Some of the following countries only require inspection if the invoice is over a certain value or only on certain types of products. Consult with the company listed below that has contracted with the government of the country for pre-shipment inspections. Phone numbers and websites are listed for inspection companies. This update does not include countries serviced by Control Union Inspection, Inc.
Angola – Societe Generale Surveillance, Bureau Veritas
Bangladesh – Bureau Veritas, Intertek Testing, Inspectorate
Benin – Bureau Veritas
Bolivia – Inspectorate America Corp., Societe Generale Surveillance
Burkina Faso – Societe Generale Surveillance
Burundi – Societe Generale Surveillance
Cambodia – Societe Generale Surveillance
Cameroon – Societe Generale Surveillance
Central African Republic – Societe Generale Surveillance
Comoros – Cotecna
Congo (Democratic Republic) – Bureau Veritas, Societe Generale Surveillance
Cote d’Ivoire – Bureau Veritas, Cotecna
Ecuador – Cotecna, Intertek Testing, Societe Generale Surveillance
Ethiopia – Societe Generale Surveillance
Ghana – Bureau Veritas, Cotecna
Guinea – Societe Generale Surveillance
India – Inspectorate America Corp.
India (Secondary Steel) – Societe Generale Surveillance, Inspectorate America Corp.
Indonesia (Waste and Used Equipment) – Societe Generale Surveillance
Iran – Bureau Veritas, Intertek Testing, Inspectorate America Corp.
Iran (Voluntary Trade Facilitation Program) – Inspectorate America Corp.
Kenya – Cotecna, Bureau Veritas, Intertek Testing
Kuwait – Intertek Testing
Liberia – Bureau Veritas
Madagascar – Bureau Veritas, Societe Generale Surveillance
Malawi – Societe Generale Surveillance
Mali – Societe Generale Surveillance
Mexico – Bureau Veritas, Intertek Testing, Societe Generale Surveillance
Moldova – Societe Generale Surveillance
Mauritania – Societe Generale Surveillance
Mozambique – Intertek Testing
Niger – Cotecna
Nigeria – Intertek Testing, Cotecna, Societe Generale Surveillance
Peru – Bureau Veritas, Cotecna, Societe Generale Surveillance
Russia (GOST Certification Services) – Inspectorate America Corp.
Rwanda – Intertek Testing
Saudi Arabia – Intertek Testing
Senegal – Cotecna
Sierra Leone – Bureau Veritas
Tanzania – Cotecna
Togo – Cotecna
Uzbekistan – Intertek Testing, Societe Generale Surveillance
Venezuela – Intertek Testing, Societe Generale Surveillance
Zanzibar – Societe Generale Surveillance
Inspection Companies
Bureau Veritas – 305/593-7878, http://www.bivac.com
Cotecna – 703/814-4000, http://www.cotecna.com
Societe Generale Surveillance – SGS – 212/482-8700, http://www.sgs.com
Intertek Testing Service – 305/513-3000, http://www.intertek.com
Inspectorate America Corp. – 305/599-1124, http://www.inspectorate.com
Control Union Inspection Inc. – 504/227-2025, http://www.controlunion.com