The industrial picture

What Sohar's industrial belt actually packs

Sohar sits in a useful spot on the GCC map. It is not the political or financial capital, but for anyone moving heavy industrial cargo, Sohar Industrial Port and the surrounding Al Batinah belt is where the steel coils, aluminium billets and refinery sub-assemblies physically leave the country. That activity sets a specific demand: not architectural sheets for showrooms, but tough, dimensionally honest boards that survive forklift loads, sea-spray and three-week transits. Sohar's industrial economy is anchored by a few clusters, and each one drives a different plywood requirement.

Steel and metals at Sohar Port

An integrated steel complex and an iron-ore pelletising operation sit inside the Sohar Industrial Port footprint. The downstream rebar mills, wire-rod drawers and cold-rolling units around them ship heavy, dense, abrasive cargo. Steel coils, billets and pipe bundles all need plywood that can carry concentrated point loads without crushing, and that will not splinter under banding tension.

Aluminium and the Sohar Free Zone cluster

A large smelter and its satellite extrusion and rolling mills inside the Sohar Free Zone push billets, slabs and finished extrusions to Europe and South Asia. Aluminium cargo is lighter than steel per cubic metre but far more surface-sensitive, so the specification leans toward smooth-faced packing grades with tighter face quality.

Refining, petrochemicals and capital equipment

A major refinery and an adjacent plastics complex generate a steady flow of equipment movement, both for original installation and for shutdown and turnaround windows. Pumps, heat exchangers, control panels and skid-mounted modules ride out on custom plywood crates. These are the lower-volume but higher-spec orders, where moisture control and corner protection matter more than sheer board count.

Free Zone fabricators and general industry

The Sohar Port and Freezone hosts food processing, prefab, marine fabrication and a growing cluster of light engineering tenants on the Al Batinah coastal strip. These tenants order in smaller, mixed batches: a few pallets here, a custom crate there, and occasionally a full container of sheets for their own internal packing line.

What we ship

The product families we manufacture for the Sohar lane

Our standard Sohar quotation usually covers four product families. We keep the spec language simple so the receiving warehouse and the freight forwarder both read the same thing.

Packing-grade plywood (MR / commercial)

This is the workhorse: hardwood face and back, hardwood-core construction, Moisture Resistant glue line, sized for industrial packing rather than furniture. Common thicknesses we move to Sohar:

Standard size is 8 x 4 feet (2440 x 1220 mm). Tighter cut sizes are produced to the customer's bill of materials when the volume justifies it.

Okoume-faced plywood

Okoume is offered as a face-veneer option on our packing-grade and BWR cores, not a separate grade. It comes into play in Sohar mainly for aluminium and finished-goods crates where face cleanliness matters, and for export buyers who prefer the lighter, more uniform face on their own brand crates. Light, smooth, paint-friendly and visually consistent crate to crate.

Wooden crates and pallets

We build both flat-pack crate kits (cheaper to freight, assembled at the Sohar end) and assembled crates and pallets where the customer wants ready-to-use units off the container. Common pallet footprints we build for the Sohar lane:

• 1200 x 1000 mm — the dominant GCC industrial size, suits most steel and aluminium loads
• 1200 x 800 mm — Euro footprint, for tenants whose downstream customers are in Europe
• 1100 x 1100 mm — for buyers feeding into South-East Asian destinations

All export wood packaging from our side is heat-treated and stamp-marked, which is the spec Omani customs expects.

Container flooring and shuttering ply

For container repair yards and reefer / dry-box refurbishers in the Sohar Port area, we supply 28 mm container-floor grade boards on request. Shuttering ply (film-faced and plain) is the other line that goes into the Sohar belt, mostly for construction contractors working on plant expansions inside the Free Zone.

