Export Packing List Builder
Create a shipment-ready export packing list in minutes — carton dimensions, net & gross weights, CBM totals, shipping marks, seal & signature. Everything stays in your browser.
Your Company (Exporter)
Buyer (Consignee)
Packing List Details
Trade Terms
Products & Packing
Special Notes / Remarks
Authorised Signatory
What Is an Export Packing List Format?
The packing list is the operational twin of the commercial invoice. While the invoice records the financial side of the shipment, the packing list records the physical side: how the goods are packed, carton by carton — dimensions, number of packages, net weight, gross weight and total volume in CBM. Customs officers use it to inspect cargo, your CHA uses it for clearance, the shipping line uses it to plan container loading, and the buyer uses it to verify what arrives. Its details must match the commercial invoice exactly.
This free Packing List Builder gives you a complete export packing list format: per-product carton dimensions with auto-calculated CBM, net and gross weights per carton with line totals, shipment totals (packages, net weight, gross weight, volume), shipping marks, vessel and container references, the related invoice number, and your company seal and signature. Everything runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded to any server.
How to Use This Tool
- Fill in your company and buyer details, and reference your commercial invoice number and date.
- Add each product with quantity, carton dimensions (L×W×H in cm), number of cartons, and net & gross weight per carton.
- The tool auto-calculates CBM per line and totals the shipment: packages, net weight, gross weight and volume.
- Add ports, vessel/container numbers and shipping marks.
- Upload your seal & signature and click Download / Print PDF — the list prints in clean A4 landscape.
Create the matching invoice in our free Commercial Invoice Builder — the two documents travel together. For quick volume checks before packing, use the CBM Calculator, and find every free tool on the tools page.
This tool is built by Fortune Path Academy, Pune’s practical import-export training institute, where export documentation is taught using real trade orders from a live export business.
Frequently Asked Questions
A packing list is the shipment document that details how export goods are physically packed: the contents of each carton, carton dimensions, number of packages, net weight, gross weight and total CBM. It accompanies the commercial invoice and is used by customs, the CHA, the shipping line and the buyer to verify and handle the cargo.
Net weight is the weight of the goods alone; gross weight is the goods plus all packing — carton, liner, strapping and pallet share. Both appear on the packing list because customs duty calculations often reference net weight, while freight, handling and container limits are based on gross weight.
The commercial invoice records the financial transaction — prices, totals and payment terms. The packing list records the physical shipment — cartons, dimensions, weights and volume, with no prices. The product descriptions, quantities, marks and references on both documents must match exactly, or customs may hold the shipment.
CBM (cubic metre) per carton = length × width × height in centimetres, divided by 1,000,000. Multiply by the number of cartons for each product, then total the shipment. A 60×40×40 cm carton is 0.096 CBM, so 100 such cartons are 9.6 CBM. This tool does all of it automatically.
Yes — completely free, no sign-up, no watermark. The tool runs entirely in your browser: your company details, weights, seal and signature are never uploaded to any server. When you close the page, the data is gone.