What Is a Can Xe Basket? Uses, Types and Common Sizes

Can Xe is a type of large basket with a wide mouth, woven body, and usually handles, used to contain and transport agricultural products such as fruits and vegetables. It is a familiar item in gardens, fruit wholesale markets, and wholesale markets, especially in southern provinces. Online, this term is sometimes written as "can xe" or called "gio can xe".

What is Can Xe?

Can Xe is a container tool with a ventilated woven body and larger capacity than ordinary baskets or trays. Traditional Can Xe is hand-woven from bamboo. Nowadays, many places have switched to plastic Can Xe, maintaining the ventilated woven style but made from plastic for use over multiple harvest seasons.

The common features of all types of Can Xe are: able to hold a large quantity of goods at once, ventilated to prevent agricultural products from becoming stuffy, and having places to hold, carry, or tie when loading onto vehicles.

Structure of a Can Xe

• Mouth: wide, facilitating quick loading and unloading of goods.

• Woven body: with gaps to allow air circulation and water drainage when washing or when the produce is still wet.

• Bottom: supports the entire weight of the goods, bearing the most load when placed down or dragged.

• Handles: used for carrying, lifting, or tying when stacking on vehicles.

Uses of Can Xe

• Harvesting agricultural products: collecting fruits and vegetables directly in the garden.

• Transporting to wholesale markets: stacking on trucks, boats, or motorbikes to carry large quantities.

• Processing: the woven body helps drain water after washing and makes it easy to observe goods during sorting.

• Warehouse: collecting materials, scrap, or goods with sizes that do not pass through the woven gaps.

Common Types of Can Xe

Bamboo Can Xe

The traditional type, hand-woven from bamboo strips. Advantages include natural materials and familiarity for long-time users. Limitations are that bamboo strips are prone to mold, may splinter or break after several seasons, and sizes between baskets are often inconsistent.

Plastic Can Xe

Made from plastic molds, so the baskets have uniform sizes and are easy to clean. Minh Quân Plastic's plastic Can Xe are made from HDPE plastic, round-shaped, with woven sides and two handles.

If you are considering between the two types, the article plastic Can Xe or bamboo Can Xe compares them in detail by criteria and product type.

Common Sizes of Plastic Can Xe

Minh Quân Plastic currently offers 3 sizes of plastic Can Xe. The dimensions below are exactly as published on the product pages:

• Small woven plastic Can Xe: 60.7 x Ø55 x 48 cm.

• Medium woven plastic Can Xe: 70.2 x Ø67.5 x 54.3 cm.

• Large woven plastic Can Xe: 76.4 x Ø71 x 64.5 cm.

All 3 sizes are made from HDPE plastic, packed 5 pieces per bundle, available in blue, red, green, yellow, white, and wood grain colors. Capacity and load rating are not published on the product pages, so if you need these figures for quantity calculation, please inquire when requesting a quote.

How to Choose Can Xe Size?

• Based on the weight the carrier can handle: larger sizes hold more but are heavier when full. If carrying by hand, choose a size that the operator can safely lift.

• Based on the type of goods: fragile goods should not be stacked too high in one Can Xe; small items need to be checked if they pass through the woven gaps.

• Based on vehicle loading space: measure the truck bed or boat compartment to calculate how many Can Xe fit per trip.

• Based on color: use different colors to distinguish batches, areas, or owners.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Can Xe?

Can Xe is a large basket with a wide mouth, woven body, and handles, used to contain and transport agricultural products and goods. There are two main types: bamboo Can Xe and plastic Can Xe.

What is the difference between Can Xe and Sot?

In everyday language, these two terms are often used interchangeably. "Can Xe" usually refers to round baskets with a wide mouth and woven body; "Sot" is used more broadly for various types of goods baskets.

How much weight can plastic Can Xe hold?

Capacity and load rating are not published on the product pages. Actual load depends on the type of goods, so please describe your products when requesting a quote to get advice on the suitable size.

How many sizes of plastic Can Xe are there?

Minh Quân Plastic currently offers 3 sizes: small woven, medium woven, and large woven, with dimensions as listed above.

See all models and request quotes in the plastic Can Xe category. Minh Quân Plastic has a warehouse in Ho Chi Minh City, delivers nationwide, and issues VAT invoices.