Do COD shipments have the right to check the goods first?

Ship COD is currently a quite popular service in our country's transportation industry. This is a very prominent form of cash on delivery delivery in domestic online shop sales units. So do COD Shippers have the right to check the goods first? We will explore the above issues in this article?

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Ship COD is a cash on delivery service that the sender can use in conjunction with other postal services to entrust the post office (or company providing express delivery service) to collect an amount of money from the recipient. when delivering postal items and returning the money to the sender. The target audience for this service is mostly small online businesses that do not have their own shipping staff system. Subjects served are domestic customers, recipient addresses are in cities.

 

In terms of efficiency, the Ship COD service brings great value to e-commerce in Vietnam, because it increases the trust of sellers and buyers in e-commerce transactions. COD Shipping service has contributed to improving sellers' sales efficiency and increasing customers' purchasing power when e-commerce is booming in Vietnam.

Ship COD applies shipping in accordance with current transportation industry regulations.
Accordingly, COD 4 shipping units have the right and responsibility to check the legality of postal items. In case of signs of violating the law, you have the right to refuse service and report to the authorities if the goods are on the extremely dangerous list such as illegal drugs, explosives, etc.

Therefore, it can be affirmed that the Ship COD unit has the full right to inspect the goods before delivering them. This is even the responsibility that the shipping unit must pay attention to first because if a legal issue occurs, the COD Shipping unit will act as a related party and must bear the appropriate responsibilities. You can refer to the following content:

Opium, compounds from opium, narcotics, nerve stimulants; weapons, ammunition and military equipment; all kinds of depraved, reactionary cultural products, printed documents aimed at destroying public order and opposing the socialist state of Vietnam; Items and goods prohibited from being imported into the receiving country according to the notice of the World Postal Union; Vietnamese money, foreign money and valuable documents such as money, gold, silver, and gems placed in postal parcels. Postal items containing many other postal items, flammable and explosive objects or substances, dangerous substances that are unsanitary and pollute the environment; Types of items and goods that the state prohibits from circulation and trading;

Liquids and powders must be packaged to ensure they do not damage or contaminate other postal items; Items and goods transported by air must comply with aviation security regulations. Goods for business must have invoices and documents according to the provisions of law; All kinds of gold, silver, precious stones or processed from gold, silver, precious stones; Items or goods sent to the receiving country must comply with the announcement of the Universal Postal Union; Import and export of items and goods must be carried out according to the regulations of competent specialized management agencies.

So in short, when shipping COD, does the consignee have the right to inspect the goods?

The answer is that you must agree in advance with the seller before they ship the goods to you. If they agree to open the goods, then it's okay. If you do not agree in advance, you will not be able to view the goods before paying.

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