Shipping to and from United States of America

• When the U.S. is the final destination the Consignee details must indicate the actual party name and U.S. address of whom is owner of the goods in the U.S. The only exception is “To Order” TPDocs. If the Consignee is “To Order “ of a bank or “To Order” of a party other than owner of the cargo, then the 1st Notify must be actual owner of cargo with their U.S. address. If neither the Consignee nor 1st Notify is the actual owner of the cargo, then a House TPDoc (NH) needs to be submitted (either by the Shipper if they are automated NVOCC or by Maersk on their behalf if NVOCC is Non Automated) to show the ultimate consignee of the goods. This means that SeaLand would have to create a Master TPDoc (NW\NM).
• P.O. Box address is not acceptable for Shipper, Consignee and Notify Party. It must be a full street address.
• Sealand will not arrange a store door delivery to the personal residence of a private citizen.
• Any Original Bills of Lading that would normally be sent to our 9300 Arrowpoint Blvd office in Charlotte, NC should now be sent by express courier to:
  Norton Lilly International
  Documentation Department
  One St. Louis Centre
  Suite 2003
  Mobile, AL 36602

Any customer paying via check must utilize below addresses:

Regular Post Office Remittance Address:
Sealand
P.O. Box 74442
Atlanta, GA 30384-4442

Overnight Mail Address:
Atlanta Lockbox
Bank of America Lockbox Services
Lockbox 744442
6000 Feldwood Road Collage Park,
Georgia, 30349

• Used tires as a tire are strictly forbidden due to the US EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
• Hazardous waste shipments, as defined under the Basle convention, are not accepted into the United States.
• Personal Effects or Household Goods CANNOT be railed cross border, either Canada to USA OR USA to Canada. Door deliveries for personal effects or household goods are prohibited in the USA. Personal effects shall only be accepted if cargo owner has an assigned forwarder to assist with the customs clearance at destination.
• All containers in transit to or with final destination UNITED STATES (including San Juan, Puerto Rico) require HIGH SECURITY SEALS (plastic seals are not allowed).
• The U.S. Customs & Border Protection has made it mandatory that a manifest be submitted at least 24 hours prior to vessel arrival for ALL cargo transiting the US, whether cargo is discharging or FROB through the US; this is known as the 24-HR Rule. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to the 24-HR Rule.
• “No acceptance” import U.S. for commodity “Electronic Waste”.

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.

Country: United States
Direction: Import
Expiry Date: Until further notice
Free time: Working Days
Currency: USD
Invoiced: Per container, per calendar day, per container type
Application: The free time & charges applied will be those in place on the origin price calculation date (PCD)

Please note the below provides a general overview of our import demurrage and detention practices in the U.S. For complete details please refer to our tariff here. In the event of any discrepancies between the below and our public tariff, the public tariff prevails.

FREE TIME: “Free Time” is the period agreed between the Carrier and the Merchant for which Demurrage and Detention shall not be paid by the Merchant.

DETENTION: Compensation payable when the Merchant holds Carrier's Container outside the port, terminal or depot beyond the agreed amount of Free Time.

DEMURRAGE: Compensation payable when the Merchant holds Carrier’s Container inside the terminal, port or depot beyond the agreed amount of Free Time (the compensation includes terminal storage costs).

Tariff

• Reefer demurrage includes plug-in/electricity charges.
• Reefer container with IMO follows Reefer.
• Non-operating reefer (NOR) is considered as Dry Container.
  Non-operating reefer (NOR) is considered as Dry Container for both Demurrage and Detention.
• Shipper's own containers (SOC) are not subject to detention and are subject to demurrage at some locations.
• For Shipper’s own containers (SOC) at non NWK locations, we have a single SOC DMR rate (no matter cntr/cargo type). At NWK locations, we have a separate SOC DMR rate and a Tank DMR rate.

Import Demurrage

• At rail ramp locations, all storage is settled directly with the rail provider according to the ramps terms and conditions.
• At inland port locations owned by ports (ie. Greer, SC and Front Royal,VA) free time and demurrage charges are according to Maersk’s tariff levels for ocean terminals.
• In addition, for CY deliveries at rail ramps collecting storage according to the ramps terms and conditions, demurrage will be assessed by Maersk for equipment use only after the free time as indicated below.
• When a facility is closed for a full working day during the freetime period, the day will not count against the cargo freetime or for demurrage charges. Partial day closures are considered as a full working day and count towards freetime and demurrage charges.
• Please check with the terminal location for all terminal pickup procedures and to validate cargo is available for pickup. Our terminal partner websites and additional information on demurrage payment can be found here.