Logistics

Kochi-to-Sohar shipping and documentation

The Sohar lane is one of the more comfortable export routes for us. The voyage from Cochin Port to Sohar Port runs roughly 1,500 nautical miles across the Arabian Sea. Direct services and transhipment via Jebel Ali or Khor Fakkan are both routinely available, and our typical port-to-port transit sits in the 6 to 10 day band depending on the carrier rotation. Door-to-port from our Perumbavoor consolidation yard to the Cochin gate is a half-day trucking move, which keeps inland costs low compared to factories sitting further north in India.

On documentation we run the standard kit: commercial invoice, packing list, Certificate of Origin, ISPM-15 fumigation certificate for the wood packaging, and Bill of Lading. Buyers usually take delivery on FOB Cochin or CFR Sohar terms; we will quote either, and we are comfortable working with the buyer's nominated forwarder where there is an existing relationship.

Choosing a grade

Which board for which load

Most Sohar enquiries collapse into one of three load profiles, and the right plywood call is usually clear once we know the cargo.

Heavy, abrasive, dense loads (steel, billets, pipe)

Packing-grade hardwood plywood at 12 mm for body panels and 15 to 18 mm for crate floors and skids. Face cleanliness is not the priority — load-bearing and impact resistance are. Standard MR commercial face is fine.

Surface-sensitive, mid-weight loads (aluminium, finished metals, machined parts)

Okoume-faced packing grade for outer panels and lid; standard hardwood ply for the structural frame. The Okoume face protects the cargo from facing scuffs and gives the buyer a cleaner crate to put their brand on.

Capital equipment and project cargo (pumps, panels, skids)

BWR-glue plywood, 18 mm minimum on the base, custom-built crate with internal bracing. For project shipments that may sit on a quayside for weeks, BWR (Boiling Water Resistant) glue is worth the small premium — it survives humidity, rain and condensation far better than plain MR.

FAQ

Common questions from Sohar buyers

Do you supply ISPM-15 compliant wood packaging for Oman?

Yes. All export crates, pallets and dunnage from us are heat-treated at an approved IPPC facility and carry the ISPM-15 stamp. The fumigation certificate goes into the export document set so the cargo clears Sohar customs without holds.

Can you produce against a buyer's drawing or bill of materials?

Yes. Custom crate sizes, internal bracing, foam-lined inserts and labelled panels are routine on our packing line. We ask for a clear drawing or a sample crate; turnaround on first article is usually a week.

What is the minimum order for a Sohar shipment?

Practical minimum is one 20-foot or 40-foot container, mixed product if needed. For smaller volumes we can consolidate with other GCC-bound cargo, but lead time stretches because we wait for the consolidation to fill.

Get a quote

Send your size list for a CFR Sohar landed cost

If your operation in Sohar, Liwa or the broader Al Batinah industrial belt needs plywood, crates, pallets or container flooring on a recurring basis, send us your size list and monthly volume. We manufacture in Perumbavoor, where our group has run since 1986, and we will come back with thickness recommendations, an ex-factory rate card and a CFR Sohar landed cost so you can compare cleanly against your current source. Request a quote with your specifications, or browse the resource hub for plywood grade explainers, ISPM-15 notes and crate construction guides written for industrial buyers.

The industrial picture

Three Dhofar zones, three packaging profiles

Salalah is one of the most under-rated industrial nodes on the Arabian Sea. The Port of Salalah handles transhipment volumes that put it inside the world's top thirty container ports, the Salalah Free Zone sits directly behind the quay, and Raysut Industrial Estate keeps adding downstream fabrication units. All of it generates one consistent material need: dense, predictable, compliant wooden packaging that survives monsoon humidity from June to September and bone-dry heat the rest of the year. Three zones do most of the work, and each has a distinct packaging profile.

Salalah Free Zone (SFZ)

SFZ is anchored by petrochemicals and downstream plastics, with large-scale PET sheet, resin, methanol and ammonia operations inside the zone. These export streams require heavy-duty crates for spare drums, valves, pumps, ISO tank fittings and turnaround spares. The zone also houses minerals processing and food-grade material handling, all of which need wooden pallets and bracing for container stuffing.

