What is a CP bag for bananas?

A cluster-pack bag holds a retail banana cluster and may include vents, a closure, brand, PLU, variety and origin information. Confirm pack weight and retailer artwork.

Which film gauge and perforation should we specify?

Start from the current pack and route, then trial film structure, gauge, bag dimensions, seal, perforation, carton venting and ripening protocol together.

How are MOQ, samples and schedule confirmed?

They depend on film, size, perforation, print, cylinders, sample type, factory, capacity and route. Obtain cost and milestones in the written quotation.

Banana Packing Bags: Liners, Cluster Bags & Covers

Quick Answer

Export banana programs may use three bags: a bunch cover on the plant, a polybag liner inside the export carton, and a cluster (CP) bag for retail. Specify each bag with the crop, pack weight, route, ripening protocol, carton vents, artwork and target-market documents. The written quotation should state factory, sample type, cost, schedule and consolidation assumptions.

Three bags every export banana passes through

Bag	Where it is used	What it does	Typical spec
Bunch cover funda de racimo · funda de campo	On the plant, installed to the farm's agronomy protocol	Helps manage exposure to insects, sun and leaf contact; validate the outcome by crop, climate and treatment program	Perforated LDPE, blue or clear, cut to bunch length, on roll or pre-cut; confirm resin, additives and treatment
Polybag liner polipack · bolsa de caja · banavac	Inside the 13.5 kg / 18.14 kg export carton	Holds humidity around the hands, reduces moisture loss and friction scarring; vacuum-pack versions extend green life for long routes	LDPE/LLDPE 30–50 µm, perforation pattern matched to ripening protocol; plain, or vacuum type on request
Cluster (CP) bag bolsa clúster · retail bag	Packhouse to supermarket shelf	Presents a 3–6 finger cluster with brand, PLU and variety printed; keeps clusters clean and shelf-ready	LDPE 25–35 µm, micro/macro-perforated, gravure or flexo print up to 8 colours, header or open-top

Gauges are typical ranges; we manufacture to your current specification or recommend one for your route, carton and ripening program.

Programs we already pack for

Sumifru Morning Happiness banana cluster bag for Japan retail, made by Fuxing Group — Sumifru — cluster bag for Japan retail

Unifrutti banana retail bag for the Japan market — Unifrutti — retail banana bag, Japan

7-Eleven Premium Fresh single banana bag, Philippine highland bananas — 7-Eleven Philippines — single-banana bag

Sunpride Indonesia banana cluster bag — Sunpride Indonesia — cluster bag

Made in the banana belt

Davao, on the Philippine island of Mindanao, is Asia's largest banana-export base — the Cavendish that goes to Japan, Korea, China and the Middle East starts here. Fuxing's Davao plant is the largest carton plant in Davao, producing more than half of the city's corrugated capacity, and we run a second Philippine plant in Manila plus plants in Dongguan (China) and Hai Phong (Vietnam): 170,000 m² in total.

170,000 m²four plants in three countries

>50%of Davao's carton capacity in our plant

8 coloursgravure / flexo print on bags and cartons

By quotesample type, cost and dispatch milestone

That means our bag engineers sit next to the people who make banana cartons every day: we know how a polybag liner behaves inside a telescopic 13.5 kg box in a 40' reefer, why cluster-bag perforation has to match the ripening room, and what a bunch cover must survive in a rainy season. Bags and cartons are quoted together, proofed together and loaded into the same container.

For exporters in Ecuador, Costa Rica, Colombia and Guatemala

Latin America ships the world's bananas; the Philippines ships Asia's. The packaging problems are the same — long reefer routes, ripening protocols, retailer artwork and price pressure per box — and so are our bags. We quote FOB Philippines, China or Vietnam with landed-cost estimates to Guayaquil, Puerto Bolívar, Limón/Moín, Turbo, Santa Marta and Cartagena, ship bags and cartons in one container, and can quote in Spanish. See the Spanish version of this page: Fundas y bolsas para banano.

Specifications at a glance

Item	Options
Film & documents	Specify LDPE / LLDPE blend, additives, intended food, temperature and contact type; request documents for the finished SKU and factory
Gauge	20–50 µm depending on bag type; measured and reported per lot
Perforation	Micro-perforation (laser or needle) or macro holes; patterns matched to your ripening protocol and carton vent layout
Print	Gravure or flexo, up to 8 colours; brand, PLU, variety, origin and traceability codes; digital proof before production
Formats	Cluster bags (open-top, header, wicketed); carton liners (flat, gusseted, vacuum type); bunch covers (cut to length, on roll or pre-cut)
Carton match	Liners cut to 13.5 kg and 18.14 kg (22XU-type) telescopic cartons; we also manufacture the banana carton itself
Quality	ISO 9001, ISO 14001, SGS-audited plants; material declarations and COA per shipment
Commercial	Confirm MOQ, factory, Incoterm, port pair, sample type, capacity and achievable schedule in the written quotation

One container: cartons plus bags

Most banana exporters buy cartons from one mill and bags from another, then pay two freight bills and manage two quality systems. Because Fuxing makes both, a single order can cover the telescopic export carton, the polybag liner cut to that carton, the cluster bags in your retailer's artwork and the bunch covers for the next cycle — one QC, one container, one invoice. Read how growers do the same with produce boxes and bags in our one-stop farm packaging page.

FAQ

What is a CP (cluster pack) bag for bananas?

A cluster bag — often written CP bag — is a perforated polyethylene bag that holds one retail cluster of 3–6 bananas. It is printed with the brand, PLU or variety and sealed in the packhouse, so the fruit arrives at the supermarket ready for the shelf. Fuxing prints cluster bags in up to 8 colours for Sumifru, Unifrutti, 7-Eleven Philippines and Sunpride programs.

What is the difference between a polybag liner and a bunch cover?

A polybag liner goes inside the export carton, while a bunch cover is installed on the fruit in the field. Do not choose either by name alone: define fruit, pack weight, ventilation, temperature, humidity, ripening, handling and route, then validate film, perforation and closure in a packed-system trial.

Which film gauge should we specify?

Cluster bags typically run 25–35 µm LDPE/LLDPE with micro- or macro-perforation for airflow; carton liners run heavier, usually 30–50 µm, with perforation patterns matched to your ripening protocol; bunch covers are light-gauge perforated LDPE. Send us the specification you use today and we quote like-for-like, or ask for our recommendation for your route and ripening program.

Can you ship banana bags to Ecuador, Costa Rica or Colombia?

We can quote available factory and port-pair options for Ecuador, Costa Rica and Colombia. Carrier schedules, cutoffs, transshipment, customs and inland delivery change by sailing and season, so request a dated routing and milestone plan. If you want bags and cartons consolidated, ask for a SKU-specific loading and landed-cost comparison rather than assuming a saving.

What is the minimum order?

MOQ and sample terms depend on film, size, perforation, print, cylinders, factory and capacity. The quotation should state sample type, cost, approval method, packing and dispatch milestone.

How is food-contact suitability verified?

Define intended food, temperature and contact type. Request documents tied to the finished SKU, resin, additives, inks, factory and target market; do not treat one resin statement as approval for every bag.

Get a banana bag quote

Send bag type, film, gauge, dimensions, perforation, print, annual volume, route and required date. The reply will state questions, quote basis, sample options and achievable schedule.

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Banana Packing Bags for Export: Polybags, Cluster Bags & Bunch Covers