What to confirm in the RFQ
- Nominal and usable capacity
- Inner bottle, cage and pallet construction
- Top closure and discharge valve
- Intended contents and fill density
- Marking, test and material-document requirements
A defensible selection method
- 1Identify the liquid and handling rules first.
- 2Select the physical IBC configuration.
- 3Match closures and valve to filling and discharge equipment.
- 4Confirm marking, document scope and periodic requirements before order.
Claims and data guardrails
- • A UN code reference is not a blanket authorization for every liquid.
- • Food-contact suitability and dangerous-goods performance are separate questions.
- • Treat supplier-provided values as source references until the quoted configuration is confirmed.
- • Do not extend a certificate, test report or marking beyond its named holder, model and stated scope.
- • Confirm MOQ, packing, destination requirements and inspection points in the quotation.
Frequently asked
What should I consider first?+
An IBC RFQ should define capacity, construction, pallet base, filling opening, discharge valve, intended contents, handling condition, marking and required documents for the destination.
What information should the buyer confirm?+
Nominal and usable capacity; Inner bottle, cage and pallet construction; Top closure and discharge valve; Intended contents and fill density; Marking, test and material-document requirements.
How should loading or packing quantities be used?+
Use an applicable supplier load reference or a model based on the actual packed, nested, folded, cartoned or palletised configuration. A rough volume estimate is planning guidance only, not an authoritative loading count.
Turn the checklist into a product brief
Send the use case, dimensions, quantity and destination. Configuration, documents, MOQ and packing are confirmed in the quotation.