Class 4 dangerous goods cover flammable solids, self-heating substances, and materials that react dangerously with water. They move regularly through chemical manufacturing, metal processing, agriculture, and industrial supply chains โ and by air, they carry some of the tightest restrictions in the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR). Unlike ocean freight, air transport of Class 4 […]
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Most importers in Pakistan get their landed cost estimate wrong โ not because they don’t know the tax rates, but because they add them in the wrong order. Here’s how Pakistan Customs actually calculates it, stage by stage: ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ CIF value converted to PKR at the official SBP exchange rate on the day […]
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The pattern repeats across the industry: a shipment moves the same lane for years with no issues โ until one day a carrier rejects it at the dock. No DG labels. No documentation. The product didn’t change. The scrutiny did. Where classification actually starts Every Safety Data Sheet has a Section 14 โ Transport Information. […]
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Inside Glavik’s Handling of a 673kg NDT X-Ray Film Shipment Not every dangerous cargo is dangerous because it explodes, leaks, or radiates. Some cargo is dangerous simply because it sees light โ and airport X-ray scanners, the very machines built to keep air cargo safe, are exactly what can ruin it. That’s the story behind […]
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Imagine investing $1.5 million in a state-of-the-art MRI machine or a critical batch of temperature-sensitive oncology medications. Your hospital staff is trained, your patients are scheduled, and the manufacturer in Germany or Japan has shipped everything perfectly. Then, the shipment hits Karachi Port (KPT / Port Qasim) or the air cargo terminal at Lahore or […]
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How We Cleared a Radioactive Cargo Shipment Through Karachi: A Freight Forwarder’s Guide to Class 7 Dangerous Goods Most freight forwarders never touch Class 7 cargo. It’s one of the least understood, most heavily regulated categories in international shipping โ and one of the easiest to get catastrophically wrong. At Glavik, we recently managed the […]
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Most medical equipmentย importย problems happen before the shipment even leaves theย originย country.ย ย Wrong classification. Missingย DRAPย license. No PSW access. Wrong HS code. These are not customs problems โ they are preparation problems.ย ย This guide covers every step, every authority, everyย document. In plain language.ย Soย you know exactly whatย youโreย walking into.ย Who Controls Medical Equipment Imports in Pakistan?ย Not one authority. Four.ย ย DRAPย โ […]
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Not because of missing documents. Not because of unpaid duties. Because of a departed employee’s login credentials. Here’s the full story-and how Glavik solved it. Mayo Hospital Lahore-Pakistan’s largest and oldest government hospital, serving millions of patients annually-had critical medical equipment arrive at Allama Iqbal International Airport,Lahore. The shipment was ready. The duties were payable. […]
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Read This Before Your Next Healthcare Shipment Every year, Pakistani hospitals lose millions of rupees because a medicine shipment is stuck at Karachi port. Lab equipment sits in a warehouse for weeks. A life-saving drug expires in customs. This is not bad luck. This is what happens when you use the wrong logistics partner for […]
Explore MoreWhen 50 Metric Tons of Medicine Cannot Wait CCL Pharmaceuticals โ Pakistan’s Most Complex Pharmaceutical Logistics Operation, Executed Without a Single Breach If you work in pharmaceutical imports, hospital procurement, or life sciences supply chain in Pakistan, you already know this feeling: a critical shipment is in motion, the pressure is real, and you are […]
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