Shipping Checkpoint

A shipping checkpoint is a government-run agency in which the cargo manifests of spacecraft are examined to make sure they are in compliance of the law. They are typically located in platforms near [jump points](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0rqzJPaMpY-jump-point) that cross into sovereign systems, with a checkpoint on either side. The [Xi'an Empire](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0n96JkwNo9-xian-empire) and the [United Empire of Earth (UEE)](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VyvyKxy4v6-united-empire-of-earth) require by law for all spacecraft to stop at these checkpoints when crossing from one territory to another. The [Banu Protectorate](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/Vgg795z2a3-banu-protectorate) only enforces stoppage if the local system requires it.