<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>PlywoodViet guides</title><description>Guides for buyers and importers sourcing plywood from Vietnam.</description><link>https://plywoodviet.com/</link><item><title>Plywood for Speaker Boxes: Stiffness, Damping and Panel Specification</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/speaker-box-plywood-acoustics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/speaker-box-plywood-acoustics/</guid><description>Speaker cabinet builders choose plywood for stiffness, void-free cores and clean machining. See thickness, density, bracing and what to put in the panel order.</description><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rubberwood Plywood from Vietnam: What the Species Brings and Where It Needs Care</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/rubberwood-plywood-vietnam/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/rubberwood-plywood-vietnam/</guid><description>Rubberwood is a light plantation hardwood used for plywood faces and cores. See how it compares with acacia and eucalyptus, its weak points and what to specify.</description><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poplar Core or Hardwood Core: Weight, Strength and Where Each Fits</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/poplar-core-vs-hardwood-core-plywood/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/poplar-core-vs-hardwood-core-plywood/</guid><description>Poplar core plywood is light and easy to cut, hardwood core is denser and stronger. Compare sheet weight, screw holding and use, and where the core comes from.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hot Press Cycles: How Time, Heat and Pressure Set the Bond</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-hot-press-cycles-bond-quality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-hot-press-cycles-bond-quality/</guid><description>What a plywood hot press does to the glue line, typical temperature, pressure and time by glue type, and the questions that show a mill controls its cycle.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Formaldehyde Tests for Plywood: Chamber vs Desiccator</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-formaldehyde-test-chamber-desiccator/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-formaldehyde-test-chamber-desiccator/</guid><description>Chamber and desiccator tests measure formaldehyde in different units under different rules. See how they differ, how to read a report and what to ask a mill.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Edge Sealing Plywood Before Export: Paint, Wax and What Each Protects</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-edge-sealing-before-export/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-edge-sealing-before-export/</guid><description>The cut edge is where plywood takes in water. Compare edge paint, wax and resin sealing, see what each protects against and what to write into an export order.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Calibrated Sanding: How Plywood Gets Flat and Even in Thickness</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-calibrated-sanding-flatness/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-calibrated-sanding-flatness/</guid><description>Calibrated sanding sets plywood thickness and removes surface steps. See how a wide belt sander works, what it removes, which grits suit which finish.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Plywood Bond Tests: What Boil, Soak and Shear Actually Prove</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-bond-tests-boil-soak-shear/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-bond-tests-boil-soak-shear/</guid><description>Boil, soak and shear tests answer different questions about a plywood glue line. See what each proves, how samples are cut and how to read a test report.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>One Time or Two Time Pressed: What the Second Press Buys</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/one-time-vs-two-time-pressed-plywood/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/one-time-vs-two-time-pressed-plywood/</guid><description>A second press makes a flatter, smoother panel and costs more. See how one time and two time pressed plywood differ, when each fits and what to put in the spec.</description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Melamine Faced Plywood: Papers, Colors and What to Check</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/melamine-faced-plywood-papers-colors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/melamine-faced-plywood-papers-colors/</guid><description>Melamine faced plywood is a plywood core with a resin-impregnated decor paper pressed on. See paper weights, colour choices, core options and typical defects.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Plywood for Laser Cutting: Core, Glue and Thickness That Cut Clean</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/laser-cutting-plywood-craft-sheets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/laser-cutting-plywood-craft-sheets/</guid><description>Laser cut plywood needs flat sheets, an even thickness and a core without gaps. See which glue, ply count and thickness cut cleanest and what to specify.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Furniture Grade Plywood for Cabinets: A Spec Sheet in Plain Words</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/furniture-grade-plywood-for-cabinets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/furniture-grade-plywood-for-cabinets/</guid><description>Cabinet makers need flat, void-free, clean-cutting plywood. See which thickness suits each part, which defects matter and how to write a furniture grade spec.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Formwork Plywood Reuse: What Sets the Number of Pours and How to Count It</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/formwork-plywood-reuse-cycles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/formwork-plywood-reuse-cycles/</guid><description>Pours per panel depend on film, glue, core, edges and site handling. See typical reuse ranges, what shortens them and how to compare panels by cost per pour.