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Import

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

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:

Free-time and charges per container per calendar day (i.e. including weekends and holidays) after free-time 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.
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)
Combined Demurrage & Detention starts with discharge date (included) and ends with gate-in empty date (included) from terminal.
Pricing structure in Israel consists of one element; 1. Combined Demurrage & Detention.
- Combined Demurrage & Detention: Free time period and charges for utilization of equipment inside and outside of terminals or depots. (invoiced under DET)
- Storage: Maersk/Sealand is not involved. To be paid to terminals directly.

Combined Demurrage and Detention

Dry Containers

Days	Size 20'	Size 40'
Days 1 to 7	Size 20' Free	Size 40' Free
Days 8 to 12	Size 20' 30 USD	Size 40' 40 USD
Days 13 +	Size 20' 40 USD	Size 40' 65 USD

Reefer Containers

Days	Size 20'	Size 40'
Days 1 to 3	Size 20' Free	Size 40' Free
Days 4+	Size 20' 110 USD	Size 40' 110 USD

Special Equipment such as Flat Racks, Open Top

Days	Size 20'	Size 40'
Days 1 to 5	Size 20' Free	Size 40' Free
Days 6 to 12	Size 20' 30 USD	Size 40' 50 USD
Days 13+	Size 20' 50 USD	Size 40' 90 USD

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

Israel Import DnD Website valid until 30.09.2022

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

Please also visit our global Surcharge Definition Glossary

Area	Charge Code	Charge Name	Description	Rate	Payterm
Area Mandatory	Charge Code ODF	Charge Name Documentation fee - Origin	Description This service covers the creation and processing of all standard transport documents (e.g. Bill of Lading).	Rate For details contact local office	Payterm Origin
Area	Charge Code DDF	Charge Name Documentation fee - Destination	Description This service covers the creation and processing of all standard transport documents (e.g. Delivery Order).	Rate For details contact local office	Payterm Destination
Area	Charge Code DHC	Charge Name Terminal Handling Service - Destination	Description This service covers the cost of the handling a container at the destination port or terminal. This service is applicable to all shipments.	Rate For details contact local office	Payterm Destination
Area	Charge Code OHC	Charge Name Terminal Handling Service - Origin	Description This service covers the cost of handling a container at the origin port or terminal.This service is applicable to all shipments.	Rate For details contact local office	Payterm Origin
Area Booking	Charge Code MBF	Charge Name Manual Booking Fee	Description A fee which covers the additional administration required by the carrier to process booking instructions received via non e-channel. These are known as manual bookings. Manual bookings are: fax, e-mail, posted mail, and telephone. This fee will be applied in addition to the standard ODF/DDF charges when a customer makes a booking via manual booking channels.	Rate 100 USD per booking	Payterm Origin
Area	Charge Code MBA	Charge Name Manual Booking Amendment Fee	Description The fee covers booking amendments requested via manual channels (phone, fax, e-mail and chat), when same could have been done through the Carrier’s E-channels.	Rate 25 USD bill of lading	Payterm Origin
Area Documentation	Charge Code MDF	Charge Name Manual Documentation Processing Fee	Description Invoiced in addition to our standard export documentation fee, applicable to all non e-BL instructions without template.	Rate 100 USD per bill of lading	Payterm Origin
Area	Charge Code AME	Charge Name Transport Document Amendment Fee - Export	Description The fee covers B/L amendments requested via manual channels (phone, e-mail and chat), when same could have been done through our e-channels. Or if the amendments are done after the BL was issued and a new set is required.	Rate 25 USD per amendment	Payterm Origin
Area	Charge Code BLE/BLI	Charge Name Transport Document Issuance Service-Export/Import	Description If you need a new set of bill of lading (BL), this surcharge covers the administrative cost associated with it. With this, you are issued a BL in a location different from the point of origin. This also includes the reissuance of a BL if needed.	Rate 50USD	Payterm Origin/Destination
Area Equipment	Charge Code PQC	Charge Name Premium Quality Container	Description The surcharge is applied whenever we offer the service of providing a container of a specific quality. It will cover food grade containers, containers of a specific age, containers for specific commodities (such as electronics). The quality assessment is made and defined by the clusters. This charge includes the cost of having the carrier inspect the empty container to make sure it meets the requirements.	Rate 200 USD per container	Payterm Origin
Area	Charge Code HBL	Charge Name House Transport Document Service	Description A service provided by the carrier to perform additional administration when a forwarder issues a House Bill of Lading. More specifically, the carrier will issue an Original Bill of Lading (B/L)/Transport Document (TPDOC) based on the House Bill of Lading documentation provided by the forwarder. In addition, if applicable the carrier will file the actual details with the US Customs.	Rate 120 USD per bill of lading (Effective Date 15-Jan-2025)	Payterm Origin
Area D&D	Charge Code DMR	Charge Name Demurrage Fee	Description This fee is applicable when the customer holds carrier equipment in the terminal for longer than the agreed free time. Applicable calculation methods may vary by country. Please refer to our "Local country website" for more information.	Rate As per DnD tariff published on local country website.	Payterm Freight
Area	Charge Code DTS	Charge Name Detention Export	Description This fee is applicable when the customer holds carrier equipment longer than the agreed amount of free time. Export: Detention days are counted from pick-up empty to gate-in full minus free days. This fee is applicable to all containers that remain in the customer’s possession longer than the agreed free time. Not applicable for shipper owned containers.	Rate As per DnD tariff published on local country website	Payterm Origin
Area Non-fulfillment	Charge Code PAD	Charge Name Payer Amendment Fee - Destination	Description Charge applicable for change of collect payer after the ETA of the final vessel.	Rate 25 USD per bill of lading	Payterm Destination
Area	Charge Code PAO	Charge Name Payer Amendment Fee - Origin	Description Charge applicable for change of prepaid payer or payment terms after the first prepaid invoice.	Rate 25 USD per bill of lading	Payterm Origin
Area	Charge Code WDF	Charge Name Weight Discrepancy Fee	Description The WDF is applicable to each container where:( Click here for the advisory and the full details) The difference (positive or negative) between the VGM weight and the weight declared in the shipping instructions is greater than 3000Kg. The VGM weight is greater than the maximum gross weight of the container, (as per CSC plate (Max Payload + Tare weight). The VGM weight is lesser than tare weight of the container.	Rate 300 USD container	Payterm Origin

