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Packing List · Automatic Loading & Weight Totals

The packing list is a key document for shipping, customs and the bill of lading. The traditional approach is to calculate by hand in Excel — "3 products × 24 pieces × 5 cartons = 60 pieces, 350 kg total gross weight, 1.8 CBM total volume." SBK auto-generates the packing list from order line items, with multi-carton/multi-pallet loading and one-click gross/net weight, volume and shipping marks.

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Manual Calculation Errors
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Loading Levels (Carton/Pallet/Container)
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Second to Produce a PL
Capabilities

Every Loading Capability a Packing List Should Have

Line-item driven + automatic totals + multi-level loading + custom shipping marks

📦 Auto-Generated from Orders

Pull product line items from the contract / PI / CI, automatically load by "pieces per carton," and accumulate gross/net weight and volume automatically

📏 Multi-Level Loading

Four-level loading — product → carton → pallet → container — with totals at each level to avoid manual multiplication and addition errors

📐 Container-Loading Calculator

Preset volumes for common container types (20GP / 40GP / 40HQ / 45HQ) automatically determine "how many more cartons will fit"

🏷 Shipping-Mark Management

Template-based management of main marks, side marks and top marks, supporting multiple languages, QR codes and warning icons

📊 Automatic Gross/Net Weight & Volume Totals

Carton-level gross/net weight → pallet-level totals → full-container totals, with gross and net volume calculated separately

📝 Bilingual PL Templates

10+ packing-list templates meeting customs-declaration, forwarder-booking and L/C-negotiation requirements

trade.shangbangke.com/packing-list/PL-2026-0207Packing List
PL
Packing List PL-2026-0207
ExportAuto-Pack
5,000Total Pieces
100Full Cartons
6,250 kgGross

Auto-packed by spec (50 pcs/carton)

C/NO.ItemPcsGross
1-100SS-304 Parts50/ctn62.5kg
Rem.Partial Carton0None

3,000 Items in 100 Cartons — No More Headaches

You used to list products, carton numbers, piece counts and gross/net weights in Excel, where one formula change throws everything off. SBK maintains each product's "packing specification" (pieces per carton, gross/net weight per piece, carton dimensions) as master data, so when you place an order it calculates the number of cartons from the quantity automatically.

  • Maintain product packing specs (pieces per carton / gross-net weight per piece / carton size) once
  • Order quantity ÷ pieces per carton = automatic carton count and remainder
  • Auto-assign sequential carton numbers (e.g. 1-100 / 50 pcs each)
  • Number remainders separately and label them "Partial Carton"
trade.shangbangke.com/packing-list/container-calcLoad Calc
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Container Loading · 40HQ
ConsolidateApply
76 CBM40HQ Volume
65 CBMLoaded
85.5%Load Rate

Loading efficiency factor 85%

Loaded
65 CBM / 100 ctn
Space Left
14 more cartons
Over-capacity alert (>95%)Safe

Container-Loading Calculator: Will It Fit, and What If There's Space Left?

A 40HQ holds 76 CBM; with 65 CBM loaded, how many more cartons can you squeeze in? SBK's container-loading calculator factors in carton dimensions, loading efficiency (85%), stacking layers and remaining space, then suggests "N more cartons fit" or "over capacity — split into 2 containers."

  • Preset volumes for 20GP / 40GP / 40HQ / 45HQ
  • Adjustable loading-efficiency factor (bulk / palletized / canned goods)
  • Multi-container consolidation algorithm: 40 cartons from customer A + 30 from customer B in one container
  • Over-capacity alert: a load rate above 95% flags damage risk from cramming
trade.shangbangke.com/packing-list/shipping-marksMarks
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Shipping Mark · Acme Corp
PreviewApply
ACME
Acme Corp (DE)
HAMBURG
C/NO. 1-100
MADE IN CHINA · QR Code · Fragile Icon
Template checkMeets customer spec

Template-Based Shipping Marks, Stenciled Right the First Time

Customers have strict requirements for mark formats — logo on top, company name in the middle, port below, unique carton numbers. One wrong letter means a fine or a return. SBK saves customer shipping marks as templates that new orders apply automatically, so stenciling and printing come out right the first time.

  • Customer-level shipping-mark templates, auto-applied to new orders
  • Configure main, side and top marks separately
  • Support QR codes, warning icons and multiple languages
  • Auto-generate and print sequential carton numbers
Use Cases

Packing Lists in Action

Full-container furniture export in a 40HQ

The container calculator works out that 65 furniture sets fit, exceeding the customer's order of 60; the salesperson proactively suggests consolidation or reducing the load.

Mixed products in one container

20 SKUs are mixed in one 40GP, each with a unique carton number, so customs can find cartons by the PL during inspection.

Sharing a container with other customers

Small orders are combined with the forwarder's consolidation service, with separate PLs and individual stenciled marks for easy splitting at the destination port.

Customer-specified mark format

A German customer requires "main mark with logo + company name + Made in China"; the mark template is saved and reused with one click on the next repeat order.

Related Features

Upstream & Downstream of the Packing List

From order to PL to forwarder to B/L, loading runs through the entire logistics process

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