Carton Cargo refers to goods with corrugated cartons as outer packaging, widely used for exporting light industrial products, electronics, clothing, food, etc. Usage scenarios include sea freight, air freight, express delivery, and multimodal transport, especially suitable for LCL (Less than Container Load) and FCL (Full Container Load) shipping. Precautions: Cartons must meet international transport requirements (e.g., ISPM 15 wood packaging regulations do not apply to cartons, but moisture-proof and pressure-resistant measures are needed); shipping marks, gross/net weight, and dimensions should be clearly stated to calculate volumetric weight and stacking; fragile items require inner lining or pallets. Differences from 'bare cargo', 'palletized cargo', and 'container cargo': bare cargo has no outer packaging, palletized cargo uses pallets as units, carton cargo emphasizes cartons as the smallest packaging unit but can be further palletized. Customs declaration must correctly declare packaging type to avoid confusion with wooden crates.
📝 Examples
1. This order consists of 500 cartons of carton cargo, each containing 20 T-shirts. Please arrange shipment as LCL. (Note: Used in LCL shipping scenarios, emphasizing packaging units and quantities.)
2. Due to limited compressive strength of carton cargo, it is recommended to add dividers inside the container and limit stacking height to no more than 8 layers. (Note: Reminds of precautions during transport, reflecting professional operations.)
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