Checking all boxes

No order ships on trust. Each one is physically inspected for quantity, dates and condition, with a full report before funds are released.

Exactly as ordered

Barcodes, quantity, dating and condition, all checked against your order.

Refund guarantee

If a pallet does not match, reject it and your payment is returned.

Everything documented

Photos, dates and sign-off, preserved against the shipment record.

Without us, you’d find this later

You open the pallet. You count the cartons. You find the problem. You’ve already paid.

EAN check
Order EAN5410076123455
Scanned5410076123456

Barcode mismatch

Scanned barcode doesn't match the barcode on your order. Often a different market variant or pack size.

Best-before
08 / 2026BBD
now+12m required

Short best-before date

Remaining shelf life falls below the minimum on your order. Checked on all cartons, not just the top layer.

Carton count
Counted vs order47 / 48

Missing cartons

Carton count on the pallet doesn't match the order. Every layer is counted, not estimated from the top.

Condition
Cartons affected3 / 12

Damaged packaging

Cartons crushed, torn, or showing tampering. Photographed from multiple angles and noted against the shipment record.

Every pallet that ships through Parallel is opened, and every box is inspected and documented. If the contents do not match what you bought, you decide what happens next.

Accept, adjust, or reject

If an order does not match what you bought, you choose how to resolve it.

‘Let’s hope it arrives’ isn’t a strategy

In parallel trade, checking the goods has always been the buyer's problem. We made it the default.

Who checks the goods
You take the seller's word on what is in the boxes.
A neutral team opens every pallet and checks every box.
When problems surface
After delivery, once the goods are already yours.
Immediately after landing at our inspection warehouse.
If the goods do not match
You chase the seller, dispute, and usually eat the loss.
Reject for a full refund, or accept a discounted price.
Proof when it matters
Your word against theirs.
Comprehensive signed inspection report you keep.
What it costs you
Flying out to inspect, or trusting blind.
A flat €35 per inspected pallet.

FMCG /ˌɛf ɛm siː ˈdʒiː/ abbr.
Fast-moving checked goods.

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Goods Inspection

Order
Order reference
Carrier
Destination warehouse
Delivery date
Pallets
Ordered
Received
Damaged
Inspector
Name
Inspection date
Goods Inspection | Parallel