Sugar Inspection

CDG has an outstanding reputation and enjoys the trust of the main traders, growers, refiners, government organizations, through to end user retail and consumers groups within the sugar industry. 

Offering services for refined, raw and crystal sugar industries, CDG plays a prominent role in the sugar testing, inspection and certification markets. Executing services for goods shipped in bags, transported break bulk or by containers, the group is present along all elements of the supply chain. 

CDG’ dedicated sugar inspection teams operate within all the main exporting countries, supported by competent and professional laboratories performing analyses as per current ICUMSA analyses methods and food safety analysis. Inspections are performed per our internal control procedures and applicable rules and standards. 

Our services cover each step of the sugar supply chain, from plantation, storage, and transport, through to final destination. These include: Inspection, Testing, Certification. Inspection We provide a range of inspection services during shipment and at port, including:1) Sampling and analysis (according to industry methodologies and specifications: e.g. GAFTA).2) On-site grading and weighing3) Loading and discharge supervision4) Vessel hatches and holds inspection5) Draft surveys6) Stock and fumigation monitoring Testing, We can provide a range of testing and analysis services according to international standards, including:1) On-spot and physical testing2) GMO testing3) Chemical, contaminant, and microbiological analyses Certification, We can provide trusted and reliable conformity assessment and certification services for agricultural clients, including:1) Quality and quantity certificates2) International Sustainability Carbon Certification (ISCC)3) Certificates of Conformity (CoC) for conformity assessment programmes4) Secure delivery of electronic certificates. With a strong network of in-house sugar laboratories, CIL provides customers with immediate access to reliable quality and sanitary information for all types of sugar and sugar by-products. We support our customers with a full range of services essential to risk management in the sugar trade. We do this everywhere around the world – both where sugar is produced and where it is consumed. Our laboratories in India are at our customers disposal any time to analyze sugar according to the universal ICUMSA methods as well as any other relevant national and international standards. Inspection services: CIL supports clients at source and or destination of raw and refined sugar worldwide through a full range of inspection, testing and risk management services offered along the sugar supply chain: Quantity and quality supervision services: Vessel Hose Test supervision, Vessel Holds Inspection, Vessel Draft Survey. Pre- shipment inspections: Sugar inspection - current air temperature, as well as of sugar condition and state, supervision of packing, bag markings, bags condition, uniformity, unit weight, color, markings, Indicative cargo sampling and testing Loading and discharge supervision: Quantity, condition, quality, tally of bags, Sampling and analyses as per contractual rules, by sub lots, Daily reports, time logs, quantity and quality (off)loaded, Photographic reporting Certification: Independent, trustworthy certification an quantity and quality, E-certificates as well as hard copies issued at any Intertek location worldwide Risk Management: Traceability of product from mill to destinations, Stock monitoring (SMA), Full Outturn Guarantees (FOG), Corporate Social Responsibility (SA 8000, GMP etc.).Choosing CIL as your inspection and testing services partner gives you a competitive advantage. We are committed to bringing reliability, transparency, safety and integrity to a complex and risky business world.