PRACTICE AREA

Certification and permits

We look at which permits and proofs of conformity are actually required for the goods and the operation — and where a pack of “every certificate at once” does not follow from the requirements.

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When this is relevant

Goods are planned for import, and it is unclear which permits belong to them

Requirements that follow from the characteristics and intended use of the goods need to be separated from a list collected “just in case”.

A counterparty, carrier or platform asks for documents whose basis is not obvious

It is important to see whether the request follows from requirements for the goods, or from someone else’s usual practice.

Conformity documents exist, but it is unclear whether they cover this shipment

The validity period, scope, product identification or manufacturer may not match the actual operation.

A missing permit is already affecting the shipment timetable or release

The gap needs to be named quickly, and the first question to close needs to be clear.

What we look at

We start from the goods, their intended use, the route and what has already been stated in the documents. We check which proofs of conformity and permits belong to this shipment.

We do not assemble the largest possible pack in advance. We show what the facts of the operation require, and where a request is wider than the requirement.

Typical questions

A certification question is rarely settled by the name of the goods. Identification, intended use and the shipment the document was issued for usually matter more.

  • Which proof follows from the characteristics of the goods and the operation.
  • Whether the documents already held cover this shipment.
  • Where a counterparty request or a habitual list is wider than the requirement.

How this helps

You receive a steer on permits for your shipment — without a promise that one document will end every question.

  • Which requirements are visible from the goods and the operation.
  • What in the documents already collected matches the shipment, and what does not.
  • Which question is worth closing before the next step.

Not every conformity document is needed for this shipment.
Start with a description of the goods and the operation.

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