Shipping to and from United States of America
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Import
- 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).
Name | Start | End |
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Name
Demurrage
|
Start
Free time will commence the first 0800 on the first business day following discharge of the container at an ocean terminal, or the arrival of a container at a rail ramp or an inland CY (owned or contracted by Carrier), except in: At Ocean Ports, Inland CY Locations and CY Rail Facilities Working Day are defined as any day a gate is open for container pickup. |
End
Ends on the day that the full container is gated-out of the terminal.
|
Name
Detention
|
Start
Free time for carrier’s equipment commences on the day equipment departs from carrier’s container yard. At Ocean Ports, Inland CY Locations and CY Rail Facilities Working Day are defined as any day a gate is open for container return Monday – Saturday. |
End
Ends on the day that the empty container is gated-in at the agreed port or terminal. For store-door move only consignees may at their own discretion notify the carrier when the container is empty and available for pick-up from the consignee's designated delivery facility. Notifications must be sent via the website. Carrier will stop the detention clock effective the day notification is received |
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
Days | 20' | 40' | 45' |
---|---|---|---|
Days
Day 1 to 4
|
20'
Free
|
40'
Free
|
45'
Free
|
Days
Day 5 to 8
|
20'
260 USD
|
40'
260 USD
|
45'
260 USD
|
Days
Day 9 to 13
|
20'
305 USD
|
40'
305 USD
|
45'
305 USD
|
Days
Day 14+
|
20'
350 USD
|
40'
350 USD
|
45'
350 USD
|
Reefer, Special Equipment *excluding Newark/Miami
Days | 20' | 40' | Special |
---|---|---|---|
Days
Day 1 to 2
|
20'
Free
|
40'
Free
|
Special
Free
|
Days
Day 3 to 5
|
20'
430 USD
|
40'
430 USD
|
Special
420 USD
|
Days
Day 6 to 9
|
20'
530 USD
|
40'
530 USD
|
Special
520 USD
|
Days
Day 10+
|
20'
580 USD
|
40'
580 USD
|
Special
570 USD
|
Shipper Owned *excluding Newark/Miami
Days | 20' | 40' | 45' |
---|---|---|---|
Days
Day 1 to 4
|
20'
Free
|
40'
Free
|
45'
Free
|
Days
Day 5 to 8
|
20'
215 USD
|
40'
215 USD
|
45'
215 USD
|
Days
Day 9 to 13
|
20'
260 USD
|
40'
260 USD
|
45'
260 USD
|
Days
Day 14+
|
20'
305 USD
|
40'
305 USD
|
45'
305 USD
|
Dry Containers and Non-Operating Reefers and Shipper Owned Containers ** Newark/Miami
Days | 20' | 40' | 45' |
---|---|---|---|
Days
Day 1 to 4
|
20'
Free
|
40'
Free
|
45'
Free
|
Days
Day 5 to 8
|
20'
310 USD
|
40'
310 USD
|
45'
310 USD
|
Days
Day 9 to 13
|
20'
415 USD
|
40'
415 USD
|
45'
415 USD
|
Days
Day 14 to 33
|
20'
540 USD
|
40'
540USD
|
45'
540 USD
|
Days
Day 34+
|
20'
665 USD
|
40'
665 USD
|
45'
665 USD
|
Shipper Owned Containers (Excluding Tanks) ** Newark/Miami
Days | 20' | 40' | 45' |
---|---|---|---|
Days
Day 1 to 4
|
20'
Free
|
40'
Free
|
45'
Free
|
Days
Day 5 to 8
|
20'
225 USD
|
40'
225 USD
|
45'
225 USD
|
Days
Day 9 to 13
|
20'
275 USD
|
40'
275 USD
|
45'
275 USD
|
Days
Day 14 to 33
|
20'
425 USD
|
40'
425 USD
|
45'
425 USD
|
Days
Day 34+
|
20'
575 USD
|
40'
575 USD
|
45'
575 USD
|
Reefer, Special Equipment, Tanks **Newark/Miami
Days | Operating Reef | Tanks | Special |
---|---|---|---|
Days
Day 1 to 2
|
Operating Reef
Free
|
Tanks
Free
|
Special
Free
|
Days
Day 3 to 5
|
Operating Reef
595 USD
|
Tanks
395 USD
|
Special
535 USD
|
Days
Day 6 to 8
|
Operating Reef
740 USD
|
Tanks
550 USD
|
Special
690 USD
|
Days
Day 9+
|
Operating Reef
970 USD
|
Tanks
650 USD
|
Special
790 USD
|
Rail Ramps Dry/Non-Operating Reefers
Days | 20' | 40' |
---|---|---|
Days
Days 1 to 3
|
20'
Free
|
40'
Free
|
Days
Day 4 to 7
|
20'
160 USD
|
40'
160 USD
|
Days
Day 8 to 11
|
20'
220 USD
|
40'
220 USD
|
Days
Day 12+
|
20'
250 USD
|
40'
250 USD
|
Rail Ramps Operating Reefers
Days | 20' | 40' |
---|---|---|
Days
Days 1 to 3
|
20'
Free
|
40'
Free
|
Days
Day 4 to 6
|
20'
350 USD
|
40'
350 USD
|
Days
Day 7+
|
20'
450 USD
|
40'
455 USD
|
Rail Ramps Special
Days | 20' | 40' |
---|---|---|
Days
Days 1 to 3
|
20'
Free
|
40'
Free
|
Days
Day 4 to 6
|
20'
330 USD
|
40'
330 USD
|
Days
Day 7+
|
20'
435 USD
|
40'
435 USD
|
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
Days | 20' | 40' |
---|---|---|
Days
Day 1 to 4
|
20'
Free
|
40'
Free
|
Days
Day 5
|
20'
430 USD
|
40'
430 USD
|
Days
Day 6 to 9
|
20'
530 USD
|
40'
530 USD
|
Days
Day 10+
|
20'
580 USD
|
40'
580 USD
|
*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
Days | 20' | 40’ | 45’ |
---|---|---|---|
Days
Day 1 to 4
|
20'
Free
|
40’
Free
|
45’
Free
|
Days
Day 5 to 8
|
20'
155 USD
|
40’
155 USD
|
45’
155 USD
|
Days
Day 9 to 12
|
20'
205 USD
|
40’
205 USD
|
45’
205 USD
|
Days
Day 13+
|
20'
235 USD
|
40’
235 USD
|
45’
235 USD
|
Reefer, Special Equipment
Days | Operating Reefer | Special Equipment |
---|---|---|
Days
Day 1 to 3
|
Operating Reefer
Free
|
Special Equipment
Free
|
Days
Day 4 to 6
|
Operating Reefer
350 USD
|
Special Equipment
330 USD
|
Days
Day 7+
|
Operating Reefer
455 USD
|
Special Equipment
435 USD
|
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
Days | 20' | 40' |
---|---|---|
Days
Day 1 to 5
|
20'
Free
|
40'
Free
|
Days
Day 6
|
20'
350 USD
|
40'
330 USD
|
Days
Day 7+
|
20'
455 USD
|
40'
435 USD
|
- 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:
- 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
- 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.