Question: Is there a compliance risk to using dummy container and seal numbers on Shipping Instructions to ocean carriers? Is there a timing risk to when we should have final package counts, weights, and container and seal numbers to a carrier? Can we do this after the master bill of lading has been issued? Answer […]
QUESTION: I need a little guidance on the correct classification of seal for a commercial washing machine. The top tub seal is a rubber seal mounted on a steel case. The bottom seal is a rubber seal with a steel case, combined with a ball bearing. When the laundry washer is assembled the bottom tub […]
Has anyone had a steamship line catch a container with a seal discrepancy yet? Because in the last year my truckers and warehouse have identified 4 seal discrepancies, which we resolved, and we have never been notified by one of our CTPAT certified carriers of a seal discrepancy. I am just curious if this is […]
A container shipped from a foreign country to the United States reaches a transload port where it is discovered that the seal is off the container and the door is ajar. What is the “best practice” for dealing with this shipment (e.g., return to foreign port of export, send an inspector to assess the container […]
How do other companies track bolt seal serial numbers for incoming containers?
Could the membership share their process for the logging of seals? I was advised that these should be kept in a locked drawer ( or something similiar) ; and a log kept on each seal given to the warehouse personnel. Has anyone heard what is the purpose, specifically? If a seal is missing, unless you […]
Could the membership share their process for the logging of seals? I was advised that these should be kept in a locked drawer ( or something similiar) ; and a log kept on each seal given to the warehouse personnel. Has anyone heard what is the purpose, specifically? If a seal is missing, unless you […]
