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Both factor in. Base material cost scales with tonnage, but welding labour, which often exceeds material cost on complex fabrications, scales with joint count, weld length and connection complexity, not weight alone. Get a quote against your actual drawing rather than comparing suppliers on a flat per-tonne rate, since two structures of identical weight can carry very different labour content.

Within container and crane-handling limits, yes. Components get shop-assembled where practical to reduce site work. Pieces exceeding shipping envelope or weight limits are match-marked and shipped as sections for site-bolted or site-welded final assembly, with erection drawings supplied to guide the sequence.

IS 800 is the Indian code for general construction in steel, covering member and connection design methodology. EN 1993 (Eurocode 3) is the equivalent European code, with EN 1090 governing execution and fabrication quality. Design philosophy and safety factors differ between the two, so a project should specify one governing code, not mix calculations from both.

Girders up to 12 m ship inside 40 ft containers; longer girders go on flat-rack containers with crane-loading. Coastal shipping from Indian ports to GCC and East Africa is well-established, we use Mundra, Pipavav, Mumbai, Chennai, Visakhapatnam depending on destination.