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The Indonesian Government changed regulations on the import of waste paper to Indonesia, effective June 1, 2019, according to Hapag-Lloyd.
This change refers to the procedure of verification method of waste paper at origin:
- Cargo Inspection to be done at origin before stuffing, when all cargoes and containers are 100% made available for inspection.
- Surveyor will check 2 bales randomly per container to ascertain that waste paper condition is clear, dry, and homogenous.
- Loading/stuffing supervision is carried out 100 % on all goods loaded into container and sealed by Surveyor's seal.
KSO Sucofindo & Surveyor Indonesia is the surveyor company appointed by Indonesia Government to implement this new procedure. They partnership with following 7 overseas agents:
1. Cotecna: North America, USA and Canada
2. CWM Survey and Inspection: Continental Europe and Russia (excluding UK and Baltic)
3. Baltic Control: UK / Ireland, Baltic and Latin/South America
4. Bureau Veritas: Africa Zone, including La Reunion
5. CCIC: China, Australia, Mexico, and other Asian countries to be confirmed
6. Alex Stewart: Australia
7. OMIC: Japan
Following requirements must be fulfilled prior to acceptance of the booking request:
- Shipper to confirm that inspection at origin side has been done and approved by one of the appointed KSO agents (see above).
- Surveyor at Origin to issue Inspection Report and this must be attached to the booking.
- Containers have all been sealed by the appointed surveyor's seal.
- Letter of Intent (LOI) is duly signed by shipper/exporter.
