How To Choose Hard Shipping Cases For The Safe Transit Of Goods

Choosing the right shipping case ensures that your product remains safe in storage and during transportation. Cases and packaging materials that are specific to your freight requirements are invaluable in ensuring the success of your business. A hard case is a shipping case made of moulded plastic, aluminium, wood, or other metals and materials that offer extra protection to your products.

When choosing a shipping case there are two factors that you need to pay attention to, the importance of protection, the weight of the shipment which would reflect on the material being used, the volumetric size of the package, and the total cost of packaging. Select from a wide variety of containers which include aluminium, wooden, and even corrugated cardboard taking into account costs, the possibility of and levels of damage in transit, and customer satisfaction.

Criteria to consider  

Waterproof

A shipping case should ideally be waterproof if your product is high value and susceptible to damage due to moisture.

Heavy-Duty

It is also important that it be heavy-duty if your shipment is likely to experience poor handling and long durations of transit.

Weight -Restrictions

The weight restrictions if any on your shipment are also of critical importance when deciding on the type of case to choose along with the options of single-use or returnable. 

Costs

If your shipping volumes are high and the level of protection required is minimal then hard shipping cases may not be of critical importance to your packaging solution and could become an unnecessary expense. 

Handling

The handling of shipping cases also contributes to the possibility of damage and costs. Design determines if your shipping cases can be stacked, protected from corrosion, and easy to handle.

Once you have established the important criteria, you can look at options that best fit your shipping and freight requirements.

Types of hard shipping case options

There are five main types of shipping case options.

• Aluminium cases - Lightweight
• Roto-Mould - Heavy-duty
• EXO Case - The middle option
• Flight cases - For cheaper mid-strength options
• Wooden Crates - Cheapest Option

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