REVIEW
Sensitive cargo to Iran: review before loading
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On a full truck out of Xinjiang, general cargo moves fastest. Branded goods, batteries, chemicals, inspection-required cargo and oversize pieces go through a document review before a loading date is offered. The three quote fields cover the enquiry; this page covers the cargo itself.
- Branded, chemical and hazardous cargo: documents first
- Lithium: full 16-section MSDS plus UN packing certificate
- A review is not an acceptance, agreed per shipment
- 80 CBM and 22 T per trailer; over-limit priced separately
Which cargo is reviewed first
This site runs full trucks, not groupage. Cargo is received at a hub or yard and delivered to the destination customs: Mashhad Customs or Tehran West Customs, entering Iran at Sarakhs. The buyer clears; CPT / DAP, not door-to-door, no DDP.
Cargo sits in one of two lanes. General cargo is the base lane: cartons, pallets, coils, ordinary machinery, with marks that match the packing list. The other lane is reviewed first: chemicals and hazardous goods, branded goods, cargo that needs commodity inspection, anything battery-powered or lithium, and pieces that are heavy or bulky out of gauge.
What is reviewed is whether the paperwork is complete, not a waiting list. Complete paperwork is the condition for talking about a trailer; incomplete paperwork goes back for more.
Batteries and lithium: 16-section MSDS
Lithium goes in the first email with a full 16-section MSDS and a UN packing certificate. Fifteen sections count as not supplied. The packaging model on the certificate has to match the outer cartons actually shipped.
Electronics with coin cells or built-in packs are battery cargo too: state the cell chemistry, the quantity per carton and whether the batteries ship inside the equipment. Undeclared batteries inside general cargo get pulled at inspection, the trailer sits in the yard and the whole batch behind it waits.
Branded goods suffer most from opening. TIR on this corridor means a seal applied at origin and one carnet, with fewer unsealings and transloads along the way. Fewer, not none. The carnet does not change transit time or freight.
Oversize, securing and the quote edge
The published ceiling is 80 CBM and 22 tonnes per trailer, read together: whichever is reached first decides. Anything beyond is priced separately. The equipment is a curtainsider or tilt trailer, not a container.
For machinery that is over-height, over-length or over-weight, send three figures up front: piece dimensions, gross weight and lifting points. Heavy cargo at the floor, light cargo on top; a curtainsider has no box walls, so restraint comes from straps, dunnage and corner protection. Securing and lifting are outside the quote.
The written rate that follows a review carries a validity date. Included: line-haul freight, domestic warehousing, loading and export declaration, and the foreign transit-agent fee. Excluded: destination clearance, insurance, inspection charges, securing, lifting, onward services abroad and the over-limit part. The Kyrgyz 0.4% applies on Wuqia only, is a tax and not freight, and does not exist on the Khorgos routing.
FAQ
Can we reuse an old MSDS from the supplier?
No. It has to carry all 16 sections; a missing section counts as not supplied.
Does a passed review guarantee the booking?
No. Acceptance is agreed per shipment, and always for hazardous or inspection-required cargo.
How is the over-limit part priced?
Separately, outside anything shown on the page. Send piece dimensions, gross weight and lifting points first.
Related: The three quote fields · Packing for a curtainsider · Counting trucks for a full load · Polymers and chemicals by road · Get a Freight Quote