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Knotless net manufacturer in Bangladesh

Need smooth netting for nursery ponds, seines or barriers? Roptan sources multifilament raschel netting from a verified knotless net manufacturer in Bangladesh, checks wet mesh strength and weight on your lot, and sends it to your site or the port.

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Buying knotless nets in Bangladesh

Knotless netting has no knots: at each mesh corner the neighbouring bars are joined by interlacing their threads. It comes in two kinds, intertwined and raschel, the raschel kind knitted by machine since about 1950. The mesh is smoother than knotted netting, so buyers choose it for pond seines, nursery nets, barrier nets and nets used to handle live fish.

Unlike knotted twine, which has the tex system, knotless netting has no standard designation, and makers often code it their own way, so quotes are hard to compare. Roptan writes both thread deniers, the mesh and the size into one request to each knotless net manufacturer in Bangladesh, sources multifilament netting and checks your lot.

Kinds of knotless net

Raschel knotless netting

Bars knitted from looped threads, with laid-in threads added for strength, entwined at each mesh corner in place of a knot. Choose it for most pond, hatchery and barrier uses, and ask how the corner is built.

Fine-mesh nursery netting

Knotless netting began in small mesh, where braiding by hand is slow. FAO suggests very fine netting for seines that harvest small fish from nursery ponds; choose it for that, after checking the rule for your water.

Square and hexagonal mesh

Besides diamond, knotless netting comes in square and hexagonal mesh. A hexagonal stretched mesh is four times the bar, not twice, so choose the shape first and size it to match.

UV-treated barrier netting

Bird and sports barrier nets stay in the sun. Undyed nylon resists sunlight poorly and polyester well, so choose polyester or dyed, UV-treated twine and write the treatment into the order.

What a knotless net manufacturer in Bangladesh needs from you

Both thread deniers
The denier of the looped threads and of the laid-in threads. Strength moves with both, and 210 denier nylon multifilament is the usual yarn.
Multifilament yarn
Write multifilament on the order and the label. A monofilament nylon fishing net, with or without knots, reads as current jal under Bangladesh law.
Mesh shape and size
Diamond, square or hexagonal; bar or stretched; wet or dry. FAO's rule is the largest mesh the fish allow, since small mesh clogs with weed and debris.
Depth and length
Depth in meshes and length in metres or meshes, so the maker maps its own code to your figures.
Colour and treatment
Dye and any anti-oxidant or UV additive, which FAO says raise sun resistance. Write them in for netting left on a pond bank or rigged outdoors.

Tests for knotless netting

ISO 1806 mesh breaking force
The test that decides a knotless net, since knotless and knotted nets are compared on wet mesh strength. Ask for wet results from your lot.
ISO 16663-1 mesh opening
Fixes how the mesh is measured, so you and the maker agree on its size. State wet or dry in the order.
ISO 1805 for the yarn
Breaking force of the netting yarn, useful when two makers quote different deniers for the looped and laid-in threads.
Protection and Conservation of Fish Act 1950
Section 4A outlaws current jal, any fishing net of monofilament nylon fibre, from making to using, with no exception for knotless construction.

What moves the price of knotless netting

  • Thread deniers: weight follows both thread sets, and finer looped threads add less.
  • Unit: fishing netting is usually sold by the kilogram, sports and safety netting by the square metre.
  • Mesh and depth: a smaller mesh or a deeper net takes more yarn per metre.
  • Polymer and finish: nylon or polyester, and any dye or UV additive in the yarn.
  • Wet mesh tests on your lot, where you ask for them.

Lead times and delivery

Netting in deniers and a mesh the maker already runs moves faster than a new construction, which usually needs a sample piece approved first. Dyeing, UV treatment and a lab test on the lot each add time. The minimum is set per specification, by weight or by area, and Roptan confirms it and the dates in the quote.

Roptan delivers rolls or bales to your farm, hatchery or site anywhere in Bangladesh, labelled with yarn, deniers, mesh, depth and length. A test report, the packing list and a VAT invoice (Mushak 6.3) come too. Mobile courts seize and destroy monofilament nets, so the multifilament label travels with every bale.

Buying knotless nets for export

For importers we quote FOB Chattogram (Chittagong). Knotless fishing nets of man-made fibre fall under subheading 5608 11, and India takes most of the made-up fishing nets Bangladesh records as exports. Sports nets are excluded from that heading, so your broker confirms the line for a knotless sports net.

What we check for this order

  • Wet mesh strengthWe ask for mesh breaking force to ISO 1806 on wet pieces from your lot, since knotless nets are judged wet.
  • Weight of a standard pieceWe weigh a piece of 100 by 100 meshes against the approved sample, so a denier change shows up.
  • Corner buildWe compare how the mesh corners are joined with the approved sample, since makers build them differently.
  • Yarn on the labelWe check that labels and the test report state multifilament yarn, mesh, depth and length.

Questions buyers ask

Is a knotless net stronger than a knotted one?

It depends on the yarns, not on the missing knots. The two are compared on wet mesh breaking force to ISO 1806, and a raschel net's strength moves with both thread deniers. Ask for results on wet pieces of the netting you are buying.

Can I use knotless netting for a nursery pond seine?

FAO suggests very fine netting for seines that harvest small fish from nursery ponds, and knotless netting is smoother than knotted. Fine mesh is also where Bangladesh's mesh rules apply, so confirm the rule for your water with your Upazila Fisheries Officer. Roptan sources only nets lawful for their use.

Is there a standard for raschel netting?

We know of none written for raschel netting alone. The general fishing-net methods apply: ISO 1806 for mesh breaking force, ISO 16663-1 for mesh opening and ISO 1805 for the yarn, with terms from ISO 1107:2017. Name them in the order so the report answers your specification.

Why do you offer only multifilament knotless nets?

Bangladesh's fish law bans current jal, fishing net of monofilament nylon, and makes no exception for knotless construction, so on a plain reading a monofilament knotless fishing net is inside the ban. Roptan sources multifilament knotless nets and has that printed on the label.

How soon will I hear back about fishing nets?

Within 48 hours of a complete requirement, with a price and a delivery date. A requirement is complete when it has the quantity, where it is needed and by when.

Who do I deal with?

With Roptan, when Roptan manages the order: we buy from the verified seller and deliver to you. With the supplier directly, when you post on the requirement board and choose a quote yourself.

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