Data sourced from Consign internal logistics records · Jan–Dec 2025 · Audited by Bureau Veritas
A 1961 Pétrus arrives at exactly 55°F.
Not 55.4°F.
Temperature-sensitive wine and spirits require more than a refrigerated container. They require a system — pre-conditioning protocols, redundant sensor arrays, real-time deviation response, and bonded cold-storage at every transshipment point.
Reefer units maintain target temperature within ±0.3°F from cellar departure to bonded warehouse arrival. Every container is pre-conditioned 4 hours before loading.
IoT probes transmit temperature, humidity, and tilt readings every 90 seconds via satellite uplink. Deviation alerts reach your inbox within 3 minutes.
Fourteen temperature-controlled transshipment hubs across Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific ensure zero ambient exposure at every handoff.
Every seal number, container lock event, and handler signature is recorded to an immutable log — audit-ready for auction house provenance requirements.
Customs clearance is not a checkbox.
It's a system.
A missed tariff code, a wrong HS classification, a label without the mandatory ABV declaration — any one of these holds your shipment in a bonded warehouse while your buyers wait. Our compliance team has seen every failure mode.
TTB compliance without the 6-month delay.
Navigating the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau requires label approval, COLA registration, and importer-of-record coordination — before a single bottle leaves the EU. Our in-house TTB specialists have filed over 4,200 applications with a 99.4% first-submission approval rate. Craft distillery founders export their first pallet without a compliance consultant.
Know your landed cost before you book.
Estimate import duty, excise tax, and VAT for your trade lane. No sign-up required. Figures are indicative — your quote includes precise calculations.
Estimates based on standard MFN rates. Preferential tariffs, anti-dumping duties, and surcharges not included. Consult your Consign compliance specialist for a binding quote.
The Shipping Compliance Guide for Wine & Spirits Exporters
62 pages. Every regulation, every document, every checklist — organized by trade lane and product type. The same reference our compliance team uses before every shipment.
"The TTB section alone saved us four months of back-and-forth with our importer. We used it as our compliance checklist for our first US export."
Marcus Holloway · Founder, Cairn Distillery, Edinburgh