Air Freight To Middle East: DL Logistics Ships Restricted Goods 2 Days Ahead Of Schedule
A True Work Story About Air Freight To Middle East.
Recently, I took an urgent order from my long-term client Ali. He needed to ship a batch of diesel engine blocks with hydraulic buffers from Guangzhou via air freight to middle east.
Ali told me these engine blocks had hydraulic oil inside, plus leftover gas in air storage chambers. They were typical restricted industrial goods with chemical contents.
Ali contacted many freight forwarders before us. Most of them hesitated and refused the shipment. They worried about hard customs clearance and high transport risks, so Ali gave up on those companies quickly.
The key rule for taking restricted goods shipments is: confirm product nature first, then make a transport plan. We need qualified third-party labs to test and identify the goods.
I reached out to Guangzhou Customs Technology Center to test the engine blocks. The center issued a Safety Report for Mineral Oil Substances. The test result showed flash point was at least 120°C, so the goods were not flammable liquid.
We also used professional machines to remove all leftover gas and got a Pressure Test & Gas Removal Certificate. All documents met air transport standards. Ali’s worries were fully gone.
As one of the top five forwarders for air freight to middle east, DL Logistics buys 20 full pallet spaces every week. With this advantage, I reserved 2 full pallet spaces on Emirates Flight EK363 right away. All follow-up steps went smoothly, and the plane took off on time.
The goods arrived at Dubai Airport 8 hours after departure. Customs clearance and local delivery at destination are the final step for restricted cargo shipments, and this is DL Logistics’ biggest strength.
We ship 50 tons of goods every week. Thanks to our large shipment volume and 27 years of local operation, we own a fast clearance channel at UAE airports. Smaller forwarders cannot get this kind of resource support.
Four hours before the goods landed, our local clearance team submitted all full set customs papers through our exclusive channel. We also talked with customs inspection teams in advance about the product features. This stopped extra manual inspections caused by the "restricted goods" label.
Most freight forwarders have to wait in long lines for customs checks. But DL Logistics has built solid trust with local authorities over years of cooperation.
Our customs papers passed automatic review in only 30 minutes after submission. The customs release document was ready one hour later.
Complete and standard documents helped us skip manual inspection, which saved Ali lots of waiting time.
We then arranged trucks to deliver all goods to the repair factory Ali pointed out.
This shipment of hydraulic engine blocks via air freight to middle east was classified as restricted goods. Still, the whole process from order taking to delivery only took 8 days, two days earlier than the planned time.