Shipping to and from Venezuela

Type of document: SWB / Express release / Telex release: They are not accepted. The Bill of lading must be printed to be able to clear customs.

Original BL printing: There are not extra fees for the BL printing by the offices of our port operator or Sealand office.

Import manifest: Is submitted 48 hours before vessel arrival to the Venezuelan port.

By law we only have 24 hours after the arrival of the vessel to modify the import manifest.

Registros SIDUNEA: The Import manifest number of each voyage and import yard is published through the link: Sidunea Register

Changes to the BL: All BL amendments after the submission of the import  manifest must be requested via email to customerservice@sealandmaersk.com.

Commodities restriction for import cargo:

• Used clothes and shoes
• Import of 5-year-old vehicles
• Used tires.

Shipment Parties restrictions

To order consignees: We don’t accept this kind of consignee

Consignee: Must be Venezuelan companies.

Freight Charges: We don’t accept collect charges, all must be prepaid by the shipper.

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 Venezuela consists of Combined Demurrage & Detention.

This means you will have one combined free time period and compensation for utilization of equipment inside and outside of terminals or depots, referred to as Combined Demurrage & Detention.

Effective January 1st , 2019 our tariff charges will be:

Free time

Note 1: NOR’s are considered under Reefer Freetime (7 Days).

Tariff after free time

Note 2: NOR’s will be charged as Reefer containers corresponding to size of equipment.