Vietnam Plywood

Tools/Loading

Container & flatbed loading guide

Horizontal mill bundles, rotate-in at the door, floor plans for 20 / 40 / 40HC / flatbed — with optional destination road-weight overlays for planning.

Container & flatbed loading

Vietnam plywood loading guide

How mill bundles are built and placed into 20ft / 40ft / 40HC containers and flatbeds — using Vinawood packing rules, plus optional destination road payload caps.

Planning tool only. Bundle and container figures follow Vinawood mill packing rules (≈900 mm / 1,760 kg bundle caps; 20/40/flatbed space & weight). Destination payloads are indicative inland road planning defaults — not legal limits, not carrier quotes, and not a booked loading plan. Always confirm with your mill, forwarder, and destination trucker (tare, chassis, axles, permits, bridge formula, seasonal restrictions).

Mill packing rules

  • Bundle height cap ≈ 900 mm
  • Bundle weight cap ≈ 1,760 kg (1,600 kg + 10%)
  • Sheets per bundle round down to nearest 5 (min 5)
  • Sheet weight = density × width × length × thickness × 10⁻⁹

Loading sequence

Bundles leave the mill horizontal. In a container each bay interlocks — H beside V below, V beside H above — 20ft has two compartments, 40ft/40HC have four. Flatbeds keep every bundle horizontal, length parallel to the bed. Space and weight both matter — denser cores usually hit weight first.

How a mill pack moves onto the transport — read left to right:

01 · At the mill

Sheets lie flat on top of each other (a horizontal bundle), like a deck of cards on its side.

Side view · each bar = one sheet face

02 · At the door

Only some bundles are stood up. A bay is H beside V below, then V beside H above — so each stack is H+V / V+H.

Interlock · V on H · H on V · seated flush

03 · From the doors

Rear view — 4 compartments looking in from the doors. Each bay shows H+V below and V+H above, plus door-end verticals.

Looking in from the rear doors · 4 compartments

H = horizontalV = vertical stand

Each bay interlocks: left H→V, right V→H — every bundle sits on the floor or the one below.

12 bundles loaded · 6 remaining · 18 max

Transport types

  • 20ft container

    Planning payload 20,000 kg · max 8 bundles

    2 compartments; each bay H|V below, V|H above

  • 40ft container

    Planning payload 25,500 kg · max 16 bundles

    4 compartments × (H|V / V|H) × 2 layers = 16

  • 40ft high cube (40HC)

    Planning payload 28,500 kg · max 18 bundles

    Same 16 in 4 bays + 2 extra vertical stands at the door

  • Flatbed truck

    Planning payload 21,000 kg · max 16 bundles

    All horizontal — stacked on each other, length parallel to the bed

Sources
  • Vinawood PIM computed rules — bundle & container loading
  • Vinawood loading calculator (planning payloads)
  • Indicative inland road payloads synthesised from public logistics guidance (US GVW / EU 40 t class / UK & Canada notes) — verify per route

Last reviewed 2026-07-26.

FAQ

Are destination weight limits legal maximums?

No. Destination figures are indicative inland road planning defaults synthesised from common US / EU / UK / Canada guidance. Confirm with your forwarder and trucker for the exact corridor, chassis, axle rules, and seasonal restrictions.

How are mill bundles oriented when loading?

Bundles are packed as horizontal stacks of sheets. At the container door they are typically rotated / forked into the box, then set into floor positions. Space and cargo weight both limit how many bundles fit.

Related: Importing plywood from Vietnam.