What To Do With The Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate

2022.8.15

When do we get the certificate of inspection prior to shipping? There is a pre-shipment inspection certificate, and its entire name and abbreviation are shown below. This document, issued by China’s General Administration of Inspection and Quarantine, is formally known as a “certificate for pre shipment inspection” (PSI). China Inspection and quarantine issues both the PSI certificate and the PSI certificate under their respective international names. Now, let’s check the process and time of handling the pre shipment inspection certificate.

Pre-shipment inspection certificate procedures

1. We’ll need to have a look at some tests.

The export company must complete the evaluation prior to the inspection. There are two sections to the exam.

Regular examination (this test is a test result sheet for each batch).

 

2. Evaluation of measures taken to safeguard the environment (the test result sheet can be used for many times, and the write off system is adopted)

For information on certain types of tests, please contact the sample receiving staff.

The duration of the test is about 5 business days.

Next, businesses who want to be inspected but aren’t yet registered with the commodities inspection bureau must do so (registration is free)

A registered business that lacks the necessary employees to submit an inspection application may do so via an agent.

Businesses that are registered and have inspection application staff may request inspections on their own.

 

3. Examine Results

Appointments are required; please schedule one in advance (please verify the inspection day and time).

The day of packing is scheduled to be the agreed upon inspection date (the inspection result list and inspection application document shall be provided before inspection)

Second, on the day of the inspection, confirm by phone first thing in the morning. You need to pick up the appropriate documentation from the Commodity Inspection Bureau either either before the container arrives at the packaging facility or right after it arrives at the packing place (no packing is allowed before the inspection teachers arrive at the site)

There are two sections to this review:

  1. For products inspection, the plant should offer appropriate inspection equipment and weighing equipment
  2. Loading supervision: when the items are examined, the inspection instructor will watch the loading on site. *CIQ will be supplied after packaging is finished.

 

4. Obtaining the Certificate

Documents will be shared across the Office staff when the review is complete.

The Inspection Office Has Acquired the CIQ Certificate

Along with the bill of lading and any other necessary customs clearance paperwork, a CIQ certificate must be forwarded to the port of destination for customs clearance.

 

Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate: Frequently Asked Questions

How important is the certificate, and how has it been modified to fit the local culture?

It was at the close of 2006 that the pre-shipment inspection certificate was issued. The majority of its shipments are sent to African nations. Although the format may vary significantly depending on the final destination, the information contained therein is always the same.

China’s inspection and quarantine agencies have been conducting pre-shipment inspections of export items to Yemen since June 1, 2014, making that nation the sixth country after Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Egypt, Iran, and Sudan.

Primarily, the destination country’s customs department will make use of the pre-shipment inspection certificate. This certificate is the certificate at the destination port required by the contract between China and certain African nations.

 

What are the prospects for a pre-shipment inspection taking place in the country of final destination?

Even though the plant is in Area B (China), the certificate may still be processed through customs in Area A (the rest of the world). As long as the manual signer’s signature appears beside the official China Inspection and Quarantine Bureau seal, everything is good to go.