Port of Salalah and the transhipment hub

Salalah is a Mediterranean and East Africa transhipment node — a high percentage of boxes landed here move out again on a different vessel within days. That makes the port a place where consolidators and freight forwarders are constantly re-packing, re-blocking and re-bracing cargo for onward voyages. Packing-grade plywood for box-build, dunnage sheets for void-fill, and floor-grade ply for damaged container repair are all routine consumables here.

Raysut Industrial Estate

Raysut, on the western side of the city, is the older industrial cluster — cement, steel, building materials and a mix of fabrication units. These sectors typically need shuttering ply for civil works, heavy pallets for cement and steel binding, and packing crates for machinery spares and dies moving in or out of refurbishment.

What we ship

What we manufacture for the Salalah lane

The packing material that performs in Dhofar is not exotic. It is correctly specified, consistently made in our own operation, and dispatched on time. Here is what flows out of our facilities on the Salalah lane.

Packing-grade plywood sheets

Our standard MR-Packing range covers 6 mm through 18 mm in 8 ft x 4 ft sheets. For Salalah-bound exporters we most often supply 8 mm, 12 mm and 18 mm — 8 mm for top and side panels on light export crates, 12 mm as the workhorse for general industrial packing, and 18 mm for base panels carrying heavy machinery or petrochem spares. Face veneer options include commercial hardwood, rubberwood, and Okoume on a BWR core when the buyer wants a tighter, denser face.

Wooden crates and packing cases

For Free Zone tenants moving valves, fittings and turnaround spares, we build closed wooden crates with internal blocking and cleats. ISPM-15 heat-treated marking is standard on every export crate — Oman customs enforces it, and rejection at Salalah port is expensive. Typical crate sizes mirror the cargo: full euro-pallet footprint (1200 x 800 mm) for stackable spares, full ISO footprint (1200 x 1000 mm) for heavier loads, and bespoke long-format crates for shafts, rotors and pipe sections.

Wooden pallets

Standard ISO (1200 x 1000 mm) and Euro (1200 x 800 mm) pallets in two-way and four-way entry configurations. Block pallets where forklift access from all four sides is required for fast quayside handling, and stringer pallets for cost-sensitive one-way export flows. All export pallets are ISPM-15 stamped.

Container flooring and dunnage

For consolidators inside the port handling damaged 20 ft and 40 ft boxes, we cut 28 mm container floorboard panels to spec. For straight dunnage and void-fill, 12 mm and 15 mm packing-grade sheets cut to common widths (300 mm, 400 mm, 600 mm strips) ship as bundled lots.

Logistics

Kochi to Salalah on the Arabian Sea lane

The sea route from Cochin Port to Salalah is roughly 1,600 nautical miles. On a direct service the transit is typically 5 to 7 days; with transhipment at Jebel Ali or Colombo, plan for 10 to 14 days door-to-door. Cochin Port is a 30-minute haul from our Perumbavoor loading yards, so cargo can be at the wharf the same day it leaves the factory.

For repeat buyers we hold standard SKUs in dispatch-ready bundles, so a confirmed order against an existing spec can be at Cochin Port within 48–72 hours of payment confirmation.

Choosing a grade

Which grade fits which Salalah load

Three product lines cover almost everything moving out of Dhofar. Pick by load, not by price.

• Packing-grade plywood (MR-Packing). The default for general industrial crating, spares, valves, fittings and consolidated transhipment cargo. Cost-efficient, dimensionally stable enough for the Salalah climate, and ISPM-15 compliant when made into crates.
• Okoume face on BWR core. Where the buyer wants a tighter face for higher-value cargo — instrumentation, electronics destined for downstream refining, or anything that will sit on a quayside for extended periods before re-loading. Pricier; reserve for the loads that justify it. Okoume is a face-veneer option on the packing and BWR grades, not a separate grade.
• Shuttering ply. For Raysut-based construction and infrastructure buyers casting concrete in the Salalah civil pipeline. Built for reuse, not for export packing.

