Cargo inspection

Afrimed Shipping provides a trained employee on-site at the port to handle container unpacking inspections and SARS-required customs examinations, so you don’t have to. We deliver a full report detailing any damage and the customs tally after each inspection.

Cargo Inspection | Afrimed Shipping
Cargo Inspection | Afrimed Shipping
Cargo Inspection | Afrimed Shipping
Why would my cargo be inspected?

Cargo inspection can be a burden for clearing and forwarding agents who don’t have the time to control the necessary inspections their clients require, or the examinations the Department of Customs and Excise conducts before releasing detained cargo. Afrimed eases that burden with a dedicated on-site agent.

What happens during an inspection?

A trained employee is based on-site to conduct the necessary inspections

The examination is conducted together with a customs officer

A full report is delivered, detailing all damages and the total customs tally

Release of detained goods is arranged once the inspection clears

Who conducts the inspection

A trained Afrimed employee, on-site at the port

Conducted with

A customs officer from the Department of Customs and Excise

Deliverable

Full report detailing damages and customs tally

Outcome

Release of detained goods arranged where applicable

Frequently asked
Questions people ask us

Anyone whose goods are detained pending a customs examination, or any importer who wants an independent, on-site check of a container’s condition before it’s accepted.

 
 
 
 
 

A full report on the unpacking of the container, detailing all damages and the total tally for the Department of Customs and Excise.

 
 
 
 
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Cargo Inspection | Afrimed Shipping
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