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Packed in large bales of 111.11 kg/bale, 171 bales or 19 m/tons per 20' FCL
Each bale must be packed free of mould but very slight traces of dry mould on wrappers or bale surfaces
adjacent  to wrapper  found  at time of delivery  will not be  objected to provided there is no penetration of
mould inside the bale. Oxidized spots or streaks,  weak, heated,  undercured, over-smoked, opaque and
burnt sheets are  not permissible. The rubber must be dry, clean, strong, sound and free from blemishes,
resinous matter (rust) , blisters, sand, dirty packing  and any  other foreign  matter, except slight specks.
Small pinhead bubbles, if scattered, will not be objected to.
Slight resinous matter (rust) and  slight  amounts of dry mould  on wrappers, bale  surfaces and  interior
sheets, found at time of delivery  will not be objected to.Should "Rust" or "Dry Mould" in an  appreciable
extent appear on more  than 5% of the  bales sampled, it  shall constitute  grounds  for objection. Small
bubbles  and   slight  specks  of bark  to  the  extent  as shown in the  sample  will  not  be objected to.
Oxidised  spots or streaks, weak, heated, undercured, over-smoked,  opaque and burnt  sheets are  not
permissible. The rubber  must  be  dry, clean, strong, sound  and  free from blemishes,  resinous matter
(rust),blisters,sand,dirty packing and any other foreign matter, other than specified above as permissible.
Slight  resinous  matter  (rust)  and  slight amounts of dry mould on wrappers, bale surfaces and interior
sheets, found  at time of  delivery will  not be objected to.Should "Rust" or "Dry Mould" in an appreciable
extent  appear  on  more  than  10%  of  the bales  sampled,  it shall  constitute  grounds   for objection.
Slight blemishesin color, small bubbles and slight specks of bark  permissible  to  the  extent  shown in
the sample.Oxidised spots or streaks, weak, heated, undercured,over-smoked,opaque and burnt sheets
are not permissible.The rubber must be dry, clean,  strong  and  free of  blemishes,  blisters, sand, dirty
packing and all other foreign matter, other than specified above as permissible.
Slight  resinous  matter  (rust) and slight amounts  of  dry  mould on wrappers, bale surfaces and interior
sheets, found  at  time  of delivery will  not be objected to.Should "Rust" or "Dry Mould" in an appreciable
extent appear  on more  than 20% of the bales sampled, it shall constitute grounds for objection.Medium
sized  black  particles, bubbles,  translucent  stains, slightly sticky  and slightly over-smoked rubber are
permissible  to  the  extent  shown in the sample. Oxidised  spots or streaks, weak, heated, undercured,
over-smoked  (in excess of the degree shown in the sample), and  burnt  sheets are not permissible. The
rubber must be dry, firm and free of blemishes,  blisters, sand, dirty  packing  and all other foreign matter,
other than specified above as permissible.
Slight  resinous  matter (rust)  and slight amounts  of dry mould on wrappers, bale surfaces and  interior
sheets,  found at time of  delivery will not be objected to.Should "Rust" or "Dry Mould" in an appreciable
extent  appear  on more than 30% of the bales sampled, it shall constitute grounds for  objection. Large
bark  particles, bubbles  and  small blisters, stains, over-smoked, slightly  stickt rubber, and  blemishes
of the amount and size shown in the sample are permissible. Slightly under-cured rubber is permissible.
Weak,  heated, burnt  oxidised  spots or streaks are  not permissible.The rubber must be dry, firm, free
of blisters, except to the extent shown in  the sample. Dirty packing,  sand, and all other foreign matter
other than specified above is not permissible.