Export Packing & Crating Services
ActionPak specializes in custom export packing and crating solutions designed to protect your products during global transport, meet regulatory requirements, and ensure safe delivery anywhere in the world.
ActionPak specializes in custom export packing and crating solutions designed to protect your products during global transport, meet regulatory requirements, and ensure safe delivery anywhere in the world.
Export packing involves many methodologies, and it’s not as simple as it may seem. We specialize in meeting complex packaging and shipping requirements, ensuring products are shipped on time and arrive safely anywhere in the world, even after rugged handling and exposure to harsh weather conditions.
Customers looking to package and ship products to overseas destinations can count on us as a consolidation point. We maintain strategic partnerships with several freight forwarders around the globe and are conveniently located near major East Coast ports, including New York, Newark, Philadelphia, and Baltimore.
With over 40 years of professional experience, we’ve protected all types of machines and parts, from fragile microchips requiring ESD protection to high-value titanium pumps with sensitive electronics.
Our export packaging services also include solutions for delicate antiques, fine artwork, and heavy industrial machinery. The world presents many different environmental challenges your product may face, which is why every export shipment demands special attention and a customized approach.
Will it ship by truck, ocean, air, or a combination?
Are special markings or custom documents required?
What type of climate will it be exposed to?
How will it be unloaded and transported once it reaches its destination?
Is it intended for immediate use or long-term storage?
Will it be stored outdoors or under a roof?
What’s the item’s value, and if damaged, how easily can it be replaced?
Do you need OCONUS insurance?
From Boxing a Lockheed Satellite to a Flat Rack full of steel used to build Communication Towers in the Desert; it’s been done. Have you ever Cocooned a Helicopter, we have. Our Rust Preventive Heavy Duty Shrink wrap protects large items that must be stored on Ship Deck.
Our additional expertise in Military Packing & Foreign Sale Consolidation gives us the knowledge to handle any Project.
*Sensitive Shock Mounter Alternative Energy Devices headed for Japan to help provide power after the Tsunami Crises.
If the item is too difficult to move, we will do it on your site and arrange for crane assistance. Our staff will assure product safety from transit damage that can occur over long distances and rough handling. We know how to select special stock mounts, corrosive inhibitors, and desiccant, as needed. ActionPak can even send a team to pack extra large and hard to move heavy products at your designated location. The heaviest being a 30 Ton (60,000 lb) Stone Crusher we did that was destined for a cement factory in China.
Get a Quote TodayHow about the FUJI Blimp shipping to the Middle East to patrol border security during the holy week of Ramadan—not inflated, but just the crew’s gondola?
Take a look at the actual freight departing from a blimp hangar in Lakehurst, NJ… Yes, we went on-site to the same place where the Hindenburg disaster occurred. And yes, it was freezing that day!
We offer solutions that include receiving and quality inspection to verify kind, count, and condition of parts and equipment arriving from third-party vendors.
Our strength lies in selecting the proper preservation and protection methods, using the appropriate materials for wrapping, cushioning, kitting, barrier bagging, boxing, and crating. And let’s not forget about proper marking, it’s just as critical to the process.
While we don’t handle explosives, shipping aerosols, batteries, inks, paint, and other items classified as dangerous goods for air or ocean transport is no problem for us. Complete documentation and pier delivery are included as part of our customized export packaging services.
We stock a wide range of packaging materials, including short- and long-term barrier films, foam cushioning, and special material handling indicators like ShockWatch labels, ideal for crating and containerization projects.
All the lumber we use is heat treated, if you’re not familiar with international law we’ll get you up to speed. Our monthly timber usage is recorded and verified by a third party ISM auditor and prior to shipping, we’ll send you the necessary certification so your freight doesn’t get tied up at the port.
Custom box and crate designs made from various woods and plywood are available in any quantity, from single units to high-volume runs. All boxes are built to meet your specific requirements and can conform to military, DOT, or UN specifications as needed.
We also offer a wide range of mil-spec and commercial-grade materials for wrapping, preserving, cushioning, taping, and boxing your products.
The types of custom wooden boxes and crates we manufacture are extensive and include:
In addition, we offer pre-tested hazmat containers for packaging and protecting hazardous goods. Our designs can include a variety of inserts such as wood, corrugated foam, and molded foam.
Custom packing boxes are available either fully assembled or in knocked-down form. We also provide custom DIY packing kits complete with inserts.
Call us. We’re here to listen, understand, and solve your packaging challenges.
From custom crates to hazmat compliance, ActionPak provides expert export packing solutions that protect your products through every leg of the journey. Contact us today to discuss your project and request a quote.
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