Freight is one of the largest cost lines in a CKD gas stove program, and the single biggest lever you can pull on it is container loading. The whole point of CKD is that disassembled parts pack far denser than finished stoves — but only if the kitting and packing are engineered for it. Here is how to maximize the number of stoves in every container.
A fully assembled gas stove is mostly air. The box has to protect a large, rigid, irregular object, so a standard 40-foot container might hold only a few hundred stoves. The freight cost per stove is punishing because you are paying to ship empty space.
CKD flips this. Panels stack flat, burner heads nest, and body parts pack into compact, standardized cartons. The same container that held a few hundred finished stoves can hold the parts for many more — often double or more. That density directly cuts your landed cost per stove.
The density win does not happen by accident. Kits must be packed in a planned, stackable way — grouped by assembly step, protected against transit damage, and labeled clearly so your assembly line stays fast and accurate. Good packing is the difference between a container that arrives intact and ready to assemble, and one full of damaged, mixed-up parts.
Burner caps, glass panels, and enamel surfaces need protection, but over-packaging eats your density advantage. The skill is finding the minimum packaging that protects — using dividers, foam, and bracing only where they matter — so you protect the product and keep the freight cost low.
THREEMI engineers our gas stove CKD kits for maximum container density with safe, organized, labeled packing. Combined with our assembly guidance and equipment advice, we help you squeeze the freight cost down and build a CKD program that is profitable from the first container.
THREEMI is the export brand of Shenzhen Sanmi Manufacturing Co., Ltd., a professional gas stove and kitchen appliance factory in Guangdong, China. With 400+ employees, a 20,000㎡ production facility, and an annual output of 3 million units, we serve wholesalers, distributors, brand owners, and e-commerce sellers in over 30 countries. Our factory is certified ISO9001, CCC, CE, UL, GS, ETL, NF, and SASO.
We supply complete gas stove CKD (Complete Knock Down) kits, plus assembly guidance, worker training support, and equipment purchasing advice — so you can build a reliable local manufacturing operation. Contact us to plan your CKD program.
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