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Import

Get up-to-date local information about import procedures and restrictions, demurrage and detention, container drop-offs and more.

Container Deposit Insurance

Insurance Premium Types

Types of Shipment	Insurance coverage (per container)	Insurance premium (per container)
Types of Shipment Steel, Aluminum, Coil, Ceramic / Tile, Hides, Marble Block, Granite Block, Metal Scrap	Insurance coverage (per container) THB 30,000	Insurance premium (per container) THB 20
Types of Shipment In-transit cargo to the third country via Thailand	Insurance coverage (per container) THB 100,000	Insurance premium (per container) THB 25
Types of Shipment Reefer container ( Pork / Swine / Meat / Beef/ Poultry (eg. chicken & duck and etc.) Plastic Scrap (Non-In transit / In transit cargo to the third country via Thailand)	Insurance coverage (per container) THB 500,000	Insurance premium (per container) THB 100
Types of Shipment Reefer container (Seafood and other)	Insurance coverage (per container) THB 100,000	Insurance premium (per container) THB 25

Remark

For new commodity reefer container will be effective on 1/Jul/23 onwards.
This insurance policy will be expired automatically when customer returned all containers with no damage and no pending charges, e.g. Demurrage, Detention and 3rd recovery process.

Thai Star Contact Detail

Contact: Khun Nipat and Khun Nitiwat
Tel: 02-2454082-3, 080-9813232
Email: thaistar@tssc.co.th

CDI Process for Auction Container

New consignee / broker who proceed auction shipment, Pls ask new CNEE / broker to contact Thai star directly at 02-2454082 or 080-9813232
Thai star will provide a policy to customer by e-mail.

Advisory for CDI

Insurance for Container Deposit - English

PDF (375KB)

Insurance for Container Deposit - Thai

PDF (340KB)

DnD Customer Advisory

PDF (46KB)

Import : Customers will be offered demurrage and detention.

This means you will have separate free time and compensation for utilisation of equipment inside (Demurrage) and outside (Detention) of terminals or depots, import demurrage starts from vesseldischarge. And calculation method of both demurrage and detention will be changed from Traditional to Progressive calculation.

Thailand: Import Demurrage and Detention Tariffs 2020

Effective on ETA 1st July, 2020 onwards.

DRY

Demurrage

Days (THB)	20’ DRY	40’ DRY/40’HC	45’ HDRY	20'FLAT/OPEN	40'FLAT/OPEN
Days (THB) 1 - 5	20’ DRY 0	40’ DRY/40’HC 0	45’ HDRY 0	20'FLAT/OPEN 0	40'FLAT/OPEN 0
Days (THB) 6 - 11	20’ DRY 800	40’ DRY/40’HC 1,300	45’ HDRY 1,500	20'FLAT/OPEN 800	40'FLAT/OPEN 1,200
Days (THB) 12 - 20	20’ DRY 1,400	40’ DRY/40’HC 2,200	45’ HDRY 2,500	20'FLAT/OPEN 1,400	40'FLAT/OPEN 2,000
Days (THB) 21+	20’ DRY 3,100	40’ DRY/40’HC 4,700	45’ HDRY 5,900	20'FLAT/OPEN 3,100	40'FLAT/OPEN 4,700

Detention

Days (THB)	20’ DRY	40’ DRY /40’HC	45’ HDRY	20'FLAT/OPEN	40'FLAT/OPEN
Days (THB) 1 - 3	20’ DRY 0	40’ DRY /40’HC 0	45’ HDRY 0	20'FLAT/OPEN 0	40'FLAT/OPEN 0
Days (THB) 4 - 11	20’ DRY 800	40’ DRY /40’HC 1,300	45’ HDRY 1,500	20'FLAT/OPEN 800	40'FLAT/OPEN 1,200
Days (THB) 12 - 20	20’ DRY 1,400	40’ DRY /40’HC 2,200	45’ HDRY 2,500	20'FLAT/OPEN 1,400	40'FLAT/OPEN 2,000
Days (THB) 21+	20’ DRY 3,100	40’ DRY /40’HC 4,700	45’ HDRY 5,900	20'FLAT/OPEN 3,100	40'FLAT/OPEN 4,700

REEFER

For Import Reefer, operator provides 3 days free storage charge and 4 days free plugging charge.

