Shipping to and from Egypt

Effective Date: 01/10/2022

Expiry Date: Until further notice

Please note that the below tariffs are NOT applicable for SPOT bookings. For Demurrage and Detention applicable for SPOT, please click here for Maersk SPOT.

Notes:

• Freetime and charges per container per calendar day (i.e. including weekends and holidays) after freetime expires.
• Start date and end date are included in the calculation.
• Shipper’s Own Container is considered as equivalent to corresponding container type.
• 40´ High and 45´ High containers are considered equal to 40´.
• NOR (non-operating reefer) is considered as Dry Container.
• Shipper’s owned tank with DRY cargo follows free time & rate of Dry equipment.
• Shipper’s owned tank with IMO cargo follows free time & rate of IMO.
• Open Top Out of Gauge and Flat Rack are considered as Special Containers.
• Open Top in Gauge is considered as Dry Containers.
• For special deals: Please bear in mind that the calculation method of charges for special deals (free-time granted > tariff free-time) is ‘progressive’ and the lead off rate slap(s) will be reduced by the number of days in excess of tariff free-time.
• Free time deals will be applied based on the effective deals at the Price Calculation Date (PCD)
• Pricing structure in Egypt consists of two elements; 1. Combined Demurrage & Detention and 2. Storage
  • Combined Demurrage & Detention: Free time period and charges for utilization of equipment inside and outside of terminals or depots. (invoiced under DET).
  • Storage: Free time period for use of terminal or depot space (invoiced under DMR). Reefer storage rates are combined for storage + Reefer power. Storage at Port Saied West, Damietta, Sokhna is settled directly to the terminal.

Combined Demurrage and Detention

Dry containers

Reefer containers

Special Equipment such as Flat Racks, Open Top

Storage

Dry Containers, Alexandria

Dry Containers, Port Said East

Dry Containers, Depots (Al Nubariai, Merghem)

Reefer Containers, Alexandria

Reefer Containers, Port Said East Port

Reefer Containers, Depots (Al Nubaria, Merghem)

Special Equipment such as Flat Racks, Open Top, Alexandria

Special Equipment such as Flat Racks, Open Top, Port Said East

IMO Cargo, Port Said East Port

For free time terms valid until 30.09.2022, please refer below downloadable attachment.

Below are the most common local charges we have in Egypt. They are all subject to change and valid until further notice.

Please also visit our global Surcharge Definition Glossary

Import service restrictions

Commodity

• Customs authorities in Egypt decided to ban the Following imports from Japan; food stuff, plants, Agricultural products, raw material, scrap and used auto spare & Other imports/commodities Should be subject to. Radio-active check.
  
  • Radio-active check is applied for the following Commodities;
    - “food stuff, plants, agricultural products, raw Material, scrap and used auto spare”
    Which loaded from “ China-Hong Kong-Taiwan-North -Korea –South Korea “
• Cigarettes: Cigarettes bookings are not accepted to Egypt
• Through Bills of Lading are not accepted in Egypt, All inland delivery is arranged as merchant haulage. For information about sell rates of VAS services please visit the MLOG enable LHP"
• Consolidated cargo not accepted in EGPSD (SCCT)
  
  • Used computer monitors/accessories that were produced before year 2009 will not be allowed into the country by the Egyptian customs, and the cargo will be rejected/ neglected.
  • Imo Cargo should be approved By Destination office prior loading

Weight / Measurements

• Breakbulk is not accepted.
• Alexandria Terminal 1 maximum crane capacity is 32 MT.

Equipment

• All equipment is accepted except for 45' reefer.

Bill of lading clausing

• All inbound bills of lading should be updated with the following clause:
  
  • Free Out - "All discharging costs & other costs up to / including loading empty is for account & risk of merchant"
• In transit to Libya No acceptance of cargo "In transit to Libya" or consigned to Libyan consignees.
  Cargo In-Transit to Libya clause is not acceptable and has been banned by the Libyan/Egyptian authorities and will be considered as act of smuggling except for cargo originating from a country with a shared border with Libya

Bill of lading General Requirements

• All bills of lading must show consignee's full name and address including phone number and, where possible, fax number.
• All consignments bound to Egypt must have an Egyptian recipient otherwise cargo will be subject to a customs fine of USD 250.
• Deadline for any amendment in the bill of lading, cargo destination, cargo weight etc...is 3 days prior to vessel arrival to avoid customs fines.
• "Full Liner Terms" is not applicable.
• Seal Number to be mandatory element to be contained in the shipping instructions submitted information not complete or declared may result in shipping instructions being rejected and this may impact the timeline for achieving loading pre-requisites:
• Seal number to be set mandatory to avoid the Seal mismatch and avoid delays in manifest submission.

The Mandatory Data Element are as follows:

• Seal Number
• Seal Type

1. TAX ID Mandatory:
   According to Egyptian Tax Authority instructions for E-invoicing starting 01 April 2021 TAX ID Mandatory for any Egyptian customer (Shipper, Consignee, Price Owner, Notify or Invoice Party), we will not be able to create customer code without tax registration number, also invoices will not be triggered without the TAX ID No’s.
2. Advanced Cargo Information Declaration (ACID) Number:
   According to Egyptian customs regulation all import shipments loading on or after 1 April, to EGYPT will require Advanced Cargo Information Declaration (ACID) number to be identified/stated clearly on Bills of Lading and reflected on cargo description in cargo Manifest. During this trial period from April till end of May, in event of missing ACID number, shipment will not* returned back to port of loading. Mandatory date of implementation for ‘ACI’ declaration is set on 1 October 2021 and we will not be able to discharge without ACID number after 30 June 2021.

Currency

• Both prepaid and collect freight are acceptable in USD / EUR .