What Is Pre-Shipment Inspection?

Pre-shipment inspection is a service provided to exporters and importers, including detailed inspection of equipment or materials that have been manufactured but not yet shipped. The scope of inspection includes quality, quantity, packaging, marking and supervision. The inspection certificate can be provided by letter of credit and authorized by the Chamber of Commerce.

Pre-shipment inspection

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Pre-shipment inspection is a service provided to exporters and importers, including detailed inspection of equipment or materials that have been manufactured but not yet shipped. The scope of inspection includes quality, quantity, packaging, marking and supervision. The inspection certificate can be provided by letter of credit and authorized by the Chamber of Commerce.

Chinese name

Pre-shipment inspection

Foreign name

Pre-shipment Inspection

Short name

PSI

Explanation

Services for exporters and importers

Pre-shipment Inspection (PSI)

Pre-shipment inspection is a service provided to exporters and importers, including detailed inspection of equipment or materials that have been manufactured but not yet shipped. The scope of inspection includes quality & quantity, packaging & marking and supervision. The inspection certificate can be provided by letter of credit and authorized by the Chamber of Commerce.

Pre-shipment inspection is a necessary step for obtaining an import certificate for goods when exporting to a country that implements an import certification scheme. Without this certificate, the goods cannot be cleared in the country of destination.

This approach is adopted by many developing countries and employs independent professional companies to inspect the loading of goods ordered overseas. Its purpose is to prevent capital outflows, commercial fraud, and evasion of customs duties, to protect domestic fiscal interests and to compensate for administrative problems. Inadequate management. The professional inspection company will issue a CLEAN REPORT OF FINDINGS (CRF) after the inspection, and the importer will clear the customs accordingly.

Importing country performing PSI inspection (information updating):

Iran, Bangladesh, Angola, Ecuador, Togo, Niger, Colombia, Senegal, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Philippines, etc.

PSI inspection: PRE-SHIPMENT INSPECTION, on-site inspection and verification of cargo price and customs code.

In some of the world's more backward and poor countries, when importing goods, such inspections need to be done in the exporting countries. The purpose is to help importing countries carry out correct valuation and taxation of goods and to help importing countries control foreign exchange.

The PSI inspection time is after the goods are prepared and before the shipment

The location of the PSI inspection can be in the production plant, warehouse, container yard, etc. according to the actual situation. If there is a supervisory packing requirement, it should be carried out at the packing location.

The content of the PSI inspection varies according to the requirements of the importing country. Generally, the quality, specifications, quantity / weight, packaging, and buns of the goods are checked according to the letter of credit / formal invoice / contract, etc. Some countries require supervision for installation. Some do not require.

The PSI inspection agency varies according to the regulations of the importing country. The basic requirement is an internationally recognized inspection and certification agency. CCIC, Cotecna, BV, SGS, etc. are commonly used.

The cost of PSI inspection is determined according to the type / quantity of goods / test items / inspection labor day / value of goods. Generally, it is calculated according to the inspection labor day (such as packing time). It ranges from 200-400 US dollars per labor day. In the case of high value, you can also charge two to five thousandths of the value of the product. .

The process of PSI inspection is generally that the importer first applies in the relevant departments of the importing country (such as the financial and banking departments) and the international inspection agency in the importing country, and then the inspection instructions will be transferred to the branch of the international inspection agency in the exporting country of the goods. The inspection agency will contact the exporter to confirm the inspection time.

The above is the case of a government contract (the government commissions an inspection agency to do the inspection), and another is required by foreign customers, and this requirement is written into the letter of credit or contract.

This kind of PSI inspection can be applied directly in the exporting country, but not in the importing country. If the letter of credit states the inspection agency, it can only apply for inspection by this inspection agency. If it is not specified, then any internationally recognized inspection agency is acceptable.