Dry Containers and Non-Operating Reefers *excluding Newark/Miami

Reefer, Special Equipment *excluding Newark/Miami

Shipper Owned *excluding Newark/Miami

Dry Containers and Non-Operating Reefers and Shipper Owned Containers ** Newark/Miami

Shipper Owned Containers (Excluding Tanks) ** Newark/Miami

Reefer, Special Equipment, Tanks **Newark/Miami

Rail Ramps Dry/Non-Operating Reefers

Rail Ramps Operating Reefers

Rail Ramps Special

Commodity Reefer Containers

Meat (Applicable to operating reefer cargo for the commodity meat at all U.S. ocean terminals except Baltimore, MD, Boston, MA, Jacksonville, FL, Mobile, AL, Newark, NJ, Port Everglades, FL, Staten Island, NY).

Commodity Reefer Containers-Meat

*excluding Newark/Miami – excludes APM Terminal in Port Elizabeth New Jersey, PNCT (Port Newark Container Terminal), Global Terminal Jersey City, Maher Newark Terminal, Global Container Terminal, Bayonne, New Jersey and Howland Hook, Staten Island, New York), Miami, Florida.

** Newark/Miami – includes APM Terminal in Port Elizabeth New Jersey, PNCT (Port Newark Container Terminal), Global Terminal Jersey City, Maher Newark Terminal, Global Container Terminal, Bayonne, New Jersey and Howland Hook, Staten Island, New York), Miami, Florida.

Import Detention

Dry Containers and Non-Operating Reefers

Reefer, Special Equipment

Commodity Reefer Containers

Meat (Applicable to operating reefer cargo for the commodity meat at all U.S. ocean terminals except Baltimore, MD, Boston, MA, Jacksonville, FL, Mobile, AL, Newark, NJ, Port Everglades, FL, Staten Island, NY).

Commodity Reefer Containers – Meat

• Demurrage disputes for U.S. shipments can be raised by:
  • For cargo prior to pickup, contact AMRNAMRELEASE@sealandmaersk.com
  • For cargo after pickup, through our website Sealandmaersk.com in the MyFinance section.
• Detention disputes for U.S. shipments can be raised by:
  • For cargo prior to return, contact AMRNAMRELEASE@sealandmaersk.com
  • For cargo after return, through our website Sealandmaersk.com in the MyFinance section.
• In the event you wish to change the party invoiced, please raise an incorrect payer disputes via MyFinance.
• When registering a dispute, please include the shipment number, container number, and a detailed description of the dispute including the applicable service contract number if pertinent to the claim. Specifically for the below dispute types, please include the following:
  • Disputes due to inability to secure a terminal appointment to pickup equipment: A screenshot indicating no appointments were available for each day of the freetime period and up to day of pickup. Each daily screenshot must be time stamped and show no appointments were available for all shifts and as far into the future as the terminal system allows.
  • Disputes due to inability to secure a terminal appointment to return equipment:
    1. A time stamped screenshot of a terminal appointment system indicating an appointment was not available at any applicable Carrier return locations for the date a waiver is being applied for, including all shifts where applicable. The screenshot(s) must be taken the day prior to the Waiver Date and on the Waiver Date. Such screenshots must be taken between 6:00 a.m.-12:00pm (noon) the day before the Waiver Date and between 6:00a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on the Waiver Date, in the time zone of the applicable terminal
    2. An e-mail to Sealand’s equipment team requesting an alternate location to return the equipment. The e-mail must be sent prior to the first day being requested for a waiver and be sent to NAMEQUEDO@maersk.com for all locations except Los Angeles and Long Beach. For Los Angeles and Long Beach e-mails must be sent to pswequipment@maersk.com
• Disputes due to inability to secure a rail reservation for export shipments: A screenshot indicating no reservations were available for each day of the receiving window as indicated on the booking confirmation. Each daily screenshot must show no reservations were available for that day and as far into the future the rail reservation system allows, or up to the end of the receiving window whichever is sooner.
• Disputes due to containers associated with Government holds: A statement validating the customs hold was not a result of any action by the shipper, their agent, or any party to the bill of lading.
• For disputes involving a change of paying party, written confirmation from the party who will pay is needed.
• Disputes must be submitted to Sealand within 30 days of the invoice date. We will provide feedback on your dispute within 5 business days of receipt.