Known consignor (KC)
Helping companies obtain and keep known consignor status, from the first application to renewal.
Who needs it?
A known consignor ships cargo or mail by air on its own behalf. Its procedures meet security requirements well enough for its shipments to leave already secured: the airline can accept them without carrying out the controls itself, because the known consignor attests to them. The status applies to companies that regularly send their own goods by air.
Main steps
Approval is granted by the relevant authorities for a limited period, based on the company's security program and how it is applied. It is then subject to regular inspections and must be renewed.
1. Security program
Organization and security manager, preparation and protection of shipments, access to shipping areas, staff training, internal quality control.
2. Compliance
Securing preparation and storage areas, access control, background checks, staff training.
3. Validation
A review of the program and an on-site check of how it is applied, before the relevant authorities decide.
4. Approval
Granted for a limited period, with regular follow-up, then renewed.
From application to renewal
Support at every stage, scaled to the size of your company, its shipping sites and its volumes.
Initial gap analysis
The gap between your current set-up and what the status requires: sites, flows, staff, procedures. A compliance plan.
Security program
Drafting the program and procedures: preparing and protecting shipments, access to premises, organization of mandatory training, internal quality control.
Validation
Preparing for the controls, briefing your staff and attending on the day of the check.
Maintenance and renewal
Updating the program as regulations change and preparing your renewal.
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