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Plywood pre-shipment inspection checklist
What to check before a container of plywood leaves the factory.
· 5 min read · Best Plywood Supply
Before inspection
- Agree the written product specification and acceptance criteria
- Agree sampling plan and inspection date
- Confirm packing, labelling and marking requirements
Dimensional checks
- Length and width against tolerance (e.g. ±1 mm per EN 315)
- Thickness at several points (e.g. ±0.5 mm)
- Squareness and edge straightness
Surface and construction
- Film coverage, bubbles, scratches and print legibility (for branded film)
- Edge sealing applied and continuous
- Core gaps, overlaps and delamination at edges
Moisture and bond
- Moisture content (e.g. below 12% per EN 322)
- Bond check per agreed method if specified
Packing and loading
- Pallet condition, carton sheets and straps
- Labels match order and batch
- Container clean, dry and correctly loaded