diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_reports/report/report_actions.xml b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_reports/report/report_actions.xml
index 0f0f679b..6d5a46d0 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_reports/report/report_actions.xml
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_reports/report/report_actions.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,24 @@
         <field name="dpi">90</field>
     </record>
 
+    <!-- ============================================================= -->
+    <!-- CoC paper format — zero header/footer band so the title        -->
+    <!-- starts at the top of the page, not 35mm down.                  -->
+    <!-- ============================================================= -->
+    <record id="paperformat_fp_coc" model="report.paperformat">
+        <field name="name">Fusion Plating CoC</field>
+        <field name="default" eval="False"/>
+        <field name="format">A4</field>
+        <field name="orientation">Portrait</field>
+        <field name="margin_top">8</field>
+        <field name="margin_bottom">8</field>
+        <field name="margin_left">8</field>
+        <field name="margin_right">8</field>
+        <field name="header_line" eval="False"/>
+        <field name="header_spacing">0</field>
+        <field name="dpi">90</field>
+    </record>
+
     <!-- ============================================================= -->
     <!-- 1. Certificate of Conformance (Portal Job) — Landscape         -->
     <!-- ============================================================= -->
@@ -62,6 +80,7 @@
         <field name="print_report_name">'CoC EN - %s' % object.name</field>
         <field name="binding_model_id" ref="fusion_plating_certificates.model_fp_certificate"/>
         <field name="binding_type">report</field>
+        <field name="paperformat_id" ref="paperformat_fp_coc"/>
     </record>
 
     <!-- ============================================================= -->
@@ -76,6 +95,7 @@
         <field name="print_report_name">'CoC FR - %s' % object.name</field>
         <field name="binding_model_id" ref="fusion_plating_certificates.model_fp_certificate"/>
         <field name="binding_type">report</field>
+        <field name="paperformat_id" ref="paperformat_fp_coc"/>
     </record>
 
     <!-- ============================================================= -->
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_reports/report/report_coc.xml b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_reports/report/report_coc.xml
index d6ac01eb..b05f057a 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_reports/report/report_coc.xml
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_reports/report/report_coc.xml
@@ -33,29 +33,42 @@
         <t t-set="signer_name" t-value="doc.certified_by_id.name or (company.x_fc_owner_user_id.name if company.x_fc_owner_user_id else '')"/>
 
