Sharjah · UAE
Plywood, crates and pallets for Sharjah's fabrication and oil-and-gas belt.
Sharjah is where the UAE does its welding, machining and re-exporting — cargo that needs structural packing able to survive a 1,900-mile sea leg without flex or splinter. We manufacture the packing-grade plywood, heavy crates and pallets it runs on, shipped from Cochin Port to Khalid Port. Our group has manufactured in Perumbavoor since 1986.
The industrial picture
Hamriyah, SAIF Zone and the industrial areas
Sharjah is built around manufacturing, re-export and heavy industry, so crates, pallets and containerised cargo move in volume every day. For a Sharjah fabricator or Free Zone trader, the question is rarely what looks good — it is what survives the sea leg plus inland trucking at the receiving end.
Hamriyah Free Zone
Anchored on the Hamriyah Port complex — a heavy concentration of oil-and-gas service companies, steel fabrication, petrochemical packaging and maritime supply. Crates here are heavy, dimensional and built around irregular equipment shapes.
Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF Zone)
Adjacent to the airport, skewing toward electronics, aerospace components, automotive parts and lighter precision manufacturing — smaller, cleaner crates and a lot of export-ready pallets.
Industrial Areas 1 to 18
The older estates around Al Sajaa and Industrial Area 13, 17 and 18, where local manufacturing, joinery, metal fabrication and SME-scale exporters operate.
Khalid Port and Hamriyah Port
Khalid Port handles general cargo and containers close to Sharjah city; Hamriyah Port handles bulk, project and oil-and-gas cargo further north. Most plywood-packed shipments flow through one of these two gateways.
What we ship
Packing-grade ply, Okoume, crates, pallets, flooring
Packing-grade plywood
The workhorse — hardwood-faced, rubberwood or mixed-hardwood core, glued for moisture tolerance, in 6 mm to 18 mm at 8 × 4 ft, with cut sizes on request. For Sharjah-bound consignments the 12 mm and 15 mm move most, balancing weight against rigidity for typical Free Zone crate sizes.
Okoume-faced plywood
Where the cargo is high-value — precision oil-and-gas instrumentation, aerospace components, automotive prototypes — buyers specify an Okoume face veneer on the packing-grade core for a cleaner, lighter face at destination inspection. A face-veneer option, not a separate grade.
Heavy crates, skids and pallets
We build complete crates to the cargo: heavy-duty bolted crates with internal bracing, heat-treated dunnage and skid bases sized for forklift entry, with 12 mm or 15 mm packing-grade walls. Pallets are built to the receiver's spec:
| Pallet type | Dimensions (mm) | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| Euro | 1200 × 800 | European-bound re-export from the Free Zones |
| ISO standard | 1200 × 1000 | General cargo, containerised LCL |
| GCC heavy | 1100 × 1100 | Intra-GCC trucking, heavy machinery |
| Custom | As specified | Oil-and-gas project cargo, irregular loads |
For container repair workshops we also supply 28 mm container-grade flooring panels in standard 20 ft and 40 ft sizes.
Logistics
Cochin to Khalid Port — 7 to 10 days by sea
Cochin Port to Khalid Port is roughly 1,900 nautical miles. Direct container services deliver in 7 to 10 days port-to-port, with weekly to fortnightly sailings; transhipment via Jebel Ali adds 2 to 4 days. The chain runs Perumbavoor factory → road to Cochin Port → FCL or LCL → Khalid Port → consignee yard in Hamriyah, SAIF Zone or an Industrial Area. A 20 ft FCL holds roughly 550 to 600 sheets of 18 mm packing ply, or proportionally more of thinner sheets. For heavy oil-and-gas buyers we consolidate plywood sheets with pre-built crate kits in the same container — the kit panels nest flat against the sheet stack and the site assembles on demand.
Choosing a grade
Which grade for which Sharjah load
- Standard packing-grade (commercial / rubberwood, 12–15 mm) — default for general fabricated steel, machinery sub-assemblies, automotive parts and electrical panels.
- Okoume-faced packing-grade (12–15 mm) — when the cargo is high-value or destination buyers inspect crates at receipt. Cleaner appearance, lighter colour.
- Shuttering plywood — relevant only if you are pouring concrete on site. Not a packing product.
- Sawn hardwood (jackwood, rubberwood runners) — for skid bases, framing members and dunnage, shipped alongside the plywood load.
FAQ
Common questions from Sharjah buyers
Do you supply ISPM-15 compliant material?
Yes. All wooden packaging components destined for export — dunnage, pallet runners, crate framing — are heat-treated and stamped to ISPM-15. Plywood itself is exempt as a manufactured wood product, but we provide the documentation Sharjah compliance officers typically ask for.
What is the minimum order to make a Kochi–Sharjah shipment economical?
FCL economics start to make sense at around half a 20 ft container — roughly 250 to 300 sheets equivalent. Below that, LCL consolidation works but transit lengthens and per-sheet cost rises. We quote both once you share the load profile.
Can you ship cut-to-size panels instead of full sheets?
Yes. For larger orders we run cut lists in Perumbavoor and ship pre-sized panels stacked and strapped, which reduces cutting waste and labour at your Sharjah facility.
Get a quote
Sourcing for a Sharjah operation?
For packing plywood, crates, pallets or container flooring into Hamriyah, SAIF Zone or any Sharjah industrial estate, share your thickness, quantity, delivery window and consignee location and we usually return a CIF Khalid Port quotation within one working day. Request a quote with your specs, or browse the resource hub for grade comparisons, crate-build notes and packing references.