Cargo Gets Opened. Then What?
Cargo Inspection Coordination
Some consignments are selected for examination, and there is no arguing with it. What is controllable is how long it takes and what condition the goods are in afterwards. An inspection with nobody attending waits for a slot; cargo opened and left is cargo that arrives damaged. We arrange the appointment, attend it, and repack the consignment properly before it continues.
What We Handle
Around the Examination
The inspection itself belongs to the authority. Everything around it does not have to.
- Arranging the examination appointment
- Presenting the cargo for inspection
- Attending on your behalf
- Answering questions on the spot
- Repacking and re-sealing afterwards
- Moving the cargo on once released
Cargo Held for Inspection?
Tell us the entry and where the cargo is
Get Inspection Support Call +971 4 239 7107What Triggers an Inspection
Selection is not always random, and some of the reasons are within your control.
Documentation that raises a question
Values, descriptions or quantities that do not sit right invite a closer look. Clean, consistent paperwork is the best inspection avoidance there is.
The classification
Some tariff codes attract more scrutiny than others, which is another reason to classify properly rather than copy.
Regulated goods
Products needing approvals are checked against them. See regulatory compliance support.
Simple selection
Some examinations are routine and nothing is wrong. Those still need attending, which is the practical problem.
Presenting the cargo costs time
Someone has to physically produce the consignment for examination. When the goods are already in our own warehouse rather than sitting in a terminal stack, that is a short job instead of a scheduling exercise.
Sealed loads need re-sealing
Cargo that arrived under seal cannot simply be closed again after an examination. Re-sealing and recording it properly is part of keeping the entry clean.
After the Inspection
The Part People Forget
Cargo rarely goes back together as well as it came apart, and that is where damage claims come from.
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Repacked properly
Opened cartons restacked, re-wrapped and re-marked - see palletising and repacking.
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Moved off the terminal
Released cargo goes into our warehouses or straight out, rather than sitting where charges accrue.
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Entry closed out
The declaration is completed and the release obtained, so the file does not stay open.
Why Cannata
Attending Is the Whole Point
An inspection where nobody turns up is an inspection that waits, and waiting at a port is the expensive kind.
Someone attends
Our people present the cargo and answer questions there and then rather than by email afterwards.
Repacking on site
Materials and labour to put the consignment back together properly, which most brokers cannot offer.
Moved as soon as released
Our own trucks take the cargo away the moment it clears, so nothing sits.
Rate Request
Get a price for this shipment
Give us the route and the cargo and we will come back with a rate, usually within one working day.
Our FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
What customers ask about inspections.