Demurrage

Days (THB)	20’ REEF	40’ HREEF
Days (THB) 1 - 4	20’ REEF 0	40’ HREEF 0
Days (THB) 5 - 7	20’ REEF 1,700	40’ HREEF 2,150
Days (THB) 8 - 13	20’ REEF 2,250	40’ HREEF 2,650
Days (THB) 14+	20’ REEF 2,800	40’ HREEF 3,450

Detention

Days (THB)	20’ REEF	40’ HREEF
Days (THB) 1 - 3	20’ REEF 0	40’ HREEF 0
Days (THB) 4 - 11	20’ REEF 1,500	40’ HREEF 1,900
Days (THB) 12 - 20	20’ REEF 2,250	40’ HREEF 2,650
Days (THB) 21+	20’ REEF 3,400	40’ HREEF 4,800

Form Enter V.6 effective 1 Oct 2023 onwards

XLSX (30KB)

Form – Should be within 48 hours

XLS (41KB)

Form – Should be over 48 hours

XLS (50KB)

1. Commodity

Reefer are accept under specific condition as below
All reefer commodities including in transit shipment must present import license in Thailand for consider booking acceptant.
All reefer containers for every commodities including in transit shipment must apply Container Deposit Insurance (CDI).

Types of Shipment	THB Per Container Insurance coverage	THB Per Container Insurance premium
Types of Shipment Reefer container [ Pork / Swine / Meat / Beef / Poultry (eg. chicken & duck and etc.)]	THB Per Container Insurance coverage THB 500,000	THB Per Container Insurance premium THB 100
Types of Shipment Reefer container (Seafood and other)	THB Per Container Insurance coverage THB 100,000	THB Per Container Insurance premium THB 25

BUFFALO MEAT was ceased acceptance until further notice.
Chicken feet and poultry was ceased acceptance to Thailand.
** Above commodities including in transit shipment must present import license in Thailand for consider booking acceptant **
Pork, swine, frozen, meat was ceased acceptance to Thailand
** Above commodities including in transit shipment must present import license in Thailand for consider booking acceptant.
Consignee must pay container deposit to Terminal at least 3 days before container discharge.**
IN TRANSIT REEFER CARGO TO LAOS / CAMBODIA / MYNMAR
Can accept In transit Reefer Cargo via Laem Chabang under condition. Consignee must pay container deposit to Terminal at least 3 days before container discharge.
Plastic
1. "LOI" from shipper and consignee's details are requested on a shipment prior to booking acceptance.
2. Consignee names must be identified on BL. 'TO ORDER' or TO ORDER of XXX are unacceptable.
3. If consignee is foreigner, notify party must be Thai.
4. Not accept 'Freight collect'
5. All shipment including in transit shipment must apply Container Deposit Insurance (CDI) before loading from transshipment port. (by consignee / notify party)
6. Please provide contact details for reviewing purposes
  1. Consignee Details (Company Name, Phone no. , Email Address, contact person)
  2. Notify Party details (Company Name, Phone no. , Email Address, contact person)
  **Please provide all enquiry detail to Maersk origin (POL) for request booking confirmation.**
Vehicles:

With immediate effect, vehicles imported to Thailand must be declared as DG cargo; IMO Class 9/ UNNO 3166,
and DG-Net (DG authorized system) must be submitted accordingly. If customer would like to declare export shipment as Non-DG,
customer must provide the certificate that the vehicles’ fuel tank is empty and its battery pole is taken off.

Personal effects

Consignee on BL must be represented by the freight forwarder only.

2. Dangerous goods declaration

For dangerous cargo shipment imported Thailand, customers have to declare DG cargo via http://www.dg-net.org within 5 days before ETA, otherwise cargo will not be allowed to discharge as per port regulation.

3. Weight / Measurement

Weight limit for REEFER with POD: Lat Krabang (THBKKLK), VGM must not over 31 tons as per advisory in attached file due to Thailand road limitation.

Advisory Road's Overweight Limitation

PDF (271KB)

If VGM over 31 tons, customer have to change POD to Laem Chabang (THLZP) or Sahathai (THBKKSH) instead as there is no weight limitation on barge mode.
For change POD to Sahathai, kindly note that additional import inland service 4600 THB per cntr for 20 REEF / 6500 THB per cntr for 40 HREEF will be applicable.

