It is easy to see what a container full of damaged goods could mean for your company. Aside from the financial, time, and product losses, there is also the cost to your brand’s reputation as a reliable seller.
Considering all of the factors involved in international shipping, importers should try their best to ensure that the supplier properly loads the goods. Furthermore, containers that have not been properly loaded could pose potential hazards to people and marine life. There are 5 things that importers need to pay attention to for having a successful container loading inspection:
1. Quality and Quantity Checks
The finished products should be checked to ensure the quality and all the specifications are met with your standards. By conducting the container loading inspection, the inspector could pick a random sample of the product for final verification before the loading started. This is necessary to detect the quality and quantity issues and to make sure that the manufacturer respects your standards.
2. Packaging Inspection
Packaging is important for the product’s safety. When the inspector detects defective, out-of-spec, or mislabeled packaging before the product is loaded to the container on its long journey, a company can potentially save millions in damaged goods, return costs, and lost sales.
Even if the product packaging meets quality assurance (QA) standards, the inspector may be able to provide observations and recommendations that can help to strengthen future packaging design. These recommendations are based on careful examination of how products perform under routine loading procedures and in transit.
3. Loading Procedure
Container loading is a very busy activity. You have to make sure that the loading operators pay more attention to fragile products. Are they handled with care, or are they treated as just another package to be shipped as soon as possible? Are the containers properly sealed after the loading? Because weather leaks can easily ruin even the most carefully loaded cargo.
By conducting a container loading inspection, the inspector will ensure that all personnel involved in the loading process are aware of fragile and sensitive items. Thus, they should ensure the safety of the products.
4. Container Condition Inspections
Before the loading starts, ensuring that the container is in a good condition is very important. Damage, leaks, molds, bugs, rodents, and overall material conditions must all be thoroughly inspected.
Whereas a typical loading and shipping company may overlook container flaws or gamble that a damaged container will still survive during the shipping time. However, you have nothing to worry about, by conducting a container loading inspection, the inspector will inspect every wall, latch, and seal.
5. Verification of the Legal Documents
After all the physical container and technical loading have been checked, the legal document cannot be missed. The inspector will take note of any accompanying legal documents, such as a SASO Certificate of Conformity for products shipped to Saudi Arabia or REACH, RoHS certificates for products intended for any EU Member market.
When a critical document is either missing or incorrect, it could lead to the same costly customs delays as damaged goods.
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