Shipping to and from France

• Hazardous Closing (Clôture IMO-Envoi DGD):  this only concerns the documentary closing , it is the date of receipt of the final  dangerous declaration duly completed and signed
• Shipping instructions closing (Cloture Documentaire): for goods under AMS/ACI declaration ; it is the date which we have to receive full shipping instructions.
• Load list closing (Clôture Liste de charge): date which the empty container has to be withdrawn and container number known on the booking.
• VGM closing (Clôture VGM):  date which VGM weight must be submitted  on website or EDI
• Cargo Cut off closing (Clôture Douane): date on which container has to be gate in full on terminal and customs cleared validated

The respect of these closing dates is crucial to allow the proper loading if your shipments

You can find below proforma deadlines:

Le Havre

Fos sur Mer

Dunkerque

Montoir

Brest

Rouen

For transports arranged in Merchant Haulage

Pick up tariff: 01/07/2021 - 30/09/2021
Tariff in Euros

For transports arranged in Merchant Haulage

Pick up tariff: 01/05/2021 to 30/06/2021
Tariff in Euros

For transports arranged in Merchant Haulage

Pick up tariff: 01/04/2021 - 30/04/2021
Tariff in Euros

For transports arranged in Merchant Haulage

Pick up tariff: 01/01/2021 - 31/03/2021 
Tariff in Euros

For transports arranged in Merchant Haulage

Pick up tariff: 29/06/2020 - 31/12/2020
Tariff in Euros

As from the 29th of June 2020, Bordeaux, is not available for Pick up, this area must be booked in Carrier Haulage
The applicable pricing date for all surcharges, VAS, inland haulage, pick up and drop off, is the same as the ocean freight PCD. (with the exception of Demurrage and Detention, please refer to the import and export tabs for information about demurrage and detention and their price calculation date)

Pick up tariff: 01/04/2020 - 30/09/2020
Tariff in Euros

* No drop off without prior agreement. 
** 20’dc drop off accepted. No drop for 40’dc/hc without prior agreement. 
The applicable pricing date for all surcharges, VAS, inland haulage, pick up and drop off, is the same as the ocean freight PCD. (with the exception of Demurrage and Detention, please refer to the import and export tabs for information about demurrage and detention and their price calculation date)

Pick up tariff: 01/01/2020 - 31/03/2020
Tariff in Euros

* No drop off without prior agreement. 
** 20’dc drop off accepted. No drop for 40’dc/hc without prior agreement. 
The applicable pricing date for all surcharges, VAS, inland haulage, pick up and drop off, is the same as the ocean freight PCD. (with the exception of Demurrage and Detention, please refer to the import and export tabs for information about demurrage and detention and their price calculation date)

Pick up tariff: 01/10/2019 to 31/12/2019
Tariff in Euros

* No drop off without prior agreement. 
** 20’dc drop off accepted. No drop for 40’dc/hc without prior agreement. 
The applicable pricing date for all surcharges, VAS, inland haulage, pick up and drop off, is the same as the ocean freight PCD. (with the exception of Demurrage and Detention, please refer to the import and export tabs for information about demurrage and detention and their price calculation date)

For transports arranged in Merchant Haulage

Pick up tariff: From 01/07/2019 to 30/09/2019
Tariff in Euros

* No drop off without prior agreement. 

** 20’dc drop off accepted. No drop for 40’dc/hc without prior agreement. 
The applicable pricing date for all surcharges, VAS, inland haulage, pick up and drop off, is the same as the ocean freight PCD. (with the exception of Demurrage and Detention, please refer to the import and export tabs for information about demurrage and detention and their price calculation date)

For transports arranged in Merchant Haulage

Pick up tariff: From 01/04/2019 to 30/06/2019
Tariff in Euros

***From 15.08.2020 the Free Time deals will be applied based on the effective deals at the Price Calculation date – PCD***

Demurrage

Warning:  Those freetime conditions described below are not applicable for booking done through Maersk Spot.
Warning: Demurrage applicable tariff after combined

Effective date: 01/01/2020
Expiry Date: until further notice

Freetime and charges per container per calendar day (i.e. including week-ends and holidays) after freetime expires. 
Demurrage starts from gate-in day on the terminal, ends with loading day to vessel

Currency: EUR

Notes

• Shipper’s Own Container is considered as equivalent to corresponding container type
• 40´ High and 45´ High containers are considered equal to 40´
• Special equipment/cargo, such as Flat Racks and Open Top equipment, is considered Shipper’s owned tank with DRY cargo follows freetime & rate of Dry equipment
• Shipper’s owned tank with IMO cargo follows freetime & rate of IMO
• NOR (non-operating reefer) is considered as Dry Container
• Demurrage are INCLUDING terminal storage in Le Havre, Fos sur Mer, Dunkerque, Montoir de Bretagne, Brest and Rouen
• Demurrage for reefer are INCLUDING plugging fees on terminal in all French ports

Detention

Warning:  Those freetime conditions described below are not applicable for booking done through Maersk Spot.
Warning: Demurrage applicable tariff after combined

Effective date: 01/01/2020
Expiry Date: until further notice

Freetime and charges per container per calendar day (i.e. including week-ends and holidays) after freetime expires. 
Detention starts the day of the empty pick up day, ends with gate-in day in terminal

Currency: EUR

Notes

• 40´ High and 45´ High containers are considered equal to 40´
• Special equipment/cargo, such as Flat Racks and Open Top equipment, is considered equal to reefer tariff
• NOR (non-operating reefer) is considered as Dry Container

Commodity

No restrictions

Weight / Measurement

For Heavy Cargo:

• Fos sur Mer trucking: only license 40 tons 
• Other ports: License 44 tons upon request 

Cargo weight per container as follows

Genset Weight = 0T 800

Special Cargoes

No restrictions

Bill of lading clausing, documentation

No restrictions

Special Customs Requirements

No restrictions

Others

• no acceptance to/from Corsica 
• no acceptance to/from French Guyana
• no acceptance to/from Cuba

Maersk France S.A.S. uses inland depots in France for storage of empty containers. This enables Maersk to release or accept empty containers throughout France. Drop-off or pick-up of empties in our inland depots applies in accordance with our inland depot tariff & policy and can be found on our Inland Haulage.

- Please note that no special equipment is available in inland depots.

Below are the most common local charges we have in France, they are all subject to change and valid until further notice.
Please also visit our global Surcharge Definition Glossary