MERIDIAN

03 — Logistics

Sourcing to delivery, in five steps.

The same five steps for every line and every corridor. A lot that fails its check does not ship.

The five steps

  1. An elderly man grinding spices with a traditional mill

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    Sourcing

    The line is matched to a maker against the spec sheet. Samples are checked before any order is placed.

  2. A woman in a safety helmet inspecting a site with a clipboard

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    Quality check

    Pre-shipment inspection against the spec sheet and the packing list. A lot that fails the check does not ship.

  3. A woman counting boxes with a clipboard in a warehouse

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    Documents

    Commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin and bill of lading are prepared per shipment; HS classification per line.

  4. A cargo port with containers and cranes, seen from above

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    Shipping

    Sea as the default leg, air where the line and the corridor call for it; consolidation where the order allows it.

  5. A warehouse worker manoeuvring a forklift with crates

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    Delivery

    Handover at the destination port or warehouse against the bill of lading. The quote reference follows the shipment's paperwork.

Compliance, as process

HS classification is done per line, per shipment. SABER (Saudi) and Egypt ACI are destination compliance processes where the corridor requires them — named as process, never as certificates held. No certificate numbers are published anywhere on this site, because none are claimed.

Container-load calculator

Cartons in, cubic metres out. Enter one carton's size and how many there are; the calculator shows the total volume and how much of a 20 ft or 40 ft container it fills. Real maths, no prices.

Volume per carton
0.096 CBM
Total volume
9.60 CBM
20 ft container (33 CBM)
29.1% fill
40 ft container (67 CBM)
14.3% fill

Container capacities are the standard usable volumes used for planning (20 ft ≈ 33 CBM, 40 ft ≈ 67 CBM). Fill is volume only — weight limits and stacking are checked per shipment.

Questions, answered plainly

Do you hold stock?

No stock is claimed anywhere on this site. Lines are sourced per order, against the spec sheet, and checked before shipping.

What does a quotable enquiry need?

The line, the quantity, the destination and a way to reach you. The quote form asks for exactly that — nothing more.

Which documents travel with a shipment?

Commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin and bill of lading, plus the destination's own import registration or transit documents where the corridor requires them.

Do you guarantee delivery times?

No. This site states no transit times, no frequencies and no guaranteed delivery — the route and its documents are the whole offer.