Export packing and logistics for PEB

What the service covers

A steel building is only useful if it arrives complete, undamaged and in the order the erector needs it. World Steel's export supply service plans packing and shipment from the Tay Ninh plant through Ho Chi Minh City area ports (such as Cat Lai and Cai Mep) to the destination. The steps are:

1. Shipment planning: split the building into lots that match the erection sequence, with anchor bolts first.
2. Packing design: choose 20 ft / 40 ft high-cube containers, flat racks, open tops or break-bulk for each lot.
3. Marking: piece marks on every member and bundle tags matching the packing list and erection drawings.
4. Loading: lashing, dunnage and load plans; photos of each container before sealing.
5. Documentation: commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading, certificate of origin and any certificates required for customs.
6. Freight and insurance arranged according to the agreed Incoterm.

Inputs needed from the client

• Delivery port or site address and the agreed Incoterm (for example FOB, CIF, CFR or DAP under Incoterms 2020).
• Site access restrictions, crane capacity for unloading and storage space.
• Required shipment sequence and dates.
• Destination import requirements: certificate of origin form for FTA preference, fumigation or heat-treatment of timber, country-of-origin marking.

Deliverables

See packing and shipping for export for packing details.

Quality and compliance

Wood packaging is treated and marked to ISPM 15. For Australia and New Zealand, biosecurity rules require clean cargo free of soil, seeds and insects, so steel is cleaned and inspected before loading. For the United States, steel articles may be subject to Section 232 duties and origin documentation; the client's customs broker confirms the applicable duty before order. Preferential tariff under Vietnam's free trade agreements depends on the product meeting the rules of origin and on the correct certificate. Packing is designed to protect coatings, with spacers between painted members and film on pre-painted sheets.

Receiving the cargo on site

Good logistics continues after the vessel arrives. The packing list groups items by container and by erection lot, so the site team can check deliveries quickly and store members close to where they will be erected. Recommended practice is:

• Unload with spreader beams or soft slings to protect coatings and avoid bending long members.
• Store members off the ground on timber, sloped to drain, and keep sheet bundles dry and ventilated to prevent wet-storage stain.
• Check counts against the packing list within the period agreed in the contract and report any shortage or damage with photographs.
• Keep bolts and small parts in a locked, dry store.

Different parts of the kit need different storage on arrival. A short storage briefing for the site team prevents most damage claims:

See packing and shipping for export, metallic-coated sheet and insulated sandwich panels for background on how these materials behave.

Typical schedule

Transit times vary with carrier, routing and transhipment, and are confirmed at booking.