Pre-Shipment Inspection Services for all goods provided by GAR, as a worldwide third party inspection body brings an important and reliable added-value to suppliers & buyers, performing qualitative and quantitative inspection techniques supported by accredited test & analysis services by our local senior inspectors available in all countries.
Preshipment Inspection Services are mostly required by our clients to check and verify the compliance to the delivery terms of quality, quantity, packing and marking this allows the buyers to make sure they get what they have paid for as well as the supplier has a confidence to receive an independent inspection body report that guarantees the goods are released as per the stated conditions in the Preshipment Inspection Report. Nowadays the major buyers would like to reach out the suppliers virtually, that acquires many unidentifiable risks because it is not a face-to-face transaction. GAR Pre-Shipment Inspection will avoid all these possible risks during the domestic and international trade transactions, ensuring the clients to receive quality products from suppliers on time. In principle,
GAR is nominated by the seller or buyer defined in the Letter of Credit. Within the terms of Letter of Credit, GAR is assigned to perform the following scope of work by no means be limited to:
- Preshipment Inspection for the quantity and quality terms agreed between the parties,
- Inspection of Packing & Marking,
- Third Party Sampling,
- Test & Analysis, 3rd Party Verification of Compliance with the specifications indicated in the Letter of Credit and/ or the purchase order,
- Lashing Control,
- Damage Survey,
- Photographic Illustration of Inspection and Loading Operations,
- Draft Survey,
- Bunker Survey,
- Watertightness Test,
- Check of Hall Cleanliness,
- Issuance of Inspection Release Note, Inspection Report, Inspection Certificate, Draft Survey Report, Bunker Survey Report, Test & Analysis Certificate, Letter of Protest, Nonconformity Report, any other specific reports required by the parties.
Upon completion of Preshipment Inspection Services; the bank shall release the payment to the supplier upon submittal of the Inspection reports and Certificates provided by GAR according to the Letter of Credit Terms. In case the clients require an advisory service for the correct interpretation of the L/C Terms in regards of Preshipment Inspection specific to the purchase order or should have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us.