If a buyer is unsure, the simplest rule is: if it ships, packing-grade is the starting point; if it gets poured against, shuttering is the starting point. Visit our resource hub for the full grade-selection chart and ISPM-15 explainer.

FAQ

FAQ for Salalah buyers

Is your packing plywood ISPM-15 certified?

The plywood sheet itself is engineered wood and exempt from ISPM-15. The crates and pallets we build from solid-wood components are heat-treated and stamped to ISPM-15 before export. Certificate copies travel with the shipping documents.

What is the minimum order quantity for a Salalah-bound consignment?

For sea freight to make sense, most buyers consolidate to at least a 20 ft container. We can also pool smaller orders into a shared 40 ft HC if timing aligns — contact us to check the next sailing.

Can you build to a customer-supplied crate drawing?

Yes. Send the drawing or a marked-up sketch with dimensions, gross weight and any internal blocking requirements. We will quote against the drawing and confirm whether it needs a 12 mm or 18 mm base, the cleat schedule and the lashing points.

Get a quote

Get a quote on the Salalah lane

If you are sourcing packing-grade plywood, crates, pallets or container flooring for the Salalah belt — whether you are a Free Zone tenant exporting petrochem spares, a port-side consolidator handling transhipment, or a Raysut fabricator moving machinery — we can quote in the format you need: per-sheet, per-crate or per-container. Our group has manufactured in Perumbavoor since 1986, and we ship from Cochin Port on the Salalah lane regularly. Request a quote with your spec, quantity and target delivery date, and we will come back with rates, lead times and the nearest sailing.

The industrial picture

Where plywood demand sits across Muscat

Muscat is the closest GCC capital to the Kerala coast. From Cochin Port to Mina Sultan Qaboos is roughly 1,500 nautical miles, with standard ocean transit of 4 to 5 days on direct feeder services. Nothing else in the Gulf reaches the Sultanate with a shorter lead time than Indian South-West-coast supply. Muscat also works as a re-export hub for the inland Omani belt and an entry point for Saudi-bound transit cargo, so crating volume is steadier than the population alone would suggest. The demand does not come from one neighbourhood — it comes from a ring of industrial estates and the port-adjacent re-export zone, each with its own load profile.

Rusayl Industrial Estate

Rusayl, off the Muscat Expressway near the airport, is the oldest of the Madayn estates and the densest in Muscat governorate. Plastics, light electricals, food processing and aluminium fabrication all sit here. The crating need is steady but small-format — secondary packaging, internal pallet pools, and outbound cases for spare parts and small machinery.

Ghala and Wadi Kabir

Ghala houses workshops, auto parts, and a chunk of the marble-and-stone trade. Wadi Kabir, closer to the port, is the older industrial spine — heavy workshops, oil-and-gas service shops, and the steel fabricators who feed the construction belt. Both areas generate heavier crating jobs: skids and bolted cases for pumps, valves, transformers and fabricated structures.

Mina Sultan Qaboos and the re-export corridor

Mina Sultan Qaboos has largely shifted container traffic to Sohar, but it remains the cruise and re-export point for Muscat itself. Re-export crating — repacking inbound goods for onward shipment to Saudi Arabia, Yemen-bound transit, or the inland Omani trade — drives a particular kind of plywood need: thin sheets cut to box panels, light pallets, and quick-turn crate kits.

Light industry and fit-out

Hotel and retail fit-out in greater Muscat, plus the shop-fitting trade in Ruwi and Qurum, also pulls packing plywood — for site protection, temporary hoarding, and the crates that bring joinery and stone in from Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan. This is a smaller line item than industrial crating, but it is consistent.

What we ship

Four product lines moving from Kochi to Muscat

The orders that move from our Perumbavoor operation to Muscat fall into four buckets, each with its own spec sheet.

