Pre-Shipment Inspection

Some of the following countries only require inspection if the invoice is over a certain value or only on certain types of products. Consult with the company listed below that has contracted with the government of the country for pre-shipment inspections. Phone numbers and websites are listed for inspection companies. This update does not include countries serviced by Control Union Inspection, Inc.

Angola - Cotecna Inspection, Societe Generale Surveillance, Bureau Veritas

Benin - Bureau Veritas

Burkina Faso - Cotecna Inspection

Burundi - Societe Generale Surveillance

Cameroon - Societe Generale Surveillance

Central African Republic - Bureau Veritas

Comoros - Cotecna

Congo (Democratic Republic) - Cotecna

Cote d'Ivoire - Bureau Veritas

Guinea - Bureau Veritas

Indonesia (Waste and Used Equipment) - Societe Generale Surveillance, Bureau Veritas

Iran - Societe Generale Surveillance

Kenya - Intertek, Societe Generale Surveillance, Bureau Veritas

Kuwait - Intertek Testing

Liberia - Bureau Veritas

Mali - Bureau Veritas

Mauritania - Societe Generale Surveillance

Mexico - Bureau Veritas, Intertek Testing, Societe Generale Surveillance

Mozambique - Intertek Testing

Niger - Cotecna

Rwanda - Societe Generale Surveilance

Senegal - Cotecna

Sierra Leone - Intertek

Tanzania - Societe Generale Surveillance, Intertek

Togo - Cotecna

Uzbekistan - Intertek Testing, Societe Generale Surveillance

Venezuela - Intertek Testing, Societe Generale Surveillance

Zanzibar - Societe Generale Surveillance

Bureau Veritas - 305/593-7878, http://www.bureauveritas.com/

Cotecna - 703/814-4000, http://www.cotecna.com

Societe Generale Surveillance - SGS - 212/482-8700, http://www.sgs.com

Intertek Testing Service - 305/513-3000, http://www.intertek.com

Control Union Inspection Inc. - 504/227-2025, http://www.controlunion.com