Reading Packing Data on a Quotation
A quotation line packs three different numbers into one row, and the single most common reading error is treating a per-carton figure as a per-set figure. In our product data the packing information is held as five fields: quantity, length, width and height, and weight. The line itself reads Type/Spec/Style plus Size (L*W*H cm), then Qty-N sets/ctn, Carton size (L x W x H cm) and Gross weight (kg). Qty-N sets/ctn is how many sets go into one carton. Carton size and Gross weight describe that same carton, not one set inside it. Read them the other way round and every figure that follows is wrong.
Which field counts per carton and which per set
Only Qty-N sets/ctn belongs to the set. It tells you how many sets are packed together, which is the divisor for everything else.
The other two belong to the carton. Carton size (L x W x H cm) is the outer dimension of one packed carton, and Gross weight (kg) is the weight of that carton including its contents and packaging.
A worked example from a storage line we carry, the 3-Tier Storage Cart with Handle: if the line reads 10 sets/ctn, carton size 60 x 40 x 30 cm and gross weight 12 kg, then 10 sets travel in one carton measuring 60 x 40 x 30 cm and weighing 12 kg. One set is not 12 kg and is not 60 cm long.
Three steps from quotation line to forwarder figures
Total cartons comes first. Divide total quantity by units per carton, round up if the division does not come out whole, then check the result against the carton count printed on the quotation. A part carton is still a carton.
Total gross weight is cartons multiplied by gross weight per carton. Use the rounded-up carton count, not the exact division result.
Carton volume in CBM is the length times the width times the height of one carton, with each dimension converted to meters, multiplied by the number of cartons. A 60 x 40 x 30 cm carton is 0.6 x 0.4 x 0.3 m, which is 0.072 CBM per carton; 100 such cartons come to 7.2 CBM. These three steps use only numbers already on the quotation, so no outside parameter is needed.
Two checks that catch a bad line before the forwarder does
The first check is internal arithmetic: units per carton multiplied by cartons should equal the total quantity. If it does not, either the carton count was rounded without saying so, or the quantity was copied wrong.
The second check is weight: gross weight must exceed net weight, and the difference is the packaging weight. If gross weight equals or falls below net weight, that line is not usable and should go back to the supplier before it goes anywhere else. Running both checks before the data leaves your desk costs less than explaining a discrepancy after the forwarder has quoted on it.
What the forwarder needs, and what we do not publish
A forwarder quoting your shipment works from carton count, carton dimensions, gross weight per carton, total gross weight and total CBM. Those are exactly the figures the three steps above produce.
Container internal dimensions and loading quantity are not something we publish or confirm. You take them from the carrier or from the forwarder you appoint. We could not verify container internal dimensions or loading standards from an official source, so no "how many CBM fits in a container" figure appears in our quotations. That is not caution for its own sake; the source for such a number does not exist on our side.
Product minimum order quantity (MOQ) is not our service threshold
Two sets of rules get merged into one number, and they should stay apart.
- The MOQ on a product page is the supplier-side minimum order quantity (MOQ): mostly 100, some 50, a few 1000.
- Our sourcing service itself has no order-size threshold. Amount, quantity and number of categories carry no lower limit.
The first is a factory's condition for starting a production run. The second is the basis on which we accept an order. Merging them produces a number that is wrong in both directions.
The commercial frame, stated once
Quotations are FOB Yiwu, tax excluded. We do not book space, we do not handle customs clearance and we do not run a consolidation warehouse. Freight rates and transit times must be asked of the forwarder you appoint. Our only role in the logistics chain is to prepare the export documents on FOB Yiwu terms and to work with the forwarder you name.
Examples come only from ranges we actually sell
We give parameters only for the storage and organizer ranges we carry, with values taken from the site's own product pages. The 3-Tier Fabric Drawer Storage (KD Style) and the Under-Bed Storage Rack (Oxford Fabric + Hollow Board, Single Set) are the kind of lines these examples are drawn from. A category we do not carry gets no parameter from us.
The judgement is straightforward. Packing data is arithmetic you can check yourself, and you should check it before it reaches your forwarder. Container loading quantity is not ours to give, and it should not be.
We are not a freight forwarder and we do not offer freight forwarding.
Sources
- Company confirmation (first-hand, verified with staff) — checked 2026-09-16
- Company confirmation (first-hand, verified with staff) — checked 2026-09-16