Pre-shipment Inspection
Pre-shipment Inspection sits in the Compliance phase of TradeOS — Vinod Kumar Jain's 30-year operational lens on cross-border trade. Many destination countries (and many buyers) require third-party PSI by SGS, Bureau Veritas, Intertek, or local agencies. Verifies HS classification, quality specs, packaging, marking. Issued certificate (CRF / CSI) is part of doc set. Typical size: 0.5-2% of FOB value. Typical time: 1-3 weeks. Multilateral coverage: 197 countries × 273 FTAs × 28 blocs × 37 corridors.
Primary actors
8-Slice Anatomy
Every pre-shipment inspection transaction touches each of these slices. Click through to deep-dive each.
Other Compliance-phase operations
All 6 TradeOS phases
Active pre-shipment inspection workflow? AJG (Vinod Kumar Jain, 30+ yrs export-import) can advise on the operational details, edge cases, and country-specific variants.
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Frequently asked about Pre-shipment Inspection
What is the typical size for Pre-shipment Inspection?
0.5-2% of FOB value
How long does pre-shipment inspection typically take?
1-3 weeks
Who are the primary actors involved?
exporter, inspection-agency, importer.
Is pre-shipment inspection applicable across all 197 countries?
Yes — TradeOS is multilateral by construction. Every category adapts to local jurisdiction, regulatory regime, and applicable trade agreements. Country-specific variants are surfaced via /os/tradeos/country/{country}/.
How does this relate to AJG's broader trade-intelligence platform?
TradeOS is the operational layer atop AJG's data substrate (197 countries · 273 FTAs · 28 blocs · 37 corridors). It complements DealOS (deal structures), DealOS-tradeOS triads compose strategic + operational views.