Shipment involving valuable items need to be handled with particular care. An ordinary shipping company may not be enough to secure the shipment of your valuables. If you have items that are fragile, heirlooms, or antiques, you want to ensure that they are given particular attention and care. You may need to look into specialty service that caters to your specific shipping needs. Their shipping solutions should include things like packing, crating, as well as specialized transportation services. You shouldn’t have to worry if your valuables will all arrive at their destination in one piece. Let’s look at some of the things that you should consider when choosing the best way to ship valuables.
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Packing
The main concern that you may have when shipping valuables has to do with the items surviving the transport and arriving in excellent condition. As such, packaging is crucial in ensuring the safety and security of your shipment. You want to have top quality crates rather than simple boxes if you are to protect your valuables, which you want to wrap and surround in foam before packing them in full-wood crates.
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Paperwork
Your shipping paperwork should list each item you intend to ship, including details related to the weight, dimensions, quantity and value. This information should be present on both the customer contract and on the origin inventory. Be sure to have a paper trail verifying that the items are in good condition before handing them over to a shipping company. The descriptive inventory of your valuables is important for insurance purposes, especially if the form is reviewed at its destination or point of delivery and an item is damaged.
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Insurance
You should not ship your valuables without insurance. You have no control over what will happen to your valuables in transport and accidents do happen. To protect yourself from the liability for any loss and damage to your items, properly insure your valuable to avoid a significant financial loss. Consider taking out full replacement value insurance on your valuable shipment just to be safe.
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Mode of Delivery
You should ensure that the shipping company provides a full-service move in and inspection for safe transportation and safe arrival of your valuable items. Expedited shipping could limit handling of your shipment, reducing the chances of damage. Having tracking services as a part of your shipping contract to get regular updates on the progress of your shipment.
Extreme Packing Solutions will safely execute the transport and delivery of your valuable shipment no matter the destination. We are trained in shipping valuables and fragile items and will ensure your goods get to you. If you aren’t sure how to pack your valuables so they don’t break, we offer on-site packing, where we can pack up and ship out your valuable or fragile items. To get started on your move, call us at (978) 232-9190 or contact us on our website.