# Worldwide PSI & Machinery Life Certification | Baltic Control BD

> Worldwide pre-shipment inspection (PSI) and machinery life certification — longevity and age certificates for capital machinery and reconditioned equipment.

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- Organization: Baltic Control (BD) Ltd. — ISO 9001:2015 certified, est. 1981
- Last updated: 2026-08-02

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# Worldwide PSI & Machinery Life Certification

Condition Verified  – Machinery Life Certified Worldwide

Pre-shipment inspection anywhere in the world, through reciprocal arrangements with leading international inspection companies — plus longevity and age certification for used machinery and vehicles.

## Pre-shipment inspection

Importing means paying for goods you haven’t seen, from a supplier you may never visit.
Pre-shipment inspection closes that gap: through longstanding reciprocal co-operation with leading
international inspection companies, BCBD inspects your cargo at origin — anywhere in the world — before it
ships and before you pay, at a cost that is a fraction of what one bad consignment would take from you.

### Range of products

* Agricultural
* Consumer
* Industrial
* Metals & minerals
* Petroleum & petro-chemical

### Industries we serve

* Banks
* Insurance
* Shipping / export
* Transportation
* Textile
* Chemical
* Food / packers
* Container
* Pulp & paper
* Consumer
* Petroleum / petrochemical
* Oil & gas
* Pipeline
* Communications
* Construction
* Electronics

Most buyers make our certificate a documentary condition of the letter of credit — ask us for the
standard clause and no shipping document becomes negotiable without independent verification.

## Machinery life certification

For customs and L/C purposes, we issue longevity and age certificates for capital machinery, vehicles
and reconditioned equipment:

| Product | Certification |
| --- | --- |
| Second-hand or reconditioned capital machinery, generators, generator sets | 10-Year Longevity Certificate |
| Prime mover, dump truck, dumper, mixer lorry, self-loader, hydraulic crane | 10-Year Longevity Certificate |
| Old or reconditioned gear box, bus, truck, car or microbus engines | 7-Year Longevity Certificate |
| Second-hand motor vehicle / motorcycle | Age Certificate |

### At a glance

* PSI of agricultural, consumer, industrial, metals & petroleum products
* Serving banks, insurers, shipping, textile, oil & gas and more
* Longevity / age certificates for used machinery & vehicles
* Worldwide coverage through partner network

Standards: Contract terms / regulatory requirements

[Request this inspection](contact.html)
+880 1713-004214 · 24/7/365

We reply within one business day.

HOW IT WORKS

## Our process

### Instruction

Nomination received from importer, bank or supplier with contract specifications.

### Inspection

Physical and technical inspection of the cargo or machinery at origin or post-landing.

### Assessment

Conformity to contract and, for used machinery, residual economic life is assessed.

### Certification

PSI certificate or longevity / age certificate issued for customs and L/C purposes.

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## Frequently asked

### Where in Bangladesh does Baltic Control provide worldwide psi & machinery life certification?

BCBD attends across Chattogram, Mongla, Payra, Benapole, Khulna and ICD Kamalapur — every seaport, land port and inland container depot in Bangladesh. Surveyors are based at our Dhaka head office and at branch offices in Chattogram, Khulna, Mongla, Benapole and ICD Kamalapur, so attendance is arranged locally rather than dispatched from the capital.

### Which standards does BCBD apply for worldwide psi & machinery life certification?

Method, procedure and standards follow Contract terms / regulatory requirements, and/or your own specific guidelines where a contract, policy wording or letter of credit requires it.

### How quickly can BCBD attend and report?

Nominations are accepted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, and a surveyor is deployed to the site or vessel on instruction. Written enquiries receive a reply within one business day. Baltic Control (BD) Ltd. has operated as an independent inspection company since 1981 and is ISO 9001:2015 certified.