CAGE TROLLEY
Loading warehouse cage trolleys on a China–Iran TIR curtainsider
This page is how warehouse cage trolleys — roll cages used in a yard — go onto a China–Iran TIR curtainsider. It is not the vehicle-carrier cage truck for complete cars. Delivery is hub-to-customs on CPT / DAP terms.
- Linehaul is a 13.6 m curtainsider, not a sea container; a warehouse cage follows the same handover rules as pallets and crates
- Ceiling ≤96 CBM and ≤25 T per vehicle; cage-trolley size and rating are not published — send outer dimensions and gross weight per unit
- A direct truck transloads once at Bukhara; a transshipment truck at Osh and again at Bukhara — packing must survive a forklift, not only a yard move
- Reinforcement, lashing and lifting sit outside the linehaul quote; insurance is separate
- Lithium and chemicals are not general cargo inside a cage; declare them on line one with a 16-section MSDS and UN packaging
Two different “cages”
In Chinese, 笼车 often means the mid-axle vehicle carrier used for complete-vehicle export. That page covers truck types, pooling slots and car lashing. This page is the warehouse / logistics cage trolley that ends up inside a curtainsider, not on a car-carrier frame.
What belongs in a warehouse cage
General cargo can: auto parts, electronics, palletised building materials, crated machinery parts — if a forklift can pick them, marks are readable, and they match the packing list. Pieces that will not fit a 13.6 m curtainsider go on the 17.5 m low-bed; do not force them into a cage trolley. Glass modules need factory pallets or timber crates with corner protection and must not sit under stone or loose hardware. LCL starts at 1 CBM or 100 kg; Yiwu and Shenzhen Pinghu depart Tuesdays and Fridays.
Size, weight, centre of gravity
The only published ceiling is the vehicle: ≤96 CBM and ≤25 T; any over-limit portion is outside the quote. Billing uses chargeable weight — the greater of actual and volumetric. No cage-trolley length, width, height or rated kilograms are published; the enquiry should state outer dimensions, gross weight and piece count per unit, and whether a forklift can pick it. Out-of-gauge machinery needs a dimensioned weight drawing with lifting points, wire lashing and centre-of-gravity locking — that is low-bed cargo, not machines stacked inside a warehouse cage.
Lashing and securing
Pallets or slip-sheets; cartons with corner boards and strapping; soft packs stretch-wrapped on a base; drums palletised with outer packing. Cargo inside a cage still has to be secured in the unit; the mesh does not replace packing. Reinforcement and lashing are not in the standard quote; if needed they are listed separately. Do not pack as if this were a 40-foot box: it is a side-curtain trailer, and Bukhara will fork it once.
Rain, dust, scuffs
The linehaul unit is a curtainsider, sealed at the exit gateway with a TIR customs seal and an electronic door lock. It is not a closed container. Cartons and soft packs need wrap; fragile pieces need corner protection. A direct truck transloads once at Bukhara; a cheaper transshipment truck at Osh and again at Bukhara — scuffs happen at the forklift, not because the load sat still in a box. TIR minimises unsealings and transloads; it does not remove them.
Load order and mixed stacks
LCL is stowed at the origin hub, not re-sorted piece by piece at the border. Heavy cargo, stone and loose hardware do not sit on glass or volumetric cargo; unrelated heavy cargo on fragile cargo is refused. Lithium cannot be slipped later into a mixed load already declared as general cargo. First-off / last-on layering is planned per shipment in the warehouse; the site does not publish a generic stacking diagram.
Packing and marks
Marks on two faces of every piece: consignee, destination customs, piece count, gross and net weight, matching the packing list line for line. Mismatch is the most common reason a load is held. Cage mesh does not hide a wrong mark. Invoice, packing list, contract, certificate of origin and HS code still follow the documents page.
Dangerous goods and lithium
Class 9 UN3480 / UN3481, including BESS and LiFePO4, is regular cargo on this line — if declared in advance. The first line of the enquiry must say lithium, with a complete 16-section MSDS and UN packaging that matches the actual boxes. Chemical materials likewise need a 16-section MSDS and UN packaging documents. Statutory-inspection cargo without paperwork is priced case by case; no figure is published here. Cells in the box must not be written as “electronics” or “parts”. Undeclared lithium can hold the rest of the trailer with it.
Photos and handover records
A quote still needs three things: origin hub; destination customs; HS / kg / CBM. Factory cargo photos and outer-dimension shots of the cage or pallet help judge forklift access; they are not a fourth mandatory quote field. Out-of-gauge pieces also need a drawing with lifting points. Handover at destination is the Ghabz-e Anbar warehouse entry receipt, issued at Tehran West Customs, Shahriyar, Aprin or Mashhad. The car-carrier photo set — exterior, VIN, fuel gauge, signed inspection — applies only to complete vehicles, not to warehouse cages.
What to send for a quote
- Origin hub: Yiwu (Suxi), Shenzhen (Pinghu), Guangzhou (Baiyun), Shanghai, or a supervised zone at the exit gateway
- Destination customs: Mashhad or Tehran (West Customs / Shahriyar / Aprin)
- Cargo data: HS code, gross kg, CBM; if using warehouse cages, add outer dimensions per unit, piece count, and whether a forklift can pick them
Lithium or chemicals: attach a 16-section MSDS and UN packaging notes. No published rates. On the Wuqia line a direct truck is currently 21–23 days to Tehran West Customs, counted from the crossing; the domestic leg is typically within 7 days and counted separately — an operating range, not a guarantee. The Khorgos line has no published day count.
Liability boundary
The quote includes linehaul freight, origin warehousing/handling and export clearance, and overseas transit-agency fees. It excludes Iran customs clearance, insurance, inspection, reinforcement/lashing, lifting, the Kyrgyz 0.4% transit tax (Wuqia line only), and any over-limit portion. CMR liability cover travels with the load, up to USD 250,000 per trailer, from loading to unload at destination customs; war, sanctions and other exclusions follow the policy. We do not deliver door-to-door, we do not do DDP, and we do not clear in Iran. Damage claims follow the Incoterms and the policy, filed by the party that bears the risk.
FAQ
Is a warehouse cage trolley the same as a vehicle-carrier cage truck?
No. This page is about warehouse / roll-cage trolleys loaded into a 13.6 m curtainsider. Mid-axle vehicle carriers for complete cars are on the vehicle-carrier loading page.
Do you publish cage-trolley dimensions or a weight rating?
No. Send outer dimensions, gross weight, piece count, and whether a forklift can pick the unit. The published ceiling is ≤96 CBM and ≤25 T per vehicle; any over-limit portion is priced separately.
Can lithium go in a warehouse cage as general cargo?
Not undeclared. UN3480 / UN3481 must be stated on the first line of the enquiry, with a 16-section MSDS and UN packaging. It cannot be slipped into mixed general cargo later.
Is lashing included in the linehaul quote?
No. Reinforcement, lashing and lifting sit outside the standard quote and are priced separately.
How is cargo handed over in Iran?
Unload is at the destination bonded warehouse named on the quote; a Ghabz-e Anbar is issued. We do not deliver door-to-door and we do not clear Iran customs.
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