Cardboard Crate

[3chunter]

Are cardboard crates the new norm for shipments shipping air?

I know of another shipment that shipped cardboard this week coming from Australia. Mine from Namibia.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Might be due to inspection requirements for wooden crates to ensure no invasive species bored into the wood. Cardboard could possibly expedite moving through customs?

 

[deewayne2003]

Are cardboard crates the new norm for shipments shipping air?

I know of another shipment that shipped cardboard this week coming from Australia. Mine from Namibia.

Interesting.... Was there a "crating charge"?

I ask because I saw a buddies invoice once and they charged him $475 for constructing the plywood crate.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Interesting.... Was there a "crating charge"?

I ask because I saw a buddies invoice once and they charged him $475 for constructing the plywood crate.

Someone also has to make the cardboard boxes. Just got the invoice for crating charge re three skull mounts. Sixty bucks. Sounds about right. Shoulder mounts and full body are bound to rack up big charges for crates ... because they require big crates!

 

[3chunter]

Interesting.... Was there a "crating charge"?

I ask because I saw a buddies invoice once and they charged him $475 for constructing the plywood crate.

$200. Packing materials they call it

 

[3chunter]

Problem is customs has to take lid off and cut the metal bands on the corners that held the lid on. Once that happens no way to secure the lid back.

 

[BourbonTrail]

I don’t know how “new” it is. In automotive, that’s how we shipped a lot of goods. Lower weight, it folds up for bulk storage, and it’s easy to dispose of on the back end.

Can’t say that I have seen it used for taxidermy, but it’s a pretty common shipping container. Picture makes it hard to judge, but it looks like a size D container.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Problem is customs has to take lid off and cut the metal bands on the corners that held the lid on. Once that happens no way to secure the lid back.

Packing tape or duct tape should hold it together till it gets to your house from customs inspection. I'm wondering if there's a plywood base inside the box? How heavy is the box? Have they sent you the bill of lading?

 

[Ontario Hunter]

One of the advantages to wooden crates is items can be screwed to the side of the crate. My first shipment had skulls mounted on shield shaped pieces of scrap plywood and the shields screwed to the side of the crate. Kept stuff from rattling around in transit. Also, skulls mounted on plaques could slip through customs as "finished taxidermy" rather than semi finished dip and pack.

 

[3chunter]

Packing tape or duct tape should hold it together till it gets to your house from customs inspection. I'm wondering if there's a plywood base inside the box? How heavy is the box? Have they sent you the bill of lading?

It shipped to my taxidermist. He had already taken everything out and counted and checked the capes.
All was fine appears but he said that was unusual to ship in cardboard.

 

[MarkB]

I posted on here on my hunt shipping report concerning crating in SA. I have NO idea why people are getting wooden crates, slat crates with cardboard or any other thing used for their shipping of NONE finished trophies home. Call MPact Plastics in SA, they have correct crates, many sizes,, leak proof, shipping certified plastic fruit crates. My last one was 4'x4'x40"H with lid cost me about $180 US. Far cheaper than any crating fees and they communicated and organised delivered to my D&P company. Crate held all hides, horns, skulls from 22 animals from lion, croc and many PG species. Only downside is they are heavier than wooden made crates, mine was 90 lbs crate and lid but this really has no impact as dimensional weight is as charged and normally higher than actual weight.

Not sure about US but Canada has specific requirements for D&P items, each animal piece individually sealed in plastic tubes and sealed crates, if you get the "Canadian" extra inspection then these crates meet all internal to Canada transfer specifics. No re-crating to meet the different standards.

I will never import my D&P in anything other than a Mpact plastic crate.

MB

 

[everett]

My shipment last year from Namibia was in cardboard “crate”.

 

[deewayne2003]

$200. Packing materials they call it

Seems reasonable, those crates are used to ship everything from engine blocks to auto glass.

 

[NTX]

I also had a cardboard box from Namibia in 22

 

[Hunt anything]

Are these only dip&pack or has someone gotten finished taxidermy in them, I would be fine with heavy duty cardboard or plastic.