Export Packing & Loading
Four export-grade packing methods, our own transport fleet, and strict international shipping compliance ensure every order leaves our factory ready to arrive intact, on time, and exactly as specified.
Why Packing Matters
Even a perfectly produced stone slab arrives broken, scratched, or stained if the packing fails. In international stone export, packing failure causes most claims and most are preventable.
Our packing team follows strict protocols. We use heat-treated, fumigated wood that meets international phytosanitary standards (ISPM 15). Additionally, we follow a structured loading protocol designed specifically for container transit on long-haul sea routes.
Our Advantage
Unlike factories that outsource logistics, Shawkat Stone operates its own transport company. This means we control the entire chain from factory floor to container gate. There's no handoff point where accountability disappears.
We document every shipment with photos at packing and loading stages. Your clients receive confirmation before the container seals. You know exactly what left our facility and how we packed it.
Packing Methods
We select the packing method based on the stone product, destination, and container configuration not a one size fits all approach that leaves your product at risk in transit.
The most protective packing method for tiles, cut to size pieces, and smaller format stone. Each crate is custom-built to the stone dimensions with internal cushioning to eliminate movement during sea freight.
Sturdy wooden pallets for larger format tiles and slabs. Each pallet is built to handle the weight of dense natural stone while remaining compatible with standard forklift and container handling equipment worldwide.
Designed specifically for pre-cut dimensional stone stair treads, window sills, thresholds, and custom architectural pieces. Each piece is individually protected before bundling to eliminate surface contact between units.
For buyers who purchase raw quarry blocks for further processing in their own facility a growing option for fabricators in the USA and Europe who want to source direct and process locally. Blocks are container-loaded with full internal bracing.
Loading Process
Loading is not an afterthought it is the final production step. Our loading team follows a structured protocol designed to protect every packed unit from factory floor to sealed container, using specialized lifting equipment and documented positioning for each order.
Container Options
Whether you're moving a full container of a single stone type or consolidating multiple products into a shared load, we have the container configuration and logistics experience to handle it.
The most cost-effective option for large wholesale orders. A full 20ft or 40ft container dedicated to your shipment — no co-loading, no consolidation delays, direct port-to-port. Standard for our distributors in Greece, Cyprus, and growing markets.
20ft & 40ft ContainersFor smaller orders or buyers testing a new stone variety before committing to FCL volumes. Your cargo is consolidated with other shipments going to the same port — flexible for first orders, trial runs, and mixed-product buyers.
Flexible Volume OptionsShawkat Stone operates its own transport company — we move finished product from our factory to the container yard under our direct control. No third-party handoff, no accountability gap, no surprises between the factory gate and the port.
End-to-End ControlEvery export shipment from Shawkat Stone is prepared to meet the import requirements of our destination markets including phytosanitary certificates for wooden packing, certificates of origin, and full documentation packages for customs clearance in the USA, Europe, and beyond.
Tell us your stone type, dimensions, finish, and destination — our team will confirm the right packing method, container option, and lead time for your shipment.