         <style>
-            @page { margin: 12mm 10mm; }
-            body, .o_report_layout_boxed { margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important; }
-            .fp-coc { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000; padding: 0; }
-            .fp-coc h1 { text-align: center; font-size: 22pt; margin: 0 0 10px 0; font-weight: bold; }
-            .fp-coc hr.heavy { border: 0; border-top: 2px solid #000; margin: 6px 0; }
+            /* Kill all Odoo-inherited body/main/page spacing */
+            html, body { margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important; }
+            main, .article, .page, .o_report_layout_boxed {
+                margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;
+                page-break-after: auto !important;
+                min-height: 0 !important;
+            }
+            header.o_company_header, footer.o_company_footer { display: none !important; }
+
+            .fp-coc { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000;
+                      margin: 0; padding: 0; }
+            .fp-coc h1 { text-align: center; font-size: 20pt; margin: 0 0 6px 0;
+                         font-weight: bold; page-break-before: avoid; }
+            .fp-coc hr.heavy { border: 0; border-top: 2px solid #000; margin: 4px 0; }
             .fp-coc table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; }
-            .fp-coc table.bordered, .fp-coc table.bordered th, .fp-coc table.bordered td { border: 1px solid #000; }
-            .fp-coc th { background-color: #ededed; font-weight: bold; padding: 6px 8px; font-size: 9pt; text-align: center; }
-            .fp-coc td { padding: 6px 8px; vertical-align: top; font-size: 9pt; }
+            .fp-coc table.bordered,
+            .fp-coc table.bordered th,
+            .fp-coc table.bordered td { border: 1px solid #000; }
+            .fp-coc th { background-color: #ededed; font-weight: bold;
+                         padding: 4px 6px; font-size: 8.5pt; text-align: center; }
+            .fp-coc td { padding: 4px 6px; vertical-align: top; font-size: 8.5pt; }
             .fp-coc .text-center { text-align: center; }
             .fp-coc .text-end { text-align: right; }
-            .fp-coc .hdr-company { font-size: 9pt; line-height: 1.4; }
-            .fp-coc .hdr-company strong { font-size: 11pt; }
-            .fp-coc .cert-statement-box { border: 1px solid #000; padding: 12px; font-size: 9pt; }
-            .fp-coc .cert-statement-box h4 { margin: 0 0 6px 0; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; }
-            .fp-coc .signature-img { max-height: 2.5cm; max-width: 8cm; }
-            .fp-coc .accreditations { text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; }
-            .fp-coc .accreditations img { max-height: 2.2cm; margin: 0 4px; vertical-align: middle; }
-            .fp-coc .logo-box { text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; }
-            .fp-coc .logo-box img { max-height: 2.5cm; max-width: 4cm; }
-            .fp-coc .customer-logo { max-height: 2cm; max-width: 3.5cm; }
-            .fp-coc .fp-footer-brand { font-size: 8pt; color: #666; text-align: center; margin-top: 14px; }
-            .fp-coc .small-label { font-size: 8pt; opacity: 0.7; }
+            .fp-coc .hdr-company { font-size: 8pt; line-height: 1.35; padding: 4px; }
+            .fp-coc .hdr-company strong { font-size: 10pt; }
+            .fp-coc .cert-statement-box { border: 1px solid #000; padding: 8px; font-size: 8pt; }
+            .fp-coc .cert-statement-box h4 { margin: 0 0 4px 0; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; }
+            .fp-coc .signature-img { max-height: 1.8cm; max-width: 6.5cm; }
+            .fp-coc .accreditations { text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; padding: 4px; }
+            .fp-coc .accreditations img { max-height: 1.8cm; margin: 0 3px; vertical-align: middle; }
+            .fp-coc .logo-box { text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding: 4px; }
+            .fp-coc .logo-box img { max-height: 2cm; max-width: 3.5cm; }
+            .fp-coc .customer-logo-box img { max-height: 1.6cm; max-width: 3cm; }
+            .fp-coc .fp-footer-brand { font-size: 7.5pt; color: #666; text-align: center;
+                                       margin-top: 8px; }
+            .fp-coc .small-label { font-size: 7.5pt; opacity: 0.7; }
         </style>
 
         <div class="fp-coc">
@@ -318,19 +331,16 @@
     </template>
 
     <!-- ================================================================== -->
-    <!-- English CoC — uses html_container directly (no basic_layout            -->
-    <!-- wrapper) so the full page is ours to style, like the competitor        -->
+    <!-- English CoC — renders directly in html_container with NO wrapper       -->
+    <!-- templates, so Odoo's `.article` and `.page` styles (which force       -->
+    <!-- page-break-after + reserved header padding) don't apply.              -->
     <!-- ================================================================== -->
     <template id="report_coc_en">
         <t t-call="web.html_container">
             <t t-foreach="docs" t-as="doc">
                 <t t-set="company" t-value="(doc.portal_job_id.company_id if doc.portal_job_id else False) or (doc.sale_order_id.company_id if doc.sale_order_id else False) or env.company"/>
                 <t t-set="LANG" t-value="'en'"/>
-                <div class="article o_report_layout_boxed">
-                    <div class="page">
-                        <t t-call="fusion_plating_reports.coc_body"/>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
+                <t t-call="fusion_plating_reports.coc_body"/>
             </t>
         </t>
     </template>
@@ -343,11 +353,7 @@
             <t t-foreach="docs" t-as="doc">
                 <t t-set="company" t-value="(doc.portal_job_id.company_id if doc.portal_job_id else False) or (doc.sale_order_id.company_id if doc.sale_order_id else False) or env.company"/>
                 <t t-set="LANG" t-value="'fr'"/>
-                <div class="article o_report_layout_boxed">
-                    <div class="page">
-                        <t t-call="fusion_plating_reports.coc_body"/>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
+                <t t-call="fusion_plating_reports.coc_body"/>
             </t>
         </t>
     </template>