During the cargo delivery, human mistakes – caused by the human actions – are the common factor. What are the common mistakes that Nigerians do in the shipping process? How these shipping errors can be minimized?
Like other life projects of the world, the shipping industry of Nigeria is also difficult and risky. There are many risks and difficulties in the Nigerian import and export business. Many mistakes arise from the human actions which makes the shipping so difficult. These mistakes usually arisefrom the use of outdated methods of shipping and the lack of sensible about the shipping business. What major mistakes they do with the import and export business? The two major mistakes of Nigerian shipping business are given below.
Indecorous packing of the goods
The outer cover of the body saves the internal organs from damage and harm. In the same way the unusual wrapping of the shipment is not proved a healthy protector of the interior items. The packing is the vital element in the process of the shipping. Good packing keeps your products safe from damages and environmental factors. The damaging of the goods during the process of shipping happen routine wise due to human and mechanical errors. The fragile items are found in the list of mostly damaged items in the shipping process.
Environmental conditions also effect the goods during the shipping which is apart from human error. But these risks can be minimized by the use of good quality packing for the shipments. The care of the cargo handling staff is also considerable. They play an important role in the careful delivery of the goods. This damage can be decreased by the proper monitoring of the cargo before delivery.
The packing must be high quality for the safe shipping. Ceramics, breakable plates, electronics and any other thing that is fragile in nature required good packing for the shipping.
Why Customs Seizure Happens?
The mostly happened Nigerian customsseizures can be stopped by the removal of the agents and the importers from the process of the shipping. What are the causes of the customs seizure? What the shipping agent do with the delivery? The following will help you to understand the customs seizure. The shipping agents play a game during the clearance process by hiding the airwaybill of the cargo. They do not pay the customs duty of the cargo.
They hide the airway bill so cunningly and if this is detected during delivery, it could lead to customs seizure. The reliance on the cargo agent must lead your cargo to the customs seizure. The importing and exporting of the illegal things and the nonpayment of the duty are the major causes of the Customs seizure.