Pre-shipment inspection

Pre-shipment inspection is a service provided by some companies worldwide to exporters and importers and comprises a detailed inspection of equipment or materials after manufacture, but prior to shipment. The scope includes Quality & Quality, Packing & Marking and Supervision of Loading. A Certificate of Inspection can be provided against a Letter of Credit and authorized by a Chamber of Commerce.

For export to countries with import certification schemes, the pre-shipment inspection is a necessary step to receive an import certificate for the shipment. Without this certificate the shipment will not be able to clear customs in the country of destination.

Pre-shipment inspection offers its customers the certainty that the goods arriving on their place of destination are in conformity to required specifications. These can be customer’s own requirements or legal demands.