Procurement guide · Updated October 31, 2026
How to plan a motorcycle tire container without paying to ship air.
A practical procurement guide to nesting, SKU mix and the information needed for a defensible 40HQ loading estimate.
A 40HQ quantity is not fixed. Tire outside diameter, section width, tread profile, tube packing and destination rules all change the result. Send the exact size and pattern mix before comparing suppliers. Nesting places smaller tires inside larger compatible tires. It can materially improve container cube, but only when bead protection, deformation risk and unpacking labor remain acceptable for the buyer. A professional plan lists each SKU, packing method, estimated pieces, carton or bundle treatment, gross weight assumptions and a tolerance for production variation. Ask whether counts are based on individual packing or nesting, whether tubes are inserted or packed separately, and how mixed patterns affect the final count.
Start with the SKU mix, not a headline quantity
A 40HQ quantity is not fixed. Tire outside diameter, section width, tread profile, tube packing and destination rules all change the result. Send the exact size and pattern mix before comparing suppliers.
1-in-3 and 1-in-5 nesting
Nesting places smaller tires inside larger compatible tires. It can materially improve container cube, but only when bead protection, deformation risk and unpacking labor remain acceptable for the buyer.
What a useful loading plan contains
A professional plan lists each SKU, packing method, estimated pieces, carton or bundle treatment, gross weight assumptions and a tolerance for production variation.
Questions to include in the RFQ
Ask whether counts are based on individual packing or nesting, whether tubes are inserted or packed separately, and how mixed patterns affect the final count.
Send these details for a useful quotation
- Destination country and required markings
- Pattern and size list
- Load, PR and TT/TL requirement
- Target quantity and packing preference
- Shipment timing and destination port