Shipment inspection<\/p>\n
This is in response to the letter by A. Djuana (The Jakarta
\nPost, Feb. 7, 1996). I would be glad to assist him in collating
\nhis shipping documents on future importations.<\/p>\n
The writer alleges that the pre-shipment inspection report
\nissued by the government appointed surveyor \"...is a minuscule
\nsheet of paper with a number and a date, nothing else.\" This
\ncreates difficulties when it comes to matching such reports with
\nother shipping documents.<\/p>\n
The writer will be relieved to hear that the \"minuscule\"
\ndocument which has been faxed to him by his overseas suppliers is
\nnot in fact the inspection report. The minuscule document is
\nnothing more than an adhesive sticker which is attached to the
\nseller's invoice and which serves only to confirm that an
\ninspection report was issued. The actual inspection report known
\nas the Laporan Pemeriksaan Surveyor, or LPS, is printed on
\nspecial security paper larger than A4 size and is a comprehensive
\ndocument which includes the goods description, invoice number,
\nprice, weight, shipping details, seller's name and other data
\nwhich makes reconciliation an easy process.<\/p>\n
Importers whose goods are subject to pre-shipment inspection
\ncollect the LPS from their banks prior to customs clearance. For
\nadvance information, the importer may also obtain a copy of the
\nLPS from the dispatch office of the PT Surveyor Indonesia PSI
\nDivision, which is located for the convenience of the importing
\npublic in the basement of the World Trade Center, Jakarta.<\/p>\n
On one last point of clarification, the letter of A. Djuana
\nwas addressed to the SGS Group. In Indonesia, however, the
\ngovernment appointed surveyor is PT Surveyor Indonesia. It issues
\n85 percent of all the LPS issued under the Indonesian pre-
\nshipment inspection program. The role of SGS as PT Surveyor
\nIndonesia's principal subcontractor is to conduct physical
\ninspection on a worldwide basis and issue the LPS as PT
\nSurveyor's agent only in those countries where PT Surveyor has
\nnot yet established branch offices.<\/p>\n
J.G. WILLIAMS<\/p>\n
Director of Operations<\/p>\n
PT Surveyor Indonesia<\/p>\n
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