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Export containers should be regularly inspected to avoid accidents and delays during transport. Shippers are often required to have containers surveyed to confirm they are suitable for carrying cargo. Inspections can take 3-5 business days on average to complete at major ports, so scheduling adequate time is important.

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Container Used Standard

Export containers should be regularly inspected to avoid accidents and delays during transport. Shippers are often required to have containers surveyed to confirm they are suitable for carrying cargo. Inspections can take 3-5 business days on average to complete at major ports, so scheduling adequate time is important.

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Export containers should be continually

inspected/surveyed to avoid operational


accidents and delays.
Why should my
container be Most steamship lines require shipper owned
containers to be surveyed to ensure units are
inspected? suitable for transport (cargo worthy).

(aka surveyed)
Make sure to budget enough time. Getting a container
surveyed can take 3 to 5 business days in most major
ports. This will vary based on seasonality and location.

Each transit can cause damage and deteriorate


the cargo worthiness of the unit, have it
inspected!

Knowing the type of cargo


before buying the unit is important as
it will impact the inspection criteria.
What inspection
Foodstuff like rice, wheat, flour etc. have
different criteria than a container used for
is needed for my
Marble slabs or scrap metal.
container?
Container must have a valid CSC-Plate and if
carrying food, be food grade, if carrying marble
have a sound understructure.

Two containers could be equally cargo


worthy but one might be food grade
and the other suitable for heavier
loads.

These are all terms established in the


industry to grade containers.
What does
IICL, CIC, CW, The Institute of International Container Lessors
and WWT all (IICL) and the Common Interchange Criteria (CIC)
have strict guidelines for inspecting containers.
mean?
A cargo worthy (CW) container is just as sea worthy as
an IICL or CIC but may have some heavier dents. Wind
CSI Group LLC
and Watertight (WWT) is just that, wind and watertight
617-481-1931
www.csiu.co
and may not be cargo worthy.

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