Packing-grade plywood

This is the workhorse: MR-grade commercial plywood on a hardwood core, used by Muscat crate makers to build cases on site. Standard sizes and thicknesses we manufacture and move:

All packing-grade sheets are quoted ex-factory in INR per square foot, with FOB Cochin or CFR Muscat options on request. GST is zero on export. An Okoume face veneer is available as an option on these packing-grade cores where the end-buyer wants a cleaner case face.

Crate construction

For buyers who would rather receive finished cases than build them, we supply knock-down crate kits: pre-cut plywood panels, sawn-timber framing, nails and corner blocks. A common Muscat order is the 1200 x 1000 x 1200 mm export case, built in 12 mm plywood on a 75 x 50 mm pine or hardwood frame, designed to nest five high in a 40-foot container on the outbound leg.

Pallets

Standard sizes shipping to Muscat are the 1200 x 1000 mm GCC pallet and the 1200 x 800 mm Euro pallet, built with heat-treated hardwood deckboards over a softwood or hardwood block base. ISPM-15 stamping is available where the end-use requires onward re-export.

Container flooring

18 mm and 21 mm 28-ply Apitong-equivalent flooring panels for container repair yards and refrigerated-unit retrofitters in the port belt. This is a smaller line for us but a sticky one — once a yard standardises on a sheet spec, repeat orders follow.

Logistics

The Kochi-to-Muscat lane, end to end

The route is short by Gulf standards. Direct feeders from Cochin Port (ICTT Vallarpadam) to Sohar and Mina Sultan Qaboos run weekly, with standard ocean transit of 4 to 5 days. Door-to-door lead time from our Perumbavoor yard to a Rusayl or Ghala warehouse is typically 12 to 16 days end-to-end, including inland trucking from Perumbavoor to Cochin Port (about 45 km), vessel cut-off, sailing, Omani customs clearance and last-mile delivery.

Most orders move in 20-foot containers loaded at 23 to 25 tonnes of plywood — roughly 1,800 to 2,200 sheets of 12 mm depending on density. Smaller buyers often consolidate via LCL agents in Cochin; a half-container of plywood is a reasonable starter order. FOB Cochin and CFR Mina Sultan Qaboos / Sohar are the standard Incoterms we quote.

On documentation, Indian packing plywood is heat-pressed and accepted at Omani entry without ISPM-15 stamping — that stamp applies to solid-wood dunnage and crate framing, not engineered panels. Where an order includes finished pallets or crate kits with timber framing, we supply with ISPM-15 stamping on request.

Choosing a grade

Which grade for which load

The most common question from a first-time Muscat buyer is which grade to specify. The short version:

• Packing-grade MR plywood covers around 80 percent of crating jobs in Muscat — industrial cases, hardware, light machinery, fit-out crates, re-export repacking. This is the default.
• Okoume plywood is a face-veneer option built on our MR-packing or BWR cores. Specify Okoume when the end-buyer cares about the look of the case (display crates, premium export, branded packaging) or when the destination climate punishes lower-grade faces.
• BWR-grade plywood is the call for cases that will sit outdoors at the receiver, or for the cyclical humidity inside Mina Sultan Qaboos warehousing during monsoon transit.
• Shuttering ply is a separate product for the Muscat construction belt — formwork for concrete pours, not packaging. We manufacture it, but it serves a different buyer.

If the case carries marble, stone slabs, transformers or anything over 1.5 tonnes, step up to 15–18 mm packing-grade or BWR. Below that, 12 mm is the right balance of strength, weight and price.

FAQ

Common questions on Muscat supply

Do you ship FOB Cochin or CFR Muscat?

Both. Most Muscat buyers prefer CFR Mina Sultan Qaboos or CFR Sohar so the freight is locked in at order time. FOB Cochin is available if the buyer's freight forwarder gives a better rate.

What is the minimum order for Oman?

A 20-foot container is the cleanest economic unit — roughly 1,800 to 2,200 sheets depending on thickness. LCL consolidation is possible for smaller trials, usually pallet-quantity orders through Cochin-based forwarders.

