Shipping to and from Colombia

Your complete guide to shipping to and from Colombia. Find the right route, get Maersk office locations, discover local solutions, payment options and more.

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Get up-to-date local information about export procedures and restrictions, demurrage and detention, container pick-ups and more.

Port / terminal Names: All Ports
Effective date: 1 January 2020
Charge Type: Export Detention
Transport Mode: All transport modes
Service Mode: All service modes

Free time	Days	Calendar / Working	Same / Next day if after
Free time DRY / REEF / IMO / OTHER	Days 11	Calendar / Working Calendar	Same / Next day if after Same day

Standard rates applicable after free time

Level	From (Days)	To (Days)	Rate for 20 DRY / Rate for 20' Flat & Open Top	Rate for 40/45 DRY	Rate for 20/40 REEF
Level Tier 1	From (Days) 12	To (Days) Thereafter	Rate for 20 DRY / Rate for 20' Flat & Open Top USD 80	Rate for 40/45 DRY USD 100	Rate for 20/40 REEF USD 150

Export, Colombia as Origin (Effective from 1st December 2023)

FREETIME & PER DIEM TARIFF	20 DRY	40 DRIES	20 REEFER	40 REEFER	20 SPECIALS / 40 SPECIALS
FREETIME & PER DIEM TARIFF Free time days	20 DRY 10	40 DRIES 10	20 REEFER 10	40 REEFER 10	20 SPECIALS / 40 SPECIALS 10 / 10
FREETIME & PER DIEM TARIFF From day 11th to day 20th	20 DRY USD 80.00	40 DRIES USD 120.00	20 REEFER USD 160.00	40 REEFER USD 160.00	20 SPECIALS / 40 SPECIALS USD 160.00 / USD 160.00
FREETIME & PER DIEM TARIFF From day 21st onward	20 DRY USD 150.00	40 DRIES USD 150.00	20 REEFER USD 170.00	40 REEFER USD 170.00	20 SPECIALS / 40 SPECIALS USD 170.00 / USD 170.00

Freight currency payment: For payment in Colombian pesos, use the "Tasa Representativa del Mercado (T.R.M)" of the payment day plus COP 15.00 (Colombian pesos).
Number of document of export SAE should be confirmed in shipping instruction by shipper

Important message: From January 1^st 2019, the issuance of comodato and the billing of local charges will be provided by AMP Terminals Inland Services under Tucontenedor360 platform.

Local surcharges

Surcharge	Description	20' / 40'STH-HC / 40' REEF	Basis	Comments
Surcharge CLF	Description Collection fee	20' / 40'STH-HC / 40' REEF USD 40	Basis per BL	Comments If freight is pay via transfer in our account in NY, it doesn’t apply
Surcharge BLF	Description OBL issuance	20' / 40'STH-HC / 40' REEF USD 30	Basis per BL	Comments If OBL is issued through our web page, it does not apply
Surcharge AMF	Description Amendment	20' / 40'STH-HC / 40' REEF USD 50	Basis per amendment	Comments
Surcharge CER	Description Certification	20' / 40'STH-HC / 40' REEF USD 25	Basis per BL	Comments if certification is issued through our web page, it doesn’t apply

Step-by-step guides to shipping from Colombia.

Please find below guides with instructions on how to ship your cargo from Colombia, based on cargo type.

Conocimiento cliente

XLSX (132KB)

Conocimiento proveedor

XLSX (117KB)

Creating a new Customer

PDF (108KB)

DGD Final

DOC (53KB)

FIN-FORM-002 - Customer Application

XLSX (131KB)

FIN-FORM-005 - Customer Application

XLSX (116KB)

FIN-FORM-013 Security Agreement

DOCX (42KB)

General cargo - Export process guide

Out-of-Gauge (OOG) cargo - Export process guide

PDF (171KB)

Pre-IMO Form (Booking Confirmation)

XLSX (2792KB)

Information about TU CONTENEDOR 360 (Comodato):

Link to webpage: https://tucontenedor360.inlandservices.com/
Email: customer.tucontenedor360@inlandservices.com
Telephones for assistance:
316 0281099
320 9277588

For new customers, please see instructions below on how to register.

Tu contenedor360 (Comodatos) Instructions

PDF (790KB)

No amendments to weight and/or quantities after vessel departure unless approved by customs authorities.
Shipper must be Colombian and not foreign
Shipping used batteries are not allowed.
It is not possible to handle BLs with Natural persons as Shipper.
Cargo destined to Venezuela must have all charges PREPAID.
Commodity: No specific restriction apply. Time for booking confirmation and equipment assignment for reefer, hazardous and oversized cargo is 24 hours.
Special cargos: CFS cargo is not acceptable (except by coffee cargo). CFS: Maersk is responsible for stuffing.
Weight / Measurement: Weight must be manifested in kilos and measurement in cubic meters (CMB). Weight and measurement limited according capacity of container.
B/Ls clausing, documentation: “Clean on board” clause is not allowed. Can be used "Declared clean by the Shipper" clause.
Special customs requirements: Export manifest must be submitted to customs with correct information, local customs authority apply fines in case discrepancies be detected.
Freight collect: It is not allowed for reefer cargo and/or ports in Central America, Africa, Chile unless consignee accepts the charges. Households can not be collect.
No dummy Bs/l (there is missing any of the following information: Shipper / consignee, telephone, fax or contact) are accepted by local customs authority for any purpose.
No changes are allowed on weights and / or quantities in the bill of loading after vessel departure
CFS service is just accepted for coffee