If you are a Pet Shipper: Trouble Free

In case you are shipping pets out of the country what you have to know in order pets can be delivered with trouble free.

Pet shipper may say have done the right things then all the rests should be OK. In some cases to do the right things is not the same with to do the things right. The right things on the shipper side is not always the the right things for the other side. Your pets shipment may land at the destination airport, but if you do not do the things right would cause problems during customs clearance.

First Thing that you need to know is What Documents required for the destination country.
Beside the documents that you have to prepare in the country to ship the pets out. If you don't comply with the requirements you will have created problem on the other end.
You may have to consider the time difference between you and the destination time, when the shipment of pets arrived at the destination probably you are no longer available for people to contact.
Also you need to avoid unclean documents (unclean document = have corrections which are not certified or stamped). This could make the other end in difficult position and caused delay doing in customs clearance of the pets from the Airport, besides more expenses too.
Please be aware every Airport may have different procedure in processing customs clearance, and pets cannot be left at the Airport for another day.

Typing correctly consignee name, address and phone number on the Air-waybill.
Many pet shippers aren't aware of another important thing. Some receiver couldn't use company name as the consignee, there are many reasons for that, for example to make clearance time faster by using personal name only etc. Please ask to the receiver first, how to write the consignee name before you get it done on the AWB.

Sending copy of Documents prior arrival.
Another thing that could expedite the process of customs clearance is by sending copy of the shipping documents to the receiver at the earliest possible. By doing this you will secure that documents could be corrected when there is a mistake before the pets arrive at the destination Airport. Some Airports could do pre-clearance before pets arrive, this would need copy of the documents.

Do tracking of the AWB (Airwaybill) through internet.
There are many facilities on the internet that you can do tracking for your shipment by an awb number. Owner can also do the same thing. In case something happened on the way then you could do an action quickly.

Even though you have done all these above, some problem might still happen on the other end, but this tips will limit the problem.

You are not shipping general goods, but live pets, so you must be responsible until pets delivered safe and sound and trouble free to the client.