Is ISPM-15 stamping required for Oman?

Not for engineered plywood panels. ISPM-15 applies to solid-wood pallets, dunnage and crate framing. If you order finished pallets or crate kits with timber framing, we supply with ISPM-15 stamping on request.

Get a quote

Get a quote for Muscat delivery

Tell us the thickness, sheet count, destination (Rusayl, Ghala, Wadi Kabir, Mina Sultan Qaboos or elsewhere) and required delivery month. We will come back with an ex-factory rate, a freight estimate to Sohar or Mina Sultan Qaboos, and a sailing schedule from Cochin Port. Everything ships from our own facilities in Perumbavoor, where the CWI group has manufactured plywood since 1986. Request a quote through our enquiry form, or browse our resource hub for grade comparisons, crate specs and packing-case design notes before you order.

The industrial picture

What Duqm is actually building

Duqm has moved faster than most procurement teams expected. A decade ago it was a fishing town on the Arabian Sea; today it is SEZAD, the Special Economic Zone at Duqm, with a drydock running heavy MRO contracts, a 230,000 bpd refinery commissioned, a green-hydrogen ecosystem under build-out, and a deep-water port that has reshaped how Gulf cargo moves. For an Indian plywood manufacturer that produces a very specific demand pattern: heavy, high-value, often awkwardly shaped equipment that has to leave a fabrication shop, survive an ocean leg, clear customs, and reach a site address inside SEZAD without damage. That is a crate-and-pallet problem, and it is the workflow our packing-grade plywood, sawn timber and shuttering ply are built around.

If you are sourcing packaging into Duqm, it helps to know which clusters generate the orders. The footprint is wider than most one-line summaries suggest.

• Duqm Drydock — two graving docks and a regional hub for large-vessel and naval refits. MRO work means heavy spares, replacement valves, propeller assemblies and turbine sections moving in and out, almost all of it in heavy-duty wooden crates.
• Duqm refinery and petrochemical cluster — the 230,000 bpd refinery and its downstream petchem expansion mean a continuous flow of catalysts, instrumentation, spare pumps and compressor parts. Catalyst drums, instrument transmitters and rotating equipment all need crate-grade ply or pallet-mounted boxes.
• Green hydrogen and renewables belt — green-H2 and ammonia projects bring in electrolyser stacks, transformers and module skids from European and Asian fabricators, all requiring export-grade crating.
• Heavy industry, steel and minerals — a large steel plant's expansion, vehicle CKD assembly lines, and the cement and mining feedstock corridor all pull pallet volumes for component movement inside the zone.
• Fisheries and food-processing cluster — at the southern edge of SEZAD, this sector runs on hardwood pallets and lighter crates for export consignments to GCC retail.
• Port of Duqm and logistics corridor — the dry port, container freight stations, and the Duqm–Thumrait–Salalah road link generate pallet demand for re-stuffing and warehousing.

Each cluster has different unit economics. The drydock and refinery generate low-volume, high-value, heavy crates. Green-H2 EPC contractors generate spikes of large, awkward modules. The fisheries and logistics layers generate steady pallet pull-through. A manufacturer that can move across all three formats has the easier conversation.

What we ship

The range we manufacture for Duqm

Our group has worked in Perumbavoor since 1986, and the bulk of that run has been in packing-grade plywood and sawn timber for industrial packaging. That is the foundation under what we send to Oman.

Packing-grade plywood — the workhorse

For Duqm crate makers and in-plant packing departments, our MR-Packing range carries most of the volume. Indicative ex-factory rates (GST and freight extra) for the commercial / rubberwood packing grade:

Okoume face plywood

Where the cargo is being re-exported to European buyers, or where the EPC tender specifies a smoother, lighter face with a cleaner appearance, the Okoume option moves up. Okoume is a face-veneer option on our MR-Packing and BWR cores, not a separate grade, and it changes weight, finish and price. We quote Okoume separately on request because the spec depends on what is being shipped.

