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Get up-to-date local information about export procedures and restrictions, demurrage and detention, container drop-offs and more.
Export Detention
(From Gate Out Empty date till Gate In Full date)
Notes:
Freetime and charges per container per calendar day (including week-ends and holidays)
Gate Out date and Gate In date are included in the calculation.
Dry Containers - All rates are in USD
| Days | 20' | 40' |
|---|---|---|
|
Days
Day 1 to 3
|
20'
0
|
40'
0
|
|
Days
Day 4 to 10
|
20'
10
|
40'
20
|
|
Days
Day 11 onwards
|
20'
20
|
40'
40
|
Reefer & Special Equipment Containers - All rates are in USD
| Days | 20' | 40' |
|---|---|---|
|
Days
Day 1 to 3
|
20'
0
|
40'
0
|
|
Days
Day 4 onwards
|
20'
35
|
40'
65
|
Export Demurrage
(From Gate In Full Date till Load date)
Notes:
Freetime and charges per container per calendar day (including week-ends and holidays)
Gate In date and Load date are included in the calculation.
Dry Containers - All rates are in USD
| Days | 20' | 40' |
|---|---|---|
|
Days
Day 1 to 10
|
20'
0
|
40'
0
|
|
Days
Day 11 onwards
|
20'
20
|
40'
35
|
Reefer & Special Equipment Containers - All rates are in USD
| Days | 20' | 40' |
|---|---|---|
|
Days
Day 1 to 10
|
20'
0
|
40'
0
|
|
Days
Day 11 onwards
|
20'
35
|
40'
65
|
Export Storage
(From Gate In Full Date till Load date)
Notes:
Freetime and charges per container per calendar day (including week-ends and holidays)
Gate In date and Load date are included in the calculation.
Alexandria and Damietta / Dry Containers - All rates are in USD
| Days | 20' | 40' |
|---|---|---|
|
Days
Day 1 to 10
|
20'
0
|
40'
0
|
|
Days
Day 11 to 21
|
20'
12
|
40'
20
|
|
Days
Day 22 onwards
|
20'
14
|
40'
25
|
Alexandria and Damietta / Reefer, IMO, Special Equipment Containers - All rates are in USD
| Days | 20' | 40' |
|---|---|---|
|
Days
Day 1 to 10
|
20'
0
|
40'
0
|
|
Days
Day 11 onwards
|
20'
20
|
40'
35
|
Port Said East and Port Said West / Dry Containers - All rates are in USD
| Days | Port Said East 20' | Port Said East 40' | Port Said West 20' | Port Said West 40' |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Days
Day 1 to 7
|
Port Said East 20'
0
|
Port Said East 40'
0
|
Port Said West 20'
0
|
Port Said West 40'
0
|
|
Days
Day 8 to 21
|
Port Said East 20'
8
|
Port Said East 40'
16
|
Port Said West 20'
8
|
Port Said West 40'
16
|
|
Days
Day 22 onwards
|
Port Said East 20'
14
|
Port Said East 40'
25
|
Port Said West 20'
14
|
Port Said West 40'
25
|
Port Said East and Port Said West / Reefer Containers - All rates are in USD
| Days | Port Said East 20' | Port Said East 40' | Port Said West 20' | Port Said West 40' |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Days
Day 1 to 7
|
Port Said East 20'
0
|
Port Said East 40'
0
|
Port Said West 20'
0
|
Port Said West 40'
0
|
|
Days
Day 8 onwards
|
Port Said East 20'
13
|
Port Said East 40'
25
|
Port Said West 20'
13
|
Port Said West 40'
25
|
Port Said East and Port Said West / IMO Containers (NO FREE TIME) - All rates are in USD
| Days | Port Said East 20' | Port Said East 40' | Port Said West 20' | Port Said West 40' |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Days
Day 1 onwards
|
Port Said East 20'
13
|
Port Said East 40'
25
|
Port Said West 20'
13
|
Port Said West 40'
25
|
Sokhna / Dry, Reefer, Special Equipment Containers - All rates are in USD
| Days | 20' | 40' |
|---|---|---|
|
Days
Day 1 to 7
|
20'
0
|
40'
0
|
|
Days
Day 8 to 14
|
20'
10
|
40'
16
|
|
Days
Day 15 onwards
|
20'
16
|
40'
25
|
Sokhna / IMO Containers - All rates are in USD
| Days | 20' | 40' |
|---|---|---|
|
Days
Day 1 to 7
|
20'
0
|
40'
0
|
|
Days
Day 8 onwards
|
20'
16
|
40'
25
|
Export service restrictions
IMO:
No approval for below Imo goods from Alexandria/Port Said as UFS is not accepting following dangerous goods:
- IMO Class 1
- IMO Class 5.2
- IMO Class 6.2
- IMO Class 7
- IMO Class 9 UN 2212 (Blue and Brown Asbestos), UN2590 (White Asbestos), Calcium Hypochlorite UN1748, UN2880, UN2208, UN3485, UN3486 and UN3487 and all toxic waste materials.
In addition UFS is not accepting for loading following substances:
- Ammonium Bromate
- Ammonium Bromate,solution
- Ammonium Chlorate
- Ammonium Chlorate,solution
- Ammonium Chlorite
- Ammonium Hypochlorite
- Ammonium Nitrate liable to self- heating sufficient to initiate a decomposition
- Ammonium Nitrites and mixtures of an inorganic nitrite with an ammonium salt
- Ammonium Permanganate
- Ammonium Permanganate, solution
- Chloric Acid
- Aqueous solution with a concentration exceeding 10%
- Ethyl Nitrite pure
- Hydrocyanic Acid with mote than 20% acid , by mass
- Hydrogen Chloride,refrigerated liquid
- Hydrogen Cyanide, solution with more than 45%
- Hydrogen Cyanide
- Mercury Oxycyanide pure
- Methyl Nitrite Perchloric Acid with more than 72% acid, by mass Silver Picrate, dry or wetted with less than 30% water by mass
- Zinc Ammonium Nitrite See IMDG Special Provision 900
- Cargo Inspection
Cargo Inspection at Port Said East: When containers moved to inspection yard they are subject to export inspection fees.
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