Many Pakistanis are settled in the UK. Though they have left their homeland yet they are keeping alive relation with their relatives and friends. Every year, a huge transfer of goods occurs from the UK to Pakistan.
Everything is sent to Pakistan like electronics, clothes, food items, refrigerators, air-conditioners and children games. No doubt all these things are available in Pakistan but people living in Pakistan prefer these things from the UK because here in Pakistan substandard products are also swarming in the markets.
So Pakistanis love to ask their relatives and friends in the UK for bringing various things including Electronics Shipping from the UK.
All the things are not allowed to cross the boundaries of a country. Certain rules and laws prohibit certain things to export or import. In the same manner, some items can be sent through the parcel and some as shipment.
You are sending precious gifts to your dear and near ones, so choose the best of best service for cargo to Pakistan. Ensure that the cargo company you are choosing has all the desired infrastructure and technology.
It would be the best option to write the detail of the contents you are sending to use it as a reference. It will memorize all that have you packed inside.
Having a prior meeting with cargo company’s’ officials, prepare the concerned documents for sending your Cargo to Pakistan. Keep these papers with great care at some safe place in the house or office.
Follow the movement of your shipment towards consignee in Pakistan. This will refresh you all about your costly items to be sent. Also, intimate the consignee in Pakistan about the Cargo in advance
Every rule of law has a certain base as you are never allowed to send everything from the UK to Pakistan. For instance, an item containing lithium batteries (e.g. cell phone and laptop) are disallowed to send because various incidents have happened when these batteries were blasted during transit of cargo. Likewise, drugs, wild animals, pets, dairy products, gems, jewellery, alcohol etc. are prohibited from cargo.
Is it feasible to send every item ignoring its safety and life span? Never and never. Food items are very sensitive and need specific care while transporting. Not all the eatables can be sent as these need specific care and arrangement to cargo them to Pakistan. Likewise, medicines to need strict compliance of preservation during cargo.
Canned food items have a long shelf life and no issue of their spoiling at least for six months. These can be sent by cargo service though parcel service. Food items having less shelf life-like fruit and vegetables are sent through either by air or ocean in the controlled container.
Appropriate packing of food items should be done like the choice of durable packing container, usage of fresh carton and packing of an article in the right sized box. You should also ensure the correct entry of ingredients and use of well-made cans to endure travelling shocks. Also, keep abreast of changing custom clearance policies and rules.
Before choosing Cargo Company, it is an absolute must to pack the cargo box properly. Long travelling of this cargo will certainly have various shocks and jumps. Though every care is taken yet never take any risk.