Shipping to and from Colombia

Documentation Requirements:

• Original Bill of Lading (B/L) is necessary to release cargo before customs authorities. If B/L is printed at origin, shipper must send to consignee at least one (1) original B/L in order to release import cargo.
• Weight must be in kilos and measurement in cubic meters (CBM).

Local Consignee or Notify Party is required in Colombia. One container cannot have two B/L with different consignees. If the consignee is a freight forwarder, the ACI code should be included.

Laden on Board Date should be the same always. Any changes or updates to be done on the B/L should take the same date as that of the first date registered.

The Comodato is a must when cargo is going to be released. In case a Customer wants to release cargo through their Customs agent, the same should always present into our Gerleinco offices a Power of Attorney, which could be found under Important Documents here.

Step-by-step guides to shipping to Colombia

Please find below guides with instructions on how to ship your cargo to Colombia.

Information about TU CONTENEDOR 360 (Comodato):

• Link to webpage: https://tucontenedor360.inlandservices.com/
• Email: customer.tucontenedor360@inlandservices.com
• Telephones for assistance:
  320 9277586
  320 9277588

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

• Used car and/or motorcycle parts and used cars cannot be imported to Colombia without proper authorizations or if the used car is a diplomatic car.
• No amendments to weight and/or quantities after cargo has been manifested. Weights and quantity must be amended at least 3 working days before vessel arrival. Any special request please contact customerservice@sealandmaersk.com.
• 45ft containers are only acceptable in the following port areas: Cartagena/Barranquilla/Santa Marta/ Buenaventura. Container must not leave the port area.
• For IMO Restrictions please reference Commodity Restrictions on our main local page.
• No collect charges accepted by destination for humanitarian help and diplomatic cargo. CFS is not accepted for imports.
• It is not possible to handle BLs with Natural persons as Consignee

For details on per diem charge for Export and Import Detention for Spot cargo please reference download free_time_offer_for_Sealand_SPOT.xlsx . This is the same information available when searching a Spot rate at time of booking, offers within are subject to change.

Our setup in Colombia consist of Combined Demurrage & Detention.

In the continuous effort to provide you with a broad portfolio of reliable and innovative services and products in the Intra-Americas market, we allow ourselves to notify you of the new Import Delay and Detention scheme for all DRY cargo arriving in Colombia, effective June 1, 2021:

Combined Demurrage & Detention

Start Event: Discharge Full (Same Day)
End Event: Gate-in Empty in depot.

Free time:

Note 1: NOR’s are considered under REEF Freetime (7 days).

Tariff after free time:

Free days

Rate after days off

If you have any questions or need further guidance, please do not hesitate to contact your Sealand sales or customer service representative. We will be happy to help you.

To check the free days of your SPOT cargo, you can do it at the time when making reservation, or through the HUB > Import Demurrage & Detention from the customer portal. For more information about this product you can visit Sealand Spot's website online. Please note that the conditions of days off under Sealand Spot are subject to change.