4. Special Equipment

Depot	DG Acceptant criteria
Depot Laem Chabang ( THLZP)	DG Acceptant criteria Accept for all IMO and UN
Depot BMT ( Bangkok Modern Terminal) TCT ( Thai Connectivity Terminal) SHTC (Sahathai Terminal)	DG Acceptant criteria Not accept for all DG cargoes (all IMO and UN)
Depot LKB (Lat Krabang) NHP (N.H.Prosperity)	DG Acceptant criteria Not accept IMO 1.3, 1.4, 2.3, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 7, and 3 with flash point below 10C Not accept IMO 3 sub risk 6.1, 8 Not accept IMO 8 subrisk 4.3, 5.1, 6.1 Not accept IMO 8 if it is Toxic and Flammable (Flash Point not lower than 10C), Substance Emitting Flammable Gases When Wet, Oxidize.

Alongside Criteria at Laem Chabang terminal

Terminal	Required Alongside criteria
Terminal Laem Chabang LCMT (AO), LCB1 (B1)	Required Alongside criteria Gross Weight over 40 MT Over Hight 150 CM ,Over Width 75 CM each side, Over Length 12 M DG class 1.3 ,1.4, 2.3
Terminal Laem Chabang Hutchison (C1C2, D1)	Required Alongside criteria Gross Weight over 40 MT Over Hight 140 CM , Over Width 60 CM each side, Not over length DG class 1.3 ,1.4, 2.3

5. B/L clause, documentation

Consignee names must be identified or showing as TO ORDER of XXX . Consignee showing only 'TO ORDER' is unacceptable.
If consignee is foreigner, notify party must be Thai.

6. No Acceptance

No acceptance for Bangkok old port (also known as Klong Toey - THKLT or PAT) For all cargoes to Bangkok area, please use Lat Krabang ICD (THBKKLK) which is located 25 km away from central Bangkok and 90 km away from Laem Chabang.

Scrap metal:

With immediately effect, no scraps shipment with freight collect is acceptable to Thailand. Prepaid shipments will continue to be accepted subject to strict conditions PRIOR booking confirmation listed below.

Consignee names must be identified. 'TO ORDER' is unacceptable.
LOI from both shipper and consignee are requested on a shipment by shipment basis and prior to booking acceptance.
Consignee must have Import License issued from "Department of industrial works"
Consignee have to pay container deposit 15,000THB per CNTR to carrier before ETA - 2 working days

Vehicles:

With immediate effect, vehicles imported to Thailand must be declared as DG cargo; IMO Class 9/ UNNO 3166, and DG-Net(DG authorized system) must be submitted accordingly. If customer would like to declare export shipment as Non-DG, customer must provide the certificate that the vehicles’ fuel tank is empty and its battery pole is taken off.

Dangerous goods declaration:

For dangerous cargo shipment imported Thailand, customers have to declare DG cargo via http://www.dg-net.org within 24 hours before ETA, otherwise cargo will not be allowed to discharge as per port regulation.

Container weight limitation:

20’

For Laem Chabang (THLZP):
- Subject to payload of each container (Both Dry and reefer)
For Lat Krabang ICD (THBKKLK):
- 27 metric tons, cargo gross weight for dry.
- 26 metric tons, cargo gross weight for reefer.
For Klong Toey Port (PAT):
- 27 metric tons, cargo gross weight for dry. (G.W. not over 32.5 metric tons)
- 26 metric tons, cargo gross weight for reefer. (G.W. not over 32.5 metric tons)

40’

For Laem Chabang Port (THLZP):
- Subject to payload of each container (Both Dry and reefer)
For Lat Krabang ICD (THBKKLK):
- 26 Metric Tons, Cargo Gross Weight (DRY cargoes only)
- Maximum cargo gross weight for reefer is 25 Metric Tons.
For Klong Toey PAT (THKLTTR):
- 27 metric tons, cargo gross weight for dry. (G.W. not over 32.5 metric tons)
- 25 metric tons, cargo gross weight for reefer. (G.W. not over 32.5 metric tons)

45’

For Laem Chabang Port (THLZP):
- Subject to payload of each container
For Lat Krabang ICD (THBKKLK):
- 25 Metric Tons, Cargo Gross Weight (DRY cargoes only)
For Klong Toey PAT (THKLTTR):
- Total G.W. not over 32.5 metric tons