1688 Homeware | Pack, route and usable-delivery decision worksheet
Template version: 2026-10-02
Blank worksheet. Enter measured packs, actual quotes and observed results only.
No carrier rate, breakage rate, test result or supplier performance is implied.

FIX THE COMPARISON
Order / SKU and revision / quantity / destination postcode / receiving date:
Intended sale/use / presentation needs / onward parcel delivery?
Receiving access, unloading equipment, appointment and storage constraints:
Same product and useful quantity in every compared alternative?

COPY FOR EACH PACK REVISION AND CARTON TYPE
Pack ID/revision / product batch / photograph reference:
Inner protection / inserts / material specifications / carton and sealing:
Units per inner and outer / number of cartons / actual complete-set count:
External length cm / width cm / height cm / measured by / date:
Gross weight kg / scale record / date:
Pallet or crate dimensions and gross weight, if used:
Stacking restrictions / handles, rims, feet or finish contact risk:
Pack validation required / report reference / unresolved issues:

BILLING (USE THE ACTUAL CARRIER'S RULE)
Service / route / quotation reference / currency / expiry:
Per-piece or shipment-level rule / divisor / rounding / minimum:
Dimensional kg per piece = L x W x H / confirmed divisor:
Chargeable kg per piece = greater of actual and dimensional, if this is the rule:
Apply service-specific rounding and add chargeable weights as quoted:
Total cubic metres = sum of L x W x H x carton count / 1,000,000:
Sea LCL/revenue-ton or pallet rule if different:
Do not offset a bulky light carton with a dense heavy one unless the quoted
billing method expressly permits aggregation that way.

COMPLETE ROUTE COST
Goods / original packing:
Supplier collection / receiving / count / inspection:
Repacking labour/materials / storage and free period:
Freight / minimum / fuel and other surcharges:
Insurance if chosen / exclusions and claims procedure:
Export / terminal / documentation:
Destination broker / examination exposure / duty / non-recoverable tax:
Last mile / appointment / unloading / delivery access:
Assembly, sorting and other required work:
Unknown required amounts (keep UNKNOWN rather than zero):
Who pays each line / importer of record / exact endpoint of service:
Total confirmed / provisional / unresolved, separately:

TEST SCOPE AND CHAIN OF CUSTODY
Distribution legs and repacking points:
Laboratory / selected procedure and version / selection rationale:
Who selected/sealed samples / date / received condition:
Product and pack revisions actually tested:
Sample count / conditioning / sequence / deviations / acceptance criteria:
All individual observations / failure types / report and photo references:
Lab decision / untested legs or claims:
Warehouse match to tested materials and arrangement / checked by / date:
A master-carton result does not automatically cover an onward consumer parcel.

RELEASE DECISION
Pack protects product in the agreed use/route assessment?
Quote uses the final measured configuration and accepted contents?
Mandatory costs, documents, receiving and remedy plan resolved?
Decision: CLARIFY / TEST / REPACK / BOOK / HOLD / REJECT
Owner / date / scope / exception and reapproval references:

ARRIVAL RECORD (SEPARATE FROM LAB RESULTS)
Shipment / actual receipt date / cartons received and inspected:
Units inspected / broken / cracked / chipped / scratched / incomplete:
Units accepted for intended sale or use:
Photos, carton labels and packaging retained / claim deadline:
Confirmed credits / actual rework and replacement costs:
Actual attributable cost / accepted units = usable delivered cost:
If accepted units = 0, do not report a finite usable-unit cost.
Supplier remedy / carrier claim / insurance outcome tracked separately:

RETURN TO THE DECISION IF ANYTHING CHANGES
Repacking, carrier remeasurement, changed contents, new route or new endpoint:
Revised charge / validation or documentation needed / decision owner: