Your food items will be delivered fresh is the claim made by UK cargo senders, but the reality is different

It’s never been an easy thing to send perishable food items abroad from UK or anywhere else. Perishable food items do not allow open time to cargo companies to get delivered. There is no way to cargo food items but Express Air Cargo services, however, dry food can be sent using the cheapest available cargo service in the world – sea cargo.

In the case of fresh fruits, meat products, dairy products or any other kind of food should be able to withstand transit times of minimum 48 hours. International Air Transport Association (IATA) defines these 48 hours or given time by the shipping company if food parcels are exposed to humid and harsh environment such as high temperatures. If the food is able to withstand at least 48 hours in these conditions, it should be sent via next day air cargo service.

A bold and strong written label “PERISHABLE” must be affixed on every parcel containing food. It can be smoked fish, chilled chicken, bread, or anything that falls in this category. Further examples of perishable food items are any kind of sea food, cooked or frozen, dairy products, plants, meat products, fruits and vegetables.

A worldwide standard manual for perishable goods is called PCR or Perishable Cargo Regulations manual which you can use for the preparation of your food cargo consignment. For the manual you can contact your nearest cargo operator.

After packing your food cargo, now it’s the time to get it to the destination as fast as possible. The longer time means more risk of decrease in quality of food. Check you’re nearest available cargo operator and check, how much time it will take to get there?

There is no need to ask for the price anyway because the food cargo services are usually offered as executive class cargo services and always costs a bit extra. Contact your nearest cargo to Pakistan office for more details and a guide about how to pack your cargo parcels before dispatching for cargo to Pakistan.