Shipping to and from Dominican Republic
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Export
Get up-to-date local information about export procedures and restrictions, demurrage and detention, container pick-ups and more.
Procedures and requirements
Restrictions
Demurrage and detention
- Shipping instructions must be submitted 72 hours before vessel departure.
- All export containers are subject to verification by port authorities (Customs, Drugs and Phytosanitary).
- It is a DR Customs requirement that customers are present while their cargo are being verified.
- Bill of lading restrictions
- As part of the US Customs 24 Hour Rule regulations, 'To the order of' bills of lading are not accepted for shipments destined to the US or routed via US ports.
- US Customs also does not accept the commodity descriptions 'Freight all kinds' and 'General merchandise', nor the package type 'pallets'.
- Scrap metal customers must have a DR Customs Permission
Our setup in Dominican Republic consists of two elements: Detention and Storage.
This means you will have separate free time and compensation terms for utilization of equipment outside (Detention) of terminals or depots. Compensation for storage related to use of terminal or depot facilities will be charged separately.
Effective January 1st, 2017 our tariff charges will be:
Free time
| Type | Dry | Flat and open top | Reefer | IMO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Type
Storage free time
|
Dry
14 days
|
Flat and open top
14 days
|
Reefer
14 days
|
IMO
14 days
|
|
Type
Detention free time
|
Dry
14 days
|
Flat and open top
14 days
|
Reefer
14 days
|
IMO
14 days
|
Tariff after free time - Storage
| Days | 15 and thereafter |
|---|---|
|
Days
20’ DRY
|
15 and thereafter
$10 USD
|
|
Days
40’ DRY
|
15 and thereafter
$20 USD
|
|
Days
IMO 20’
|
15 and thereafter
$20 USD
|
|
Days
IMO 40’
|
15 and thereafter
$20 USD
|
|
Days
20’ REEF
|
15 and thereafter
$20 USD
|
|
Days
40’ REEF
|
15 and thereafter
$20 USD
|
|
Days
Special
|
15 and thereafter
$20 USD
|
Tariff after free time - Detention
| Days | 15 to 30 | 31 and thereafter |
|---|---|---|
|
Days
20’ DRY
|
15 to 30
$10 USD
|
31 and thereafter
$50 USD
|
|
Days
40’ DRY
|
15 to 30
$20 USD
|
31 and thereafter
$50 USD
|
|
Days
IMO 20’
|
15 to 30
$10 USD
|
31 and thereafter
$50 USD
|
|
Days
IMO 40’
|
15 to 30
$20 USD
|
31 and thereafter
$50 USD
|
|
Days
20’ REEF
|
15 to 30
$30 USD
|
31 and thereafter
$50 USD
|
|
Days
40’ REEF
|
15 to 30
$30 USD
|
31 and thereafter
$50 USD
|
|
Days
20' Special
|
15 to 30
$10 USD
|
31 and thereafter
$50 USD
|
|
Days
40' Special
|
15 to 30
$20 USD
|
31 and thereafter
$50 USD
|
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