What to confirm in the RFQ
- Intended fill medium and destination
- New inner bottle or reused inner bottle
- Prior contents and cleaning record
- Cage, pallet, valve and closure condition
- Required marking and test documentation
A defensible selection method
- 1Define the contents and regulatory handling class.
- 2State whether prior-use material is acceptable.
- 3Request the relevant inspection, cleaning and marking evidence.
- 4Approve the exact configuration before shipment.
Claims and data guardrails
- • 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?+
Choose between new, rebottled and reconditioned IBCs from the intended contents, prior-use risk, cleaning and inspection records, inner-bottle condition, applicable transport rules and customer acceptance—not from the label alone.
What information should the buyer confirm?+
Intended fill medium and destination; New inner bottle or reused inner bottle; Prior contents and cleaning record; Cage, pallet, valve and closure condition; Required marking and test documentation.
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.