IMO restrictions

Following IMO cargo should be only direct delivery (i.e. containers should be discharged from the ship directly to a truck and should not go to a port yard but delivered directly to consignee) - IMO classes 1, 5.2, 7, 3.1.

IMO class 6.2 is not accepted.

Reefer restrictions

FROZEN meat, Fish (reefer cargo) :Israel Ministry of Health requires a data log prior approving release of cargo, only cargo which has mandatory requirement by Ministry of health will be allowed to receive a data log via clearance agent which will be directly submitted to Ministry of Health at a charge of USD 50 per download. In order to prevent data log malfunctioning, it is highly recommended to perform strict PTI in the origin, regardless of container's age. This will assist to prevent delays of the shipment in release.

Special customs requirements

SEAL NUMBER is mandatory in Israel: Shipper with shipments going to Israel (with two ports, namely Ashdod and Haifa) must declare the seal numbers of their respective containers. Failure to provide this important information will mean that these shipments will be prohibited to enter Israel.
Exception : TANK, OPEN and FLAT containers
Bank consignee is not allowed unless 'To order' is updated before the bank. And must have local Israel customer in First or Additional Notify Party.
Cargo HS Code (The Harmonized System Classification of the goods) is mandatory for verify copy issuance. It does not equal to Maersk HS code used in the booking and is not limited to 4 digits or more but should not be less than 4 digits.
Vehicles imports restrictions: As per local customs regulations, 1 person cannot be declared as an importer of more then 1 car per b/l unless he is a forwarder or a car dealership.

Please find below the Import return depots for Maersk units.

All the depots listed below can accept empty units and will re-direct and transmit as needed per the instruction’s depots receive daily.

This applies to damaged units as well.

**Units that are returned not in accordance with the specified instructions will incur a drop-off fee (different city or depot) .

Area	20DV	20RF	40DV	40HC	40RH
Area ASHDOD Area	20DV Neptune Ashdod	20RF Neptune Ashdod	40DV Emco Ashdod	40HC Emco Ashdod	40RH Neptune Ashdod
Area ASHDOD Area	20DV Emco Ashdod	20RF	40DV	40HC Neptune Ashdod	40RH
Area Haifa Area	20DV Neptune Haifa	20RF Gal Marine Haifa	40DV Neptune Haifa	40HC Neptune Haifa	40RH Gal Marine Haifa
Area Haifa Area	20DV	20RF	40DV	40HC Gal Marine Haifa	40RH

Area	20OT	40OT	40FL	45HC
Area ASHDOD Area	20OT Neptune Ashdod	40OT Neptune Ashdod	40FL Neptune Ashdod	45HC Emco Ashdod
Area ASHDOD Area	20OT	40OT Emco Ashdod	40FL Emco Ashdod	45HC Emco Ashdod
Area Haifa Area	20OT Neptune Haifa	40OT Neptune Haifa	40FL Neptune Haifa	45HC Gal Marine Haifa
Area Haifa Area	20OT	40OT	40FL	45HC