06/07/2026
"An importer once told me his transporter picked his CHA for him. Six months later, he was still trying to figure out where 200kg of scrap per container kept disappearing.
This isn't rare. It's one of the most under-discussed risks in scrap and metal import — because it doesn't look like fraud. It looks like 'normal wastage.'
Here's how it usually plays out:
→ Transporter recommends 'their' CHA, often before the importer even asks
→ That CHA has no incentive to flag discrepancies — the transporter is his real client, not the importer
→ Weighment gaps get written off as handling loss, moisture loss, anything but theft
The fix is simple, but importers rarely think of it until they've already lost money:
✅ Choose your CHA independently — never let your transporter suggest one
✅ Insist on weighment slips at both origin and destination
✅ Work with someone who has nothing to gain from looking the other way
30 years at Nhava Sheva, and this pattern hasn't changed — only the importers who ask the right questions upfront avoid it.
Has this happened to anyone else here? Curious how common this really is."