Crates, pallets and container flooring

• Heavy-duty equipment crates — built around 15 mm and 18 mm panels with hardwood frames, designed for 1–10 tonne payloads, the typical refinery-spare and drydock-part envelope.
• Standard export pallets — four-way entry, with 1200x1000 mm and 1100x1100 mm the two formats most Duqm logistics terminals handle without slowing down.
• Heat-treated and ISPM-15 marked — required for any wood entering Oman; a non-negotiable customs reality and a frequent rejection cause if the supplier is not set up for it.
• Container flooring and skids — 18 mm and thicker for replacement floor sections, machinery skids, and roll-on roll-off staging.
• Sawn timber — jackwood at INR 400/cft (¼-inch minus tolerance) and rubberwood runners for cleats, gussets and skid construction.

Logistics

Kochi to Duqm

The distance from Kochi to Duqm is roughly 1,700 nautical miles by sea. Container services routed via transhipment hubs typically land cargo in Duqm in 14 to 21 days from Cochin port, depending on the carrier and connection point. Break-bulk and project cargo can also load at Kochi for direct GCC sailings. For most plywood, crate and pallet shipments we work on FOB Cochin or CFR Duqm terms; the buyer chooses the incoterm based on whether they already have a freight forwarder on the lane.

Two operational notes worth flagging:

• ISPM-15 documentation has to travel with the shipment, not arrive separately by email. We mark and certify at packing, not at port.
• Moisture content is a real issue on the Kochi–Duqm leg. Kerala monsoon stock that has not been kiln-dried below 12% MC can develop fungal staining in the container during transit. We dry-stack and condition material before despatch for this reason.

Choosing a grade

Which spec for which Duqm load

Use packing-grade (MR-Packing)

When the cargo is internal-zone movement, MRO spares moving between drydock and fabrication shop, fisheries and food-cluster pallets, and standard refinery-spares packing. This is the default for most SEZAD packaging tenders.

Use Okoume-faced ply

When the receiver is a European fabricator (common for green-H2 module re-export), when the crate will be photographed and audited, or when weight per panel matters and a cleaner face is specified. Okoume sits about 15–25% above commercial packing on price.

Use shuttering ply

When the customer is a SEZAD civil contractor casting foundations, jetty extensions, refinery tankage pads, or zone road formwork, not a packaging buyer. Different conversation, different spec sheet.

FAQ

Common questions on Duqm shipments

Do you ship ISPM-15 certified wood to Oman?

Yes. All crates, pallets and sawn timber going to Duqm leave Kochi heat-treated and stamped per ISPM-15. Phytosanitary certification is arranged at port. Customs in Oman rejects untreated wood at inspection, so we do not ship any other way.

What is the minimum order size for a Duqm shipment?

The practical minimum is one 20-foot container, roughly 500–650 sheets of 18 mm packing ply, or a mixed load of crates and pallets. Smaller orders can ride as LCL through Cochin port, but the per-unit freight cost usually does not work out in the buyer's favour below half a container.

Can you build to a SEZAD contractor's drawing?

Yes. Most refinery and drydock spares ship in custom crates against an outline drawing and a weight statement. Share the drawing, weight, lifting points and any sea-fastening requirements, and we quote against the build.

Get a quote

Send us your load list

If you are sourcing packing-grade plywood, ISPM-15 crates, pallets or container flooring for a project inside SEZAD, or you are an EPC contractor mobilising into the Duqm refinery, drydock or green-H2 belt, we can quote against your panel mix, crate drawings or pallet schedule. We manufacture in Perumbavoor, where our group has operated since 1986. Send through the load list, the destination address inside the zone, and the timeline, and we will come back with FOB Cochin and CFR Duqm options.

Start by sharing your spec on the request a quote page, or browse specifications, grade comparisons and packing-case guidance in the resource hub before you build the BOQ.