Packing List Generator

How to use

1. Enter the list number and date - keep your own series (PL-2026-0001) and date it when you prepare the shipment.
2. Pick the document language and fill the ports of loading and destination to match the bill of lading.
3. Paste seller and buyer details line by line, consistent with your commercial invoice.
4. Fill each row with product, quantity, cartons, net and gross weight and volume; totals roll up at the bottom.
5. Check the A4 preview and print or save as PDF for the forwarder; switch to Chinese for the packing team's copy.

How it works

Why does the packing list show no prices?

The packing list circulates among the forwarder, customs and the warehouse - parties who handle cargo, not payments. Leaving out unit prices and totals keeps your cost structure private; the commercial invoice remains the only document that carries money, which is why the two are always filed as a pair.

How do net weight and gross weight differ?

Net weight is the goods alone, without cartons or pallets; gross weight is the shipping weight including all packaging. Forwarders charge on gross weight while customs check net weight. Fill both per line and the totals roll up; a packaging overhead of 5-10% is typical, so a much larger gap usually means a pallet weight was left out.

How is the CBM volume worked out?

CBM means cubic meters: length × width × height in meters. A 60×40×40 cm carton is 0.096 m³, so 50 of them take 4.8 m³. If you only know carton dimensions, work the volume out with the site's CBM calculator first, then enter the total per row here.

Code example

// Totals = plain sums across rows
const totalQty = items.reduce((s, it) => s + it.qty, 0);      // 2000
const totalCartons = items.reduce((s, it) => s + it.cartons, 0); // 75
const totalNet = items.reduce((s, it) => s + it.net, 0);      // 6050 kg
const totalCbm = items.reduce((s, it) => s + it.cbm, 0);      // 3.6 m³

// Convention: weight in kg, volume in CBM (cubic meters)
// 1 CBM = 1,000,000 cm³; a 60×40×40 cm carton = 0.096 m³
// gross − net = packaging weight (cartons & pallets)

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