Cold chain and export: best practices to avoid disputes

In international trade, temperature is no longer a mere detail. For exporters of sensitive products, such as fresh produce, respecting the cold chain has become a strategic imperative. A recent MOCI article highlights this reality, emphasizing the importance of temperature recorders in securing shipments.

Temperature: a contractual issue

High-end French products, renowned for their quality, are particularly vulnerable to temperature variations during transport. Incidents such as break-bulk shipments, prolonged waits at customs, or flight delays can compromise their integrity. In some cases, importers require temperature data analysis before accepting the goods, making temperature recorders essential for validating product compliance.

Kelvin Solutions: tools adapted to the realities on the ground

Kelvin Solutions offers innovative solutions to address these challenges. The Innolog Pro, for example, is a USB logger that automatically generates a PDF report upon connection, including a graph, timestamp, and secure signature. It starts recording even if it hasn't been triggered, preventing oversights. For shipments requiring real-time monitoring, the Innotrack offers complete traceability, measuring temperature, humidity, shock, light, and geolocation throughout the journey.

Towards connected traceability

Kelvin Solutions is also preparing for the future with the development of a single-use Bluetooth data logger. This technology aims to combine connectivity, simplicity, and seamless traceability via a mobile app and a cloud for data storage and analysis.

Best practices for a controlled cold chain

• Serialization: Write the unique number of each recorder on shipping documents to facilitate identification and traceability.
• Team training: Raise awareness among sales teams about the importance of recorders so that they can promote them to customers.
• Systematic reading: Establish a routine for reading, archiving and analyzing recorder reports to detect possible anomalies.
• Sharing with the customer: Provide a clear, time-stamped report to reassure the customer and demonstrate the rigor of cold chain monitoring.

By integrating these practices and using appropriate tools, exporters can not only secure their shipments, but also strengthen the confidence of their customers and improve their logistics performance.

Sources: Kelvin Solutions

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