Logistics & shipping
From Pakistan to your port, with the paperwork to prove it.
Export logistics fail on details: the wrong Incoterm, a missing document, a labelling rule nobody checked. This page explains the terms we offer, the documents every shipment carries, and the confirmations you need to make before ordering — without inventing transit times, freight rates or port promises.
The buyer's problem
The salt is the easy part. The shipment is where orders go wrong.
A buyer who agrees grade and price but not Incoterm, port, documents and labelling law has agreed only half an order. The other half surfaces at the port of shipment or the port of destination — as demurrage, a customs hold, or a retailer rejecting mislabelled packs. This page exists so that half is agreed before production starts.
Incoterms explained
Who pays, who carries the risk, at each step.
FOB, CFR and CIF are offered as standard. EXW and DDP are only on request, confirmed at quotation — never assume them.
FOB
OfferedFree on Board: we deliver the goods on board the vessel at the port of shipment in Pakistan. From that point, freight, insurance and onward costs and risks pass to you. Best when you have your own freight arrangements.
CFR
OfferedCost and Freight: we arrange and pay freight to your destination port. Risk still passes when the goods are loaded on board — so insurance is a separate decision you should make deliberately.
CIF
OfferedCost, Insurance and Freight: we arrange freight and insurance to your destination port. The most complete of our standard terms — but check the insurance cover level against your cargo value before agreeing.
EXW
On request — confirmed at quotationEx Works: you collect from our facility and handle everything onward. Available on request, confirmed at quotation — not a standard term, so do not assume it until it is written into your quote.
DDP
On request — confirmed at quotationDelivered Duty Paid: we would handle delivery to your door including duties. Available only on request and confirmed at quotation, because duties, taxes and import rules depend entirely on your destination.
The rule: whichever term you choose, it must appear in writing in your quotation. A term agreed only in conversation is a term that will be disputed at the port.
Documentation checklist
Five documents every shipment carries.
Commercial invoice
Value, description and HS classification for your shipment — HS 25.01 covers salt generally.
Packing list
What is in each bag, carton or pallet, and how the container is loaded — the document your warehouse actually works from.
Certificate of origin
Confirms Pakistani origin, which matters for tariffs, trade preferences and your customers' origin claims.
Bill of lading
The carrier's receipt and title document — the paper that lets you claim the goods at the destination port.
Batch COA
Certificate of analysis for the actual batch supplied — matched to the specification you agreed, not a generic datasheet.
If your market requires additional documents, raise them at quotation — before dispatch, not after.
Containers
Container & mixed-container notes.
Count in tonnes
Plan in metric tonnes: 40 × 25 kg bags = 1 MT. Freight, pallet counts and warehouse space should all be calculated from that unit.
Mixed containers
A container mixing grades, sizes or formats can be discussed at quotation. Separation, labelling and the packing list must be agreed before loading so your warehouse can split it cleanly.
Origin: Pakistan
Shipments originate in Pakistan. We do not name destination ports, transit times or freight rates on this page — those are confirmed for your actual route at quotation.
Before dispatch
Inspection before dispatch — your last cheap checkpoint
Third-party inspection by SGS, Bureau Veritas (BV) or your nominated agency is supported. An inspector confirming grade, packing, labelling and documentation before the container seals is worth far more than a complaint after arrival. Raise inspection at quotation so it is scheduled in order with production; inspection slots and production runs are scheduled in order.
- SGS / BV / nominated-agency inspection supported
- Grade, packing and labelling verified before sealing
- Batch COA matched to the shipment before dispatch
- Documentation checked against your market's requirements
Honest limits
What this page deliberately does not promise
No transit times, no freight rates, and no named destination ports appear here — because all three depend on your route, the shipping line and the sailing schedule at booking time. Shipping lines mentioned in our industry data include MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM and COSCO, but the line for your shipment is confirmed at quotation. A supplier who quotes you a fixed transit time or freight rate on a web page is quoting a number that cannot survive contact with a real booking. Your quotation and booking confirmation will carry the real schedule for your shipment.
Before you order
What buyers must confirm.
Five confirmations that prevent the most common export failures. Bring them to the quotation conversation.
Questions buyers ask
Logistics FAQs
It depends on who you want handling freight and risk. FOB suits buyers with their own freight forwarder; CFR suits buyers who want us to arrange freight to their port; CIF adds insurance to that. EXW and DDP are only available on request and confirmed at quotation — they are not standard terms, so ask explicitly if you need one. Whichever term you choose, confirm it in writing in the quotation.
Send your port, your term, and your specification.
We will confirm Incoterm, documents, inspection and schedule for your actual route — in writing, at quotation.