Preforms ship in cartons on pallets; the count that fills a 40ft container drives your freight and landed cost. Getting it right early avoids half-empty containers and surprise per-unit costs.
The basic math
boxes = annual units ÷ pieces-per-box; pallets = boxes ÷ boxes-per-pallet; containers = units ÷ units-per-40ft. Delta publishes verified packing for every SKU.
Don’t forget packaging overhead
A carton’s gross weight includes cardboard and dividers, not just resin. On a typical CSD preform that’s roughly 8–9 % of gross weight — real mass you pay to ship. The Container Calculator shows both per-unit net/gross and the packaging share of a full shipment.
FOB and ports
Delta exports FOB Alexandria to 25+ markets across Africa, MENA and Europe. Each SKU page lists per-40ft, per-20ft and per-truck quantities so you can plan ocean and land freight together.
- Estimate any SKU + quantity in the Container Calculator.
- Build a shippable brief in the Smart RFQ Builder.