Where can I apply for a cargo transportation conditions certificate? How long is it valid?

In foreign trade, if the goods are to be transported by air, water, road or railway, a cargo transportation condition appraisal certificate must be issued to ensure the safety of transportation. Where can I apply for a cargo transportation condition appraisal certificate?

Chemical Research Institute

1. How long is the validity period of the cargo transportation appraisal report?

The validity period of the Cargo Transport Conditions Appraisal Certificate is 1 year. Since the dangerous goods transportation rules are updated every year, the conclusion of the "Cargo Transport Conditions Appraisal Certificate" may be different every year.

The cargo transportation condition appraisal certificate can usually be processed within 2-3 working days, and can be completed within 6-24 hours if expedited.

2. Which goods require a cargo transport certificate?

1. Powdered goods: Goods that are transformed into powders must provide a cargo transportation condition identification report, such as spirulina powder and various plant extracts.

2. Chemical cargo: Chemical products can be roughly divided into dangerous chemicals and ordinary chemicals. Ordinary chemicals are common in transportation. Many carriers require customers to provide cargo transportation condition appraisal reports to prove that the cargo belongs to ordinary chemicals, not dangerous goods.

3. Oily goods: such as automobile parts that may contain fuel or residual fuel in the engine, carburetor or fuel tank; camping equipment or utensils that may contain flammable liquids such as kerosene and gasoline.

4. Goods with batteries: Electrical equipment may contain batteries; electric appliances such as lawn mowers, golf carts, wheelchairs, etc. may contain goods such as battery water.

5. Liquids, gases and goods that may contain liquids or gases: such as some instruments containing rectifier tubes, thermometers, barometers, pressure gauges, mercury converters, etc., because these goods may contain mercury.

6. Magnetic goods are usually transported by air for identification; according to the IATA902 transport agreement, the arbitrary magnetic field strength at 2.1m from the surface of the tested object should be less than 0.159A/m (200nT) before it can be transported as general cargo (issued a general cargo identification). Any goods containing magnetic materials will generate a magnetic field in space, and safety monitoring of magnetic goods is required to ensure flight safety.

In summary, the cargo transportation condition appraisal certificate is applied for at a chemical research institute. No matter which city you are in, you can apply at a local chemical research institute, such as the Guangzhou Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.