{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Through-Container Inspections","description":"At international container terminals and border checkpoints, through-container inspections are conducted before customs authorities decide whether to physically open a shipment. Using imaging technologies – primarily X-ray or gamma-ray scanners – officials produce a cross-sectional image of the container's contents without unloading a single item. The technique detects contraband, explosives, radioactive materials, and cargo that does not match the declared manifest. Inspections are deployed on ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/through-container-inspections","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-18T02:32:31.620836","citation":"https://www.cbp.gov/trade/basic-import-export/container-inspections","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/through-container-inspections","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Through-Container Inspections · At international container terminals and border checkpoints, through-container inspections are conducted before customs authorities decide whether to physically open a shipment. · Quelle: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/basic-import-export/container-inspections"}