Warehouse storage and export packing for jerry cans

A jerry can that survives the field can still be damaged in the warehouse or the container if it is stored and packed wrongly. Here is how cans move and store at volume.

How cans are packed

Cans ship in cartons or shrink-wrapped on pallets, depending on the product and the freight mode. Nesting handles and stacking profiles let cans pack with little wasted space, which is what makes the NATO form efficient to ship. We pack for distributor shelf or for pallet according to your destination and channel.

Pallet and container loading

The number of cans per carton, per pallet and per container depends on the size and the format. A 20-litre upright loads differently from a low horizontal can or a nested plastic one. We quote the carton quantity, units per pallet, and units per 20-foot and 40-foot container against the specific product, so you can plan freight cost per unit before you order.

Storing in the warehouse

• Keep steel dry. Store galvanized and coated steel off damp floors and out of standing water to protect the coating during storage.
• Mind stack height. Stack to the rated height for the product and the pallet; over-stacking crushes lower cans.
• Separate hazardous stock. Cans holding flammable or corrosive liquids follow your local dangerous-goods storage rules for segregation, ventilation and fire protection.
• Rotate by date. First in, first out, labelled by receipt date.

Export from the Singapore desk

We manufacture in Vietnam and China and export through a Singapore contract desk, packed and documented for your market. Tell us the destination and channel and we pack to suit. See our capabilities.