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fire Retardant Plywood: Grades, Test Methods and Honest Claims</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/fire-retardant-plywood-grades-tests/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/fire-retardant-plywood-grades-tests/</guid><description>Fire retardant plywood is judged by test classes, not by the word. See the main European and US classes, how the panels are treated and how to check a report.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Phenolic Film Weight: What 120 and 220 g/m2 Change in Use and in Cost</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/film-faced-plywood-film-weight-120-vs-220/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/film-faced-plywood-film-weight-120-vs-220/</guid><description>Film weight shows in surface wear, cement paste and pour count. See what 120 and 220 g/m2 do on a job, how to check the weight you were sold and when to pay.</description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Commercial or Structural Plywood: What the Label Has to Prove</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/commercial-vs-structural-plywood/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/commercial-vs-structural-plywood/</guid><description>Structural plywood is tested and marked to carry load, commercial plywood is not. See the difference in standards, tests and paperwork before you buy.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What Drives the Price of Vietnam Plywood</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/vietnam-plywood-price/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/vietnam-plywood-price/</guid><description>What actually moves a Vietnam plywood quote: core build, bond, face grade, thickness tolerance, certificates and loading. Plus how to compare two quotes fairly.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Plywood Face Grades: A, B, BB, CP and C</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-grades-explained/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-grades-explained/</guid><description>What each plywood face grade allows, how Vietnamese mills write a grade pair like B/BB, and how to pick a grade without paying for a face nobody will see.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Specify Film Faced Plywood from Vietnam</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/film-faced-plywood-vietnam/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/film-faced-plywood-vietnam/</guid><description>Film weight, core build, bond, edge sealing and pours. What to write in a film faced plywood enquiry so the panels you receive match the sample you approved.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MR, Melamine or WBP: Which Bond to Ask For</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-glue-grades/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-glue-grades/</guid><description>The three glues Vietnam mills press with, what each survives, what it does to the price and how to write the bond into a contract so you get what you paid for.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Acacia or Eucalyptus Core: What Actually Changes</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/acacia-vs-eucalyptus-core/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/acacia-vs-eucalyptus-core/</guid><description>The two species behind most Vietnam plywood, how they differ in density, screw holding and price, and when a mixed or combi core is the right answer instead.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Plywood Sizes and Thickness Tolerance from Vietnam</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-sizes-and-tolerance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-sizes-and-tolerance/</guid><description>18 mm Vietnam plywood often arrives at 17.2 to 18.0 mm. Typical tolerance by panel type, standard sheet sizes and the exact spec line to write on your order.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Plywood Weight per Sheet, and Why It Decides Your Container</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-weight-per-sheet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-weight-per-sheet/</guid><description>Plywood weight per sheet and per m2 for 9 to 25 mm panels at 550 to 680 kg/m3, plus how weight decides what a 20ft or 40HC container can legally hold.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Many Plywood Sheets Fit in a Container</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-container-loading/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-container-loading/</guid><description>Volume and weight limits for a plywood load, sheets per 20ft and 40HC by thickness, and the packing choices that decide whether the panels arrive flat.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CARB P2 and TSCA Title VI for Vietnam Plywood</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/carb-p2-tsca-vietnam-plywood/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/carb-p2-tsca-vietnam-plywood/</guid><description>What a US importer needs for Vietnam plywood: TSCA Title VI and CARB P2 limits, third party certifier, panel labels and records to keep. Checklist included.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EUDR for Plywood: What EU Buyers Have to Collect</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/eudr-plywood-checklist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/eudr-plywood-checklist/</guid><description>Is Vietnamese plywood EUDR compliant? The plot geolocation, species and legality data to request from the mill, and when to ask so production does not stop.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>E0, E1 and CARB P2: Which Class Your Market Needs</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/e0-e1-carb-p2-compared/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/e0-e1-carb-p2-compared/</guid><description>How the European emission classes line up against CARB Phase 2 and TSCA Title VI, why an E0 certificate is refused in the US and what to write in the order.