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title: "Stuffing"
description: "Stuffing is the act of loading a container. A supplier will stuff an FCL container at their premises, while an LCL container is stuffed at a container freight station (CFS)."
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canonical: https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/stuffing/
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dateModified: 2026-08-20T06:44:14Z
topics:
  - "Inventory Management"
  - "Ocean Freight"
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# Stuffing

Stuffing is the act of loading a container. A supplier will stuff an FCL container at their premises, while an LCL container is stuffed at a container freight station (CFS).

## What is stuffing?

Stuffing is the act of loading a container.

A supplier will stuff an FCL container at their premises. An [LCL (less than container load)](https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/less-than-container-load/) container will be stuffed at a [CFS (Container Freight Station).](https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/container-freight-station/)

![An empty shipping container with both rear doors open, showing the bare wooden floor and corrugated steel interior ready for loading.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ynj1yl20/development/6fb50c09ac2a6a18080b6a3bd9ac0293c519d8d8-550x490.gif)

The container will be de-stuffed, or [devanned](https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/devanning/), at the destination.

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