Shipping to and from Poland

Are You going to ship Your cargo to UK/Ireland with Sealand?

If so, we would like to thank You and provide few important information. We kindly request you to pay special attention to local Sealand procedures pertaining “to door” deliveries.

1. General information. Deliveries or containers releases in United Kingdom and Ireland must be arranged separately (independently of the export booking) by Sealand local agents as follows:
   • For UK (England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland) imports:
     Main office: Liverpool, tel: +44 3309 120429,
     e-mail: gb.import@sealandmaersk.com;
   • For Ireland imports.
     Main office: Dublin, tel: +353 1 6182500, e-mail: ie.import@sealandmaersk.com.
2. Bill of Lading: If the shipment is covered by Original Negotiable Bill of Lading, at least one original bill of lading needs to be lodged at Sealand destination offices before they can act on further instructions. Telex release or Sea waybill are also acceptable. If the shipment is moving on a Sea Waybill all prepaid charges have to be prior settled (paid in case prepaid charges payer has not credit agreement with Sealand) and the final certified true waybill to be issued at origin before destination agent can act on further instruction.
3. Authority to submit a request for delivery or release: Instruction on delivery or release container at destination can be taken from the party stated as a consignee on the Bill of Lading only. Third parties acting on behalf of the consignee on the Bill of Lading have to send a release to order from them. Authority from the consignee which authorise destination office to take instruction from an agent for future shipments is also acceptable.
4. Payments: If consignee has not credit with Sealand it is required any outstanding charges to be paid before arranging delivery or releases. This includes demurrage and/or quay rent charges that may be incurred.
5. Delivery containers with Sealand: In order to arrange delivery the Consignee or his agent should contact to our import agent soon after containers have been loaded at Polish port to book the most preferable delivery date for consignee in advance. Haulage availability can be check on line at link (available for UK deliveries only) .
   Deliveries details should be emailed to import offices (or by means of SSDO functionality at www.sealandmaersk.com) and must include the below:
   • Container number;
   • Delivery date
   • Delivery time
   • Full address including post code
   • Any special instructions for the delivery point or delivery references
   • Payer of any charges.
6. Customs Clearance. Shipments to England, Scotland & Wales are subject to standard customs clearance procedure. For Northern Ireland and Ireland You need to use T2L document.

In case any inquires please do not hesitate to contact us:
pl.export@sealandmaersk.com
tel: 48-221654250

Commodity

There are no restrictions in place. Special certificates are needed for plants/seeds (phyto-sanitary certificate), and meat or fish (Veterinary and Origin certificates) depending on destination. Please ask our Customer Service team for more details.

Weight and measurement

For general information on weight and measurement restrictions please contact your local Sealand office.

Special cargoes

There are generally no restrictions, though for trucking to inland points special permits may be needed (dependent on the actual oversize, so please inquire). For dangerous cargo the dangerous cargo papers must be provided and approved at the time the booking is placed. Please ask our Customer Service team for exact details.

Prices are calculated in EUR and are valid from 1st September 2019.

Demurrage

Demurrage starts on the day when laden container has been delivered to the port of loading(gate in date) and ends on the day when laden container has been loaded on the vessel (load date).

Demurrage - DRY / IMO

Demurrage - REEF / Flat Rack / Open Top

Detention

Detention starts on the day when empty container has been picked up from the empty depot(gate out date)or triangulated (triangulation update) and ends on the day when laden container has been delivered to the port of loading(gate in date).

Detention - DRY / IMO

Detention - REEF/Flat Rack/Open Top

Poland inland services page can be found here.