Origin Service. Crew shall not pack any forbidden item or items above limited quantity or restriction. Please contact Metropolitan if shipper insists in including any restricted or forbidden item. Use only new and clean cartoons and packing material. Pack items in appropriate standard wrapping material before loading them on cartoon or wooden boxes. Make a list of all electric and electronic items, informing type, model, xxxx and serial number. Furniture and others items not placed into boxes should be well protected and packed with resistant and protective paper. Inform if any Ikea type furniture was included on shipment. PBO (packed by owner) is forbidden. All items previously packed or stored by shipper must be unpacked, inspected, repacked and the contents listed. Special care shall be taken on items of extraordinary sentimental or monetary value and fragile items. Use box number 1 (name as Pieces and Parts) to put all pieces and parts, such as screws, pins, hardware, keys, knobs, remote controls and loose pieces. Label the part with the name of the furniture/item it came from. Wood used for special boxes, crates, pallets, dunnage, drums, wood cases, etc must be treated and stamped on any piece of wood that compounds the wood material. The stamp must be according to the ISPM 15 (International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures). The measure applies to solid wood larger than 6 mm. The treatment can be: - HT - heat treatment – exposure to temperature of 56oC for at least 30 minutes - CPI- chemical pressure impregnation – must be combined to the HT - Fumigation- using Methyl Bromei (MB) – depend on concentration, duration and temperature. The xxxx of the treatment must be placed on at least 2 opposite sides. The xxxx is composed of ISO 3166 letters of origin country (example BR-Brazil), number of Pythosanitary registration and method of treatment (ex. MB – for fumigation). The stamp cannot contain any extra information or logo xxxx. In case of multiple shipments, pack, label and make inventory of each portion separately to avoid mixing or misdirecting the items. Request documentation to shipper in advance. Double check if visa and documentation for clearance at destination is in order and you have the green light to embark. Also, check destination port / airport and consign instruction. Do not pack liquids, food, open bottles, inflammables, and gas container. Lithium batteries, even inside equipment, cannot be sent on air shipments. If shipper wants to send new items, ...
Origin Service. Packing service must meet international standards (FIDI or similar). Move dates must always be confirmed by email to United Trans SAE minimum one day before packing starts and must include at least the following information: date(s), time(s), and transferee’s address. If the packing team is delayed the transferee must be notified immediately and United Trans SAE advised by email with explanation as to the reason. Obtain optimum density by using all available space and disassembling commonly disassembled goods. Create a legible packing list identifying all goods in the shipment with an accurate description of carton’s contents and full identification of appliances and electrical items. (Including make, model and serial number). All furniture must be listed using standard exceptions denoting condition at time of packing. Crew leaders must print their name and sign the inventory list (packing list) in the corresponding section reserved for contractor/carrier/representative. Inventory numbers must be attached to or written on the exterior of the wrapping/packing materials. Under no circumstances is a PBO (Packed by Owner) to be accepted, listed on an inventory or included in a shipment. Any carton presented by a transferee to a packing crew as PBO must have its contents thoroughly inspected and a complete description of the contents entered on the carton and inventory ensuring that the carton contains no restricted items and poses no threat to the safety or security of a ship, plane, or other vehicle on which it is to be transported. If a shipment is not loaded at the transferee’s residence, the location and date of loading is to be written at the top of the first page of the descriptive inventory. When more than one pack day is required; packing materials, debris and refuse, and empty cartons must be removed from the transferee’s residence at the conclusion of each day. Any repacking outside the transferee’s residence must have United Trans SAE’s approval.
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