Standard Terms of Export
Applicable to all FCL Container Shipments • GUANHE Paper Manufacturing & Export Co., Ltd.
1. Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ) & Container Loading
Standard wholesale export orders are fulfilled in Full Container Loads (FCL). Our baseline MOQ is 1 × 20ft General Purpose Container (20GP), holding 8,000 reams (1,600 master cartons of 5 reams) when floor-stowed, or 7,800 reams (1,560 master cartons) when palletized on 20 ISPM-15 fumigated pallets. Custom OEM private-label wrapper printing requires a minimum order of 3 × 20GP containers.
2. Pricing, Validity & Incoterms 2020
All quotations are issued in USD under Incoterms® 2020 (FOB Qingdao/Shanghai/Tianjin, CFR, or CIF destination seaport). Due to fluctuations in virgin wood pulp indices and maritime container freight rates, Proforma Invoices remain valid for 7 calendar days unless locked by deposit.
3. Payment Terms
- T/T (Telegraphic Transfer): 30% advance deposit upon Proforma Invoice signature to schedule rotary slitting; 70% balance against scanned copy of original Ocean Bill of Lading, Commercial Invoice, Packing List, and COA.
- Documentary Letter of Credit (L/C): 100% irrevocable L/C at sight issued by a prime international bank, subject to contract volume approval.
4. Quality Assurance, COA & Pre-Shipment Inspection
Every production batch is tested in our climate-controlled laboratory per ISO 536 (Basis Weight), ISO 2470 (Brightness), ISO 11475 (CIE Whiteness), and ISO 2471 (Opacity). Buyers may appoint SGS, CCIC, or Bureau Veritas for pre-shipment container loading inspection at the mill warehouse prior to customs sealing.