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Pre ??? Shipment Inspection
Article Date: 16 October 2015
Pre-shipment inspection (PSI) is a vital element of trading with some countries. It provides an importing country with an objective third-party report about goods and materials before shipment.
Definition
Pre-shipment inspection (PSI) provides an objective third-party opinion about goods and materials before shipment.
Once it covered only quality, quantity and export market price in order to safeguard the client countries’ foreign exchange reserves. Then, programmes were expanded to include verification of the import eligibility of the goods (ie compliance with regulations) and, subsequently, verification of the value and classification of the goods for customs purposes. Thereafter, a growing number of clients also requested that specific checks be made to certify that imported goods met relevant safety standards and health and labelling regulations.
Country by Country
The following are the agencies contracted by each of the named countries to carry out PSI on their behalf
|
Country |
Agencies Contracted |
|
Algeria |
Bureau Veritas/BIVAC, Intertek, SGS, TUV Rheinland UK |
|
Bangladesh |
Bureau Veritas/BIVAC |
|
Benin |
Bureau Veritas/BIVAC |
|
Botswana |
Bureau Veritas/BIVAC, Intertek, TUV Rheinland UK |
|
Burkina Faso |
Cotecna |
|
Burundi |
SGS |
|
Cameroon |
SGS |
|
Central African Republic |
Bureau Veritas/BIVAC |
|
Chad |
Bureau Veritas/BIVAC |
|
Colombia |
Cotecna |
|
Congo |
Cotecna |
|
Ecuador |
Bureau Veritas/BIVAC |
|
Egypt |
Bureau Veritas/BIVAC, SGS, Cotecna |
|
Ethiopia |
TUV Rheinland UK, Cotecna, Bureau Veritas/BIVAC |
|
Gabon |
Bureau Veritas/BIVAC |
|
Ghana |
Bureau Veritas/BIVAC, Cotecna (destination inspection only) |
|
Guinea-Conakry |
Bureau Veritas/BIVAC |
|
Haiti |
SGS |
|
Indonesia |
SGS, Bureau Veritas/BIVAC (steel and glass), Cotecna |
|
Iran |
Cotecna |
|
Iraq |
Bureau Veritas/BIVAC, TUV Rheinland UK, Cotecna |
|
Ivory Coast |
Bureau Veritas/BIVAC |
|
Kazakhstan |
SGS |
|
Kenya |
SGS, Bureau Veritas/BIVAC |
|
Kurdistan |
SGS, Bureau Veritas/BIVAC, TUV Rheinland UK |
|
Kuwait |
Intertek, Bureau Veritas/BIVAC, TUV Rheinland UK |
|
Lebanon |
Bureau Veritas/BIVAC |
|
Liberia |
Bureau Veritas/BIVAC |
|
Libya |
Intertek, Cotecna |
|
Mali |
Bureau Veritas/BIVAC |
|
Mexico |
Intertek |
|
Mozambique |
Intertek |
|
Niger |
Cotecna |
|
Nigeria |
Intertek, SGS (for certification of certain products, under the Standards Organisation of Nigeria Conformity Assessment Programme |
|
Philippines |
Bureau Veritas/BIVAC, Intertek, Cotecna |
|
Qatar |
Intertek, TUV Rheinland UK |
|
Republic of Central Africa |
Bureau Veritas/BIVAC |
|
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa) |
Bureau Veritas/BIVAC |
|
Russia |
Intertek, Bureau Veritas/BIVAC (GOST) |
|
Saudi Arabia |
Bureau Veritas/BIVAC, Intertek, SGS, TUV Rheinland UK, Cotecna |
|
Senegal |
Cotecna |
|
Somalia |
Bureau Veritas/BIVAC |
|
Sudan (North) |
Cotecna |
|
Tanzania |
SGS, Bureau Veritas/BIVAC |
|
Togo |
Cotecna (for destination inspection only), Bureau Veritas/BIVAC |
|
Uganda |
Bureau Veritas/BIVAC, Intertek, SGS |
|
Uzbekistan |
Intertek |
|
Zimbabwe |
Bureau Veritas/BIVAC |
For their contact details – please email s.warrington@chamberelancs.co.uk
Checking Whether Your Consignment Needs Pre-shipment Inspection
Not all countries require PSI and it is important to check from the outset whether it is needed. Apart from referring to the list under Country by Country, this is most easily done by taking guidance from buyers or agents.
It should be noted that any PSI contracts listed reflect the position as at the time of updating this page. The situation can sometimes change quickly andsubscribers should check with a company that it still carries out PSI for any specific country.
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