SHIPPING HIGH VALUE ITEMS

Valuable cargo is defined by IATA as goods valued at over $1,000USD per kilo. This commonly includes jewels, cash, medical equipment, bank documentation, high couture fashion, but mostly precious artwork.

Precious shipments need special attention to ensure safe and secured transport. Valuable shipments are treated with extra care. They are handled under specific security measures from acceptance to delivery in accordance with local regulations and conditions both at origin and destination.

In the air transportation, such cargoes have a VAL code.

WCARGO has extensive experience in the air transportation of high-value goods from Finland around the world.

We believe that the air freight are the best way to deliver the VAL goods for long destination.

WCARGO provides safe and quick transportation with personal service for each and every customer at the best tariffs.

Special services for packing

Rigid packaging (also known as "crate")

  • Packing on our euro pallet and fastening with stretch film
  • Palletizing and sealing of euro pallet
  • Use of pallet sides
  • Provision of bags with their subsequent sealing
  • Packing cargo in a "proprietary" cardboard box and pasting it with adhesive tape
  • Packing in bubble polyethylene film
  • Use of polypropylene tape

 

Information and labeling

Shipper and consignee are advised to make advance arrangenments for acceptance and delivery to minimize storage and holding times at origin and destination.

Shipments containing valuable cargo are not transported on road feeder services (RFS).

Valuable cargo is not accepted in a consolidated shipment loaded in a ULD unless the entire shipment comprises valuable cargo.

The special handling code ‘VAL’ must be used in all information.

The air waybill must show accurate entries for weight and package dimensions. No actual value of goods should be shown in the AWB. It must show words "Valuable Cargo".

Packages shall be adequately packed in such manner that it becomes immediately apparent when the outside wrapping is broken. It is the shipper responsibility to assure that packaging is tamper evident ant that the packages are sealed with adequate seals.
Inadequately packed or damaged shipments are not accepted for transport, e.g. transparent plastic materials that reveal the contents of the shipment or other wrapping materials of poor quality.
All packages are to be carefully examined at the time of acceptance for any sign of defect. Each package is to be check-weighed and weights verified against documents.
All packages are to be securely closed and contents tightly packed.
Packages must not bear labels or marks calling attention to the nature of the contents.

Conditions ans special requirements:

  • Due to special handling of VAL shipments max. 50kg/piece weight limit applies to ensure smooth handling and storage of VAL shipments
  • Bigger shipments on request 
  • Booking 24hrs prior to flight departure
  • Strict attention must be paid to packaging standards  (сделать страницу стандарты упаковки)
  • Accepted on certified routings

Packaging services are carried out exclusively in warehouses of WCARGO.
ATTENTION: When ordering a rigid package, the transportation price increases due to the increase in cargo dimensions.

After packing and air preparation, the cargo is delivered under protection to the air terminal, where also to be in the safe or in the protected area.

Of course, we recommend, also insure this cargo.
The carrier's liability for cargo (VAL) is standard. The tariff increase is caused by additional security at the loading and unloading terminals.

Tariffs for air freight services depend on the nature, weight and volume of the cargo being transported, the distance between the point of departure and the destination, and other factors,
therefore the rate for air transportation is calculated individually for each type of cargo transported.

For your convenience, we have created the Calculator of calculation of cost in the section AIR CARGO TRANSPORTATION.

You can always contact us and we will be glad to help you!