Logistics · 5 min read
How Granite Is Packaged for International Shipping
Slabs cross oceans safely when bundling, crating and container loading are engineered for it. Here's what good packaging looks like.
A container of granite can weigh 25 tons and travel ten thousand miles. Whether it arrives intact is decided at the packing yard, not on the water.
Bundles, A-frames and crates
Polished slabs are strapped face-to-face into bundles with foam or felt between faces, then loaded onto steel A-frames or into heavy wooden crates built from fumigated, ISPM-15 stamped lumber. Cut-to-size pieces and tiles ship in fully enclosed crates with each piece separated and the crate contents labeled to the packing list.
Edge protection and blocking
Corners and edges — where nearly all transit damage happens — get dedicated protection: foam corner blocks, plywood edge strips and tight strapping that keeps pieces from working loose. Inside the container, bundles are braced against the walls and each other so nothing can shift when the ship rolls.
Documentation and photography
Good practice is to photograph every bundle and crate before and during loading. Pre-loading photos protect both sides: they document condition at origin and make any transit-damage claim straightforward to resolve. Ask your supplier whether loading photography is standard on every container — at Kasini, it is part of how shipments are coordinated.