.
Plastic resins identification codes
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
High density polyethylene (HDPE)
Polivinyl chloride (PVC)
Low density polyethylene (LDPE)
Polypropylene (PP)
Polystyrene (PS) or expanded polystyrene (EPS)
Other materials which cannot be classified in any of the above. (e.g polycarbonate, polyamide and new biodegrable plastics)
Greenpeace pyramid
Plastic is a wonderful material (light, durable and transparent) but also as a source of great environmental stress - in its petroleum-based extraction and its ecological persistence.
Nevertheless recent developments have significantly improved the re-use of higher percentages of recycled plastics, thus encouraging the reclamation of existing waste plastic. Biopolymers should slowly replace the use of plastics, but this cannot happen overnight. As a manufacturer and direct consumer of plastic materials, Asiapack is aware of this critical environmental challenge. That's why we do our best to provide eco-friendly packaging solutions and design ideas to our customers. When plastic is necessary, we minimise its use as much as we can.
Together let us empower each other to promote sustainable thinking with confidence and efficiency.
Corrugated materials
| Standards | Typical Caliper (mm) (i.e. Thickness) | Section | |
| Single-face corrugated board | E Flute B Flute C Flute A Flute | 1.1 – 1.8 2.1 – 3.0 3.2 - 3.9 4.0 - 4.8 |  |
| Double-wall corrugated board | EB Flute BC Flute CC Flute | 4.06 6.50 7.33 |  |
| Triple-wall corrugated board | AAC Flute | 15 |  |
| Single-wall | B flute Brown Carton | B flute White Carton | E flute Color Box |
Weakest Strongest | B33 B3B A3B A3A K3A K3K | W3B ↓ W3A ↓ W3K | 300G CCNB +9B ↓ 300G CCNB +9A ↓ 300G CCNB +9K |
| Double-wall | BC flute Brown Carton | BC flute White Carton | BC flute Color Box |
Weakest Strongest | B=C B=B A=B K=A K=K | W=B ↓ W=A ↓ W=K | 300G CCNB +3B+3B ↓ 300G CCNB +3A+3A ↓ 300G CCNB +3K+3K |
| Three-wall | AAC flute Brown Carton | ||
Weakest Strongest | A33B33B A33A33A K33A33A K33K33K |
Quality Inspection Standards
Acceptable Quality Level (AQL for short) is a compromise between not doing any inspection at all and 100% inspection. This international quality control standards clearly defines the number of samples to be drawn for inspection from a given lot or consignment. It also suggests the maximum number of defective items allowed in the sample size.
With the AQL standard, here is a confidence statement you can make:
If the lot passes the sampling plan, you can state with 95% confidence that the quality level of the lot is equal to or better than the AQL (i.e., the defective rate of the lot < AQL).
On the other hand, if the lot fails the sampling plan, you can state with 95% confidence that the quality level of the lot is worse than the AQL.
Unless otherwise instructed, ASIAPACK uses the Single Sampling Plan Normal Level I: no Critical defect is accepted. For Major defects we use AQL 2.5 and for Minor defects we use AQL 4.0. This is generally the common requirement for consumer products.
CRITICAL DEFECTS, MAJOR DEFECTS AND MINOR DEFECTS:
Defects detected during visual inspection are classified within 3 categories:
Critical: likely to result in unsafe condition or contravene mandatory regulation
Major: reduces the usability of the product or is an obvious appearance defect
Minor: doesn't reduce the usability of the product, but is a defect beyond the defined quality standard.
Customers can specify what points are minor, major or critical in a checking-list together with the inspection criteria and product specification.
We use the AQL table to calculate the number of sample drawn depending on shipment Quantity. The required sample size and maximum defects allowed will be shown in the following:
| Acceptable Quality Levels - AQL Level I | ||||||
| Lot size | Sample size | Major 2.5 | Minor 4 | |||
| 2 - 90 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 91 - 150 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 151 - 280 | 13 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 281 - 500 | 20 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 501 - 1,200 | 32 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 1,201 - 3,200 | 50 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 3,201 - 10,000 | 80 | 5 | 7 | |||
| 10,001 - 35,000 | 125 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 35,001 - 150,000 | 200 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 150,001 - 500,000 | 315 | 14 | 21 | |||
Samples are randomly drawn from the square root of cartons (√(total number of cartons). i.e. If 100 cartons, you need to select samples from 10 different cartons, and randomly within those cartons. We use the AQL table to calculate the number of sample drawn depending on shipment Quantity.
Example 1
If the lot has 200 pieces, 13 samples should be randomly taken out,
If no more than 1 minor defect found and no Major defect found, LOT ACCEPTED
If more than 1 minor defect found or 1 or more Major defect found, LOT REJECTED
Example 2
If the lot has 5.000 pieces, 80 samples should be randomly taken out,
If no more than 7 minor defects found and no more than 5 Major defects found, LOT ACCEPTED
If more than 7 minor defects found or more than 5 Major defects found, LOT REJECTED