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Weigh containers easily and avoid misdeclaration

Weigh containers easily and avoid misdeclaration

Weigh containers easily and avoid misdeclaration As you are aware and as has been featured several times on this website, misdeclaration of container weight has been a big problem for ship owners and operators and is reported to have caused several accidents.. BISON Group Limited, a tech company in New Zealand claims to have found a unique solution for shippers to weigh the containers in a quick,…

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Container Weight Fraud

There have been several discussions on this blog about misdeclaration of container weights ..

People seem to be coming up with creative ideas to commit fraud relating to container weight.. Here is a news item from gCaptain.com for your interest..

IMB Uncovers Unusual Container Weight Fraud

The International Maritime Bureau has been alerted to a fraud involving a shipping container’s weight and…

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When is a container considered as Over weight..??

When is a container considered as Over weight..?? #shippingeducation #shippingandfreight

When is a container considered as Over weight..??

I need to understand when is a container considered as Over weight ?

Will I incur additional surcharge because of this.

As per standard info there are limits / max weight declared per each box type / size but I noticed for example that a 20GE has a limit of 30,000 pound but carriers charged me for overweight over 27 Tons.

Why is that and what are…

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May ‘14: PRV section recovers Rs15m in 52 cases

May ‘14: PRV section recovers Rs15m in 52 cases

KARACHI: Post Release Verification (PRV) Section of Model Customs Collectorate of Appraisement-West has recovered and collected an amount of Rs 15,274,629 while detecting 52 cases of tax-evasion, mis-declaration and under-invoicing in the month of May, 2014.

The PRV Section has recovered an amount of Rs 305,274 from Goods Declaration (GD) no.89562; Rs 305,274 from GD no.90338, Rs 197,450 from GD…

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Law to curb undervaluation of property discussed

Law to curb undervaluation of property discussed

ISLAMABAD: The government is planning introducing a new law in budget (2014-15) to empower the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to purchase property at a higher rate of 25 percent than the declared sale price or value of land to check the incidence of massive undervaluation and misdeclaration in the country. The idea regarding the introduction of a new law to curb massive undervaluation of…

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Customs proposes 10pc duty on import of silicon steel

Customs proposes 10pc duty on import of silicon steel

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Customs has recommended the imposition of 10 percent import duty on commercial import of silicon steel to prevent the incidence of misdeclaration.

As per details, the import of silicon steel has witnessed a conservable increase over the past one year despite the fact that no new investment has been made in silicon-steel-consuming sector like electric transformer and fan…

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Who verifies the cargo weight in a container and where..??

Who verifies the cargo weight in a container and where..??

This was a question from one of the readers (Julia)..

Question 1: Where and who verifies the cargo weight in a container (shipper just declare it? nobody checks after?)

The generalized process of containerized shipments in most countries goes something like this :

Shipper books cargo with shipping line at which stage a cargo weight is indicated for the line to make the booking..

Shipper packs the…

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