Agreed in the contract, checked before loading
Quality starts with the specification in the contract and is checked before the cargo leaves the origin.
The cargo you contracted for, with the papers to receive it
Quality and execution is the part of a trade that makes sure the cargo that arrives is the cargo in the contract, and that it arrives with the documents needed to clear it.
For agricultural commodities that means the grade and its figures, such as moisture and purity. For structural and architectural products it means the ASTM or EN standard named in the contract.
Five parts of every shipment
The same team handles each part from contract to discharge. Every agricultural shipment gets pre-loading verification, moisture and purity checks, and independent inspection.
- 01
Specification management
The grade and its parameters are written into the contract, so buyer, seller and inspector work to the same figures.
- 02
Inspection
An independent inspector, SGS or equivalent, checks the cargo against the specification before loading. For other trading lines, containers are audited before loading.
- 03
Documents
Commercial and shipping documents are prepared to the contract and the letter of credit, so the cargo can clear at the destination.
- 04
Logistics coordination
Loading, freight and discharge are scheduled together, from the origin warehouse to the destination port.
- 05
Traceability
Each shipment keeps its inspection results and documents together, so the buyer can see where the cargo came from and how it was checked.
What the buyer gets from it
- One specification that the buyer, the seller and the inspector all work to
- An independent inspection result before the cargo leaves the origin, not after it arrives
- Documents that match the contract and the letter of credit, so the cargo can clear and payment can move
- Loading, freight and discharge planned as one schedule
- A record of where the cargo came from and how it was checked
Ask for a specification
Tell us the commodity and the grade you need, and we will reply with how we would supply and inspect it.