Ensuring Contract Integrity for Biomass Shipments
In international trade, the price of biomass and biofuels—such as wood pellets, wood chips, or biodiesel—is often linked directly to parameters like moisture content, ash content, and Net Calorific Value (NCV). Even minor variances can result in major financial implications or disputes between buyer and seller.
BQCIS acts as an independent, impartial third-party to ensure full transparency and fairness in cargo handling. Our experts perform quantity verification via draft surveys and weighbridge supervision, and sampling supervision in strict accordance with international standards (ISO 14778 and ISO 18135).
By ensuring representative, traceable, and sealed samples, we provide bankable laboratory results that uphold contractual confidence and minimize the risk of costly post-shipment disputes.
Core Trade Inspection Activities
Key Benefits of Trade Inspection
Accurate Quantity & Quality Verification
Independent draft and weighbridge inspections ensure fair invoicing and eliminate loading discrepancies.
Dispute Prevention
Certified ISO-compliant sampling and testing mitigate disagreements and safeguard both contractual parties.
Enhanced Buyer–Seller Confidence
Transparent, traceable results recognized by banks and arbitration institutions worldwide.
Integrity in Global Biomass Trade
BQCIS inspection ensures market trust and reliable supply-chain data across every shipment.
Success Story
Independent Sampling Resolves Moisture Dispute
A pellet trader faced a $250,000 dispute when a buyer claimed the shipment’s average moisture exceeded contractual limits by 5%.
BQCIS conducted independent sampling and EN ISO 18134 moisture testing, witnessed by both parties, and verified cargo weight through supervised draft surveys.
The certified BQCIS report proved actual moisture deviation was only 1.5%, resolving the claim amicably and restoring trade relations between the buyer and seller.