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FSC Plywood from Vietnam: Scope, Claims and Invoices</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/fsc-plywood-vietnam/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/fsc-plywood-vietnam/</guid><description>Buying FSC plywood from Vietnam? Check the claim type, chain of custody code and invoice wording before you order, and how to verify a mill certificate.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Check a Vietnam Plywood Mill Before You Order</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/check-a-vietnam-plywood-mill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/check-a-vietnam-plywood-mill/</guid><description>Licence, press line, export history, certificate scope, samples and inspection at loading. The checks that separate a real factory from a trading company.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Third Party Inspection: What It Covers and What to Instruct</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/third-party-inspection-plywood/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/third-party-inspection-plywood/</guid><description>When a pre shipment inspection earns its fee on a plywood order, what an inspector can and cannot check, and the instruction sheet that makes a report useful.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What to Check When the Plywood Container Opens</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-defects-on-arrival/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-defects-on-arrival/</guid><description>The inspection to run in the first hour a container opens, which plywood defects are claimable and which are your own storage, and how to document a claim.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Reading a Plywood Quote: FOB, CIF and DDP</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/fob-cif-ddp-plywood/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/fob-cif-ddp-plywood/</guid><description>What each Incoterm includes on a Vietnam plywood order, where risk changes hands, and how to compare two quotes written on different terms without guessing.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Payment Terms on a Vietnam Plywood Order</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-payment-terms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-payment-terms/</guid><description>TT deposits, letters of credit and open account compared for plywood, how to tie each payment to a milestone, and the bank detail fraud that costs buyers most.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Documents That Travel With a Plywood Container</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-import-documents/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-import-documents/</guid><description>Every document a plywood shipment from Vietnam needs, who issues each one, which are market specific and what to check before the container leaves the yard.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MOQ, Trial Orders and the First Container</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-moq-and-first-order/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-moq-and-first-order/</guid><description>Why Vietnamese mills quote from a full container, what a realistic trial order looks like, what a small order costs you and how to structure a first purchase.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Vietnam or China Plywood: How to Compare Them Honestly</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/vietnam-vs-china-plywood/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/vietnam-vs-china-plywood/</guid><description>Species, capacity, price and trade risk compared for buyers choosing between Vietnamese and Chinese plywood, plus the like for like test the numbers need.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Marine Plywood: What BS 1088 Does and Does Not Promise</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/marine-plywood-bs-1088/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/marine-plywood-bs-1088/</guid><description>What marine plywood means, what the BS 1088 specification covers, why a WBP panel is not automatically marine grade and when the premium is worth paying.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Packing Plywood: The Cheapest Grade, Specified Properly</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/packing-plywood-crates-pallets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/packing-plywood-crates-pallets/</guid><description>How to buy packing plywood for crates, cases and pallets from Vietnam, which specification lines matter at the bottom of the range, and where ISPM 15 fits.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Get Plywood to Arrive Flat and Keep It That Way</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-packing-and-storage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/plywood-packing-and-storage/</guid><description>Why plywood warps between the press and your warehouse, what to specify for packing and desiccant, and the storage rules that keep a good panel flat and usable.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Lacey Act Declaration on a Plywood Import</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/lacey-act-plywood-declaration/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/lacey-act-plywood-declaration/</guid><description>What a US importer declares for plywood, which data comes from the mill, why species and harvest country sit at the centre, and how to collect them early.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Plywood Standards by Market: Japan, Korea and India</title><link>https://plywoodviet.com/blog/jas-ks-bis-plywood-standards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://plywoodviet.com/blog/jas-ks-bis-plywood-standards/</guid><description>What Japanese, Korean and Indian buyers ask for on a plywood order, which marks have to be on the panel and why a factory audit sits behind some of them.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>