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| Type | Commercial Circular |
|---|---|
| Topic | freight |
when offered in bagged condition should be securely packed in gunny bags / multiply paper bags / synthetic jute bags etc.
<!-- Slide number: 1 --> # PACKING CONDITIONS For GOODS TRAFFIC <!-- Slide number: 2 -->  # <!-- Slide number: 3 --> #  <!-- Slide number: 4 --> #  <!-- Slide number: 5 --> # Why Packing is Important ? Commodities offered with better packing conditions shall be accepted for booking. The packages should Withstand the rigorous of transportation. Provide ease for handling. Not be liable for damage, deterioration, leakage, wastage etc. during transit. <!-- Slide number: 6 --> # Packing Materials ? Bags, -Gunny, Polythene bags. Containers, Drums, Cases, cartons, card board, Tins, bottles, jars etc. used for packing should be made of high quality and adequate strength. <!-- Slide number: 7 --> #  <!-- Slide number: 8 --> #  <!-- Slide number: 9 --> #  <!-- Slide number: 10 --> # What is Red Tariff ? Packing conditions for dangerous / hazardous commodities, as given in the Red Tariff, must be followed. <!-- Slide number: 11 --> # Two – types of Packing Conditions for goods 1. Specific packing Conditions – 6 types. 2.Special packing Conditions – 3 types <!-- Slide number: 12 --> # Specific packing conditions: P – 1 : Bagged Consignments: Commodities such as Cement, Chemical Manures, Food grains & Pulses, Flours, Groceries, Salt, Oil Seeds, Soda Ash, Starch, Tobacco etc. when offered in bagged condition should be securely packed in gunny bags / multiply paper bags / synthetic jute bags etc. <!-- Slide number: 13 --> # P – 2 : Loose / Bulk Consignments: No specific packing condition is required for commodities such as Ashes, Bricks, Coal & Coke, Gypsum, Clay, Limestone & Dolamite, Pig Iron, Sand, Stone, Ores etc. which are offered as Bulk / Loose consignments. Commodities such as Bamboos, Brooms, Sugar cane, Fodder, Coir, Timber, Pipes etc. when offered in loose condition should be securely tied in bundles. <!-- Slide number: 14 --> # P – 3 Commodities such as Cotton & other textiles, Gunnies, Handloom products etc. should be securely packed in bales, boxes, cases, cartons etc. <!-- Slide number: 15 --> # P – 4 Commodities such as Soap, Machinery & Machine tools, Electrical appliances, Milk products, Coffee, Tea, Rubber & Plastics, Leather etc. should be packed in plywood / wooden cases / cardboard boxes / cartons / baskets. <!-- Slide number: 16 --> # P – 5 : Liquid items such as Edible oil, Hydrogenated oils, Colours & Dyes, Bitumen, Packaged water etc. should be packed in leak proof tins, metal containers, drums, bottles / jars in wooden cases / boxes / cartons. <!-- Slide number: 17 --> # P – 6 1. Motor vehicles accepted for carriage should not be charged with electricity, gas, oil or other inflammable liquid or vapour, except that in the case of motor vehicles in the possession of armed forces and in motor cars, quantity of petrol not exceeding 9.09 litres may be left in the tank, provided that The flow of the petrol to the carburettor has been cut off Pressure, if any, has been released from the tank Tank is in sound condition and is closed by well fitting cap 2. Detachable fittings of motor vehicles should be separately packed. <!-- Slide number: 18 --> # Special packing conditions: S – 1: For Metal Scrap – The commodity shall not be accepted for booking unless it is accompanied by a certificate “Free from Explosives”. <!-- Slide number: 19 --> # S – 2: 1. For Food grains & Pulses – Consignments when loaded in wagons should invariably be protected at the doors with dunnage material by the consignor. The dunnage will consist 12 bags of standard size for 8- wheeled wagons, to be placed
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