Shipping to and from Russia (West)

• Always track your cargo using Sealand online tracking system. Please be sure to contact local Sealand office at least 1 week prior to container arrival to port to check cargo details, terms of payment, etc.
• DU (port document) can be received in local Sealand office against presentation of:
• Duly endorsed Original Bill of Lading;
• Documents proving named consignee.
• Always contact local Sealand Customer Service to ask for invoice since all payments for transportation, local charges, demurrage and detention should be received by Sealand prior to release
• Inspection of container should be requested from Customer service import till 16-00 of the day preceding inspection day
• Release can be obtained from Customer service import if all payments/documents are in place
• Freight collect is accepted for dry cargo. Freight collect for reefers can be accepted after confirmation from Sales. Freight collect for fruits and chilled cargo is not accepted
• Local surcharges (e.g. DHC, PHI, PTD, DDF, RFR etc.) for reefers are acceptable on collect and no approval is required from Sales
• When ordering a transportation of Veterinary cargo, the Customer must inform Sealand-Maersk representatives in the country of origin in writing about certificate availability and of the registration number of veterinary certificates for transported reefer cargo. Sealand-Maersk representatives at the country of origin should include certificate numbers in the bill of lading in order for Sealand-Maersk representatives at the destination to prepare the import manifest for the Customs.

St Petersburg

Commodity:

Commodity: Personal belongings or used household goods are not acceptable. Personally Operated Vehicles, Used vehicles or machinery (e.g. motorcycles, hydrocycles, snowmobiles, ATV, etc.) are not acceptable, only exception is for diplomatic cargo. In this case details of foreign embassy should be specified in Notify Party. Freight collect is not allowed for the subject commodity.

Weight / Measurement:

Gross weight (cargo + container) is limited by the gantry crane capacity, which is 35 metric tons. Hence maximum acceptable payload is 30-31 metric tons.

For store door delivery maximum payload is 20 metric tons for DRY, and 19.5 metric tons for REEF containers.

Special Cargoes:

Out of Gauge, Break Bulk and IMO cargo is subject to standard Sealand in-house procedures.

IMO 1 class is not acceptable in Saint-Petersburg First Container Terminal (FCT) due to restrictions of the port.

IMO classes 6, 7; IMO 4, UNNO 3221-3240; IMO 5, UNNO 3101-3120; additional sub-class 6 are subject to direct variant only, i.e. without physical contact of the container with the Terminal’s land, with the effect from August-9, 2007.

Documentation:

• All shipments destined to Russia must have Consignee (unless the B/L is To Order) and Notify party (whenever specified): names, addresses and contacts updated. Consignee on B/L as a private person is not acceptable.
• Straight B/Ls covering consolidated cargo consigned to different receivers are not allowed. Consolidated cargo must be covered by separate BLs.
• It is not allowed to insert several private persons in the Consignee field.
• Gross weight and measurement of cargo must be indicated in metric units, i.e. kilograms and cubic meters.
• All amendments to transport documents after feeder vessel sailing from the last transshipment port may only be performed subject to approval of destination office.
• "TO ORDER" bookings for chilled cargo are not accepted. In case of any questions regarding consignee, please contact reefer sales department.
• FREIGHT COLLECT ACCEPTANCE (FCA) for shipments of chilled cargo and meat is not allowed without reefer sales department confirmation.
• Foreign consignees are not allowed for dry cargo shipments. For reefer cargo shipments foreign consignee has to be confirmed prior booking acceptance by reefer sales department.

Special Customs Requirements: Import Cargo Manifest must be submitted 48 hours prior to the vessel’s arrival

Novorossiysk

Weight and Measurement:

• Gross weight (cargo + container) is limited by the gantry crane capacity, which is 35 metric tons. Hence maximum acceptable payload is 30-31 metric tons
• For store door delivery maximum payload is 18 metric tons for DRY; 16 metric tons for REEF
• For merchant haulage there is a road restriction of 9 mt axle load but not more than 38 mt in total (including truck weight)

Commodity:

Personal belongings or used household goods are not acceptable

Personal Operated Vehicles, Used vehicles or machinery (e.g. motorcycles, hydro-cycles, snowmobiles, ATV, etc.) are not acceptable

Only exception is for diplomatic cargo. In this case details of foreign embassy should be specified in Notify Party. Freight collect is not allowed for the subject commodity

Special Cargoes:

Out of Gauge, Break Bulk cargo is subject to standard in-house procedures. Please contact your local Maersk/Sealand office for details

IMO 1 and IMO 7 class are not acceptable in NUTEP terminal due to restrictions of the port

IMO 2, IMO 5 are NOT accepted in Novorossiysk since 28-05-12 till further notice

Special Customs Requirements:

Import Cargo Manifest must be submitted 24 hours prior to the vessel’s arrival

Manual Documentation Fee:

From November 1st 2016, all shipping instruction submissions for your shipments must be submitted through sealandmaersk.com or any other online platform (EDI, INTTRA etc.)

In case that you still wish to submit the shipping instructions manually, a Manual Documentation Fee (MDF) is applied

The Manual Documentation Fee will be: 25 USD / bill of lading

Other:

Private person(s)/ individual(s) is accepted as a Consignee for bookings to Novorossiysk only subject to destination approval

Kaliningrad

Private person(s)/ individual(s) is accepted as a Consignee for bookings to Kaliningrad only subject to destination approval.

Definition:

At the end of the free time period per diem begins at the rate tier applicable based on the consumed free days.

For Inland Carrier Haulage please check DnD terms at Intermodal page.

If you have any questions, please, contact us.