Graphics
Export Week
Export Week deals with labelling, packing, dispatch coordination, and airport-bound stock issues that surface once the first shipment moves.
Dispatch prep for export graphics
Export Week handles the print, labelling, and packing work needed when graphics stock is leaving South Africa. It suits jobs that need clear dispatch handling, carton marking, and airport-bound coordination.
Export jobs need more than print approval. Start with destination, carton count, product codes, and whether the packs are heading to OR Tambo, a freight forwarder, or a consolidator collecting from Gauteng. Label durability, outer box marking, and duplicated packing references matter once stock leaves the workshop and changes hands more than once.
Carton photos and sample labels help before the full batch is packed. Keep one checked set aside with the job sheet so quantities, destination marks, and pack order can be compared during final wrap-up. That record is useful when matching repeat consignments or resolving mixed cartons after dispatch.
Packed items and dispatch checks
Export Week usually ends with labelled cartons, itemised pack references, and graphics grouped by branch, country, or campaign. Each bundle should make sense to the person opening it at the other end, whether it contains cut vinyl, printed panels, or brand marks for several stores. Clear naming on the boxes reduces confusion when freight is unpacked in stages.
Use Export Week when different destinations need the same branding packed in separate counts. Cross-check artwork versions, language changes, and carton marks before booking the handover, and quote any wording that has to stay the same.
- Destination labels matched to each carton
- Checked sample pack held before final sealing
Export handling in South African trade
Airport-bound graphics often pass through Johannesburg before leaving the country, so mislabelled cartons can create expensive confusion. Jobs moving from industrial areas such as Sunnyrock or Crown Mines need dispatch details that match collection points, consignee names, and the paperwork carried with the load. If part of the order is staying in South Africa, split those packs from the export stock at the start.
Heat inside vehicles, dust around loading bays, and damp coastal conditions all affect how packs should be wrapped and marked. Printed faces need protection from rub marks, while loose vinyl sets should be counted and banded so branch kits do not get mixed on the pallet. Loadshedding can also shift print and packing windows, so final checks should be done against the physical goods, not only the file list.
Operated by Astros Marketing (Pty) Ltd from 2 Makro Place, Sunnyrock 1401.
Packing notes that prevent mix-ups
Use Export Week for jobs that need export-ready graphics packs, clear labelling and consistent brand application across destinations.
Record the shipping name, quantity per carton, and any destination code on the job paperwork before boxes are closed. Add notes for fragile panels, rolled media, or split consignments so the next repeat run follows the same packing method. When a buyer asks what left the workshop, the pack record should answer it without opening every carton.
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