01 Answer first
What must be confirmed before bottling equipment is shipped?
FAT disposition, preservation, packing method, package identification, shipping documents, Incoterm boundary, destination, unloading plan, inland transport and site storage must connect. Shipment should not turn technical open items into hidden site problems.
02 Where it fits
Position in the project journey
Logistics - after FAT disposition and before delivery to the agreed destination.
03 Buyer inputs
What the buyer should prepare
- Confirmed consignee, destination and import-document needs
- Agreed Incoterm and customs responsibility
- Unloading, inland transport and secure storage plan
- Site schedule and receiving contact
04 Allot Tech and manufacturing-resource inputs
What should be clarified or provided
- FAT disposition and open-item treatment
- Preservation, packing and package identification
- Packing list and agreed export documents
- Shipping release and delivery-boundary coordination
Allot Tech coordinates requirement, quotation and project communication. Detailed engineering, manufacture, testing, documentation and confirmed service are performed by selected manufacturing resources according to the signed scope.
05 Technical scope
Questions and work to control
Prepare Equipment for the Actual Journey
Project-specific packing can address moisture protection, movement restraint, identification, lifting points, loose components, document packs, and handling limitations according to the shipment plan.
Plan Receipt Before Dispatch
The buyer should know shipment units, handling needs, storage conditions, receiving checks, and escalation contacts before the equipment reaches site.
- Packing list and package identification
- Unloading, lifting, and protected-storage requirements
- Defined shipping, customs, insurance, and receiving responsibilities
Design Export Packing Around the Equipment and Route
Define disassembly, supports, blocking, moisture and corrosion protection, openings, loose parts, lifting and handling references, package identity, document protection, storage condition, route constraints, and expected duration. The selected method should follow the equipment, Incoterm, transport modes, transshipment, destination handling, and agreed risk boundary.
- Match every package to the packing list and equipment identity
- Protect software media, instruments, finished surfaces, and open connections
- Record preservation renewal needs for delayed installation
Prepare Receiving Before the Shipment Arrives
The buyer should confirm customs and inland-transport responsibilities, unloading access, cranes or forklifts, lifting competence, protected laydown and storage, package inspection, shortage and damage reporting, preservation, and the escalation route. Receiving records should preserve carrier and insurance evidence while connecting technical issues to installation planning.
- Check package marks and quantities before opening
- Photograph condition and record exceptions promptly
- Keep long-term storage separated from immediate installation stock
Buyer questions answered
Practical answers before you request a quotation
Is an Incoterm enough to define the shipping responsibility?
No. The agreed Incoterm helps define delivery and risk-transfer duties, but the project should also state packing, preservation, documents, insurance position, import inputs, unloading, storage, inspection and damage-notification responsibilities.
Which records should accompany export packing?
Use a controlled packing list linked to equipment tags, package dimensions and weights, preservation method, center-of-gravity or lifting information where needed, photographs, document pouch contents, seal details and release or inspection records.
What should the buyer prepare before the shipment arrives?
Confirm access, customs and broker inputs, unloading and lifting plans, safe storage, weather protection, receiving inspection, discrepancy reporting, package traceability and responsibility for preservation until installation.
06 Responsibility
Assign the owner before the work is due
Land, building and civil work, permits, import and customs, local taxes, site utilities, unloading, lifting, local labor, travel support and commissioning materials are not automatically included. Confirm every responsibility before order.
07 Common risks
What commonly creates avoidable uncertainty
- Equipment ships before FAT actions have a controlled disposition
- Package dimensions or unloading needs are not shared with the site
- Customs, tax or inland transport responsibility is assumed
08 Acceptance or completion
How to know the stage is complete
The release record connects FAT status, packing evidence, package identification, documents, Incoterm and destination receiving plan.
09 Required documents
Records that support the decision
- Shipment-release record
- Packing and package list
- Commercial and export documents
- Delivery and receiving plan
Evidence basis
Official references and project limits
These primary sources support the general planning principles used in this guide. The rules, evidence and responsible authority for the actual project country must still be confirmed locally.
10 Next project step
Turn this decision into a reviewable project brief
Share the product, container, target output, destination and available site information. Unknown inputs can remain open for the first review.
Turnkey scope is project-specific and is defined by the signed technical and commercial agreement.