Pre-Shipment Inspections

Avoid the Pitfalls of Poor Communication with Suppliers

Poor communication with suppliers can quickly escalate into significant problems, leading to incorrect shipments that create unnecessary workloads, cause damage, and often result in a total loss of shipment value.

Don’t let supplier errors become your nightmare; eliminate the risk of mistakes with our comprehensive pre-shipment inspection services.

With 25 years of experience and a trained team of professionals, we are ready to inspect your products before shipment for quality defects, quantity discrepancies, and safety compliance. Our professional pre-shipment inspection will ensure that your products are fully prepared for their destination market, following a rigorous seven-step process.

What Is Pre-Shipment Inspection?
Pre-shipment inspection is a crucial procedure conducted by trade operators—buyers, suppliers, and agencies—to evaluate newly manufactured products before they are shipped for export or import. The key purposes of a pre-shipment inspection include:

Checking the quantity and quality of the merchandise.
Identifying any product defects.
Ensuring compliance with safety requirements for the destination market.
Issuing reports for import and billing purposes.

Historical Context
Pre-shipment inspections were officially introduced in 1994 as part of an agreement to enhance international trade standards under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which has since been replaced by the World Trade Organization (WTO). This agreement includes several obligations to ensure that pre-shipment inspections are conducted according to the following principles:

● Non-discrimination
● Transparency
● Protection of confidential business information
● Avoidance of delays
● Price verification based on the price of identical or similar goods in the country of exportation, allowing exporters to explain the pricing
● Establishment of appeals procedures by inspection agencies, with findings available to other exporters

What Our Inspection Covers
Our pre-shipment inspection typically evaluates the following aspects: functionality, performance, durability, overall appearance, and dimensions. We adhere to AQL standards (ANSI/ASQC Z1.4, ISO 2859, NF06-022, BS 6001, DIN 40080) during the inspection process.

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