Shipping to and from Romania

Effective Date: 01/04/2021

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.
• 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).
• Combined Demurrage & Detention starts with discharge date (included) and ends with gate-in empty date (included) from terminal.
• Storage starts with discharge date (included) and ends with gate-out full date (included) from terminal.
• Pricing structure in Romania 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, port storage cost is inclusive)

Combined Demurrage and Detention

Merchant Haulage

Dry Containers

Reefer Containers

Special Equipment such as Flat Racks, Open Top

Carrier Haulage

Dry Containers

Reefer Containers

Special Equipment such as Flat Racks, Open Top

Storage

Dry Containers

Reefer Containers

Special Equipment such as Flat Racks, Open Top

Storage in APM Chitila terminal

Truck unloading/loading freetime

*After the freetime expires we will invoice 70RON/hour, max 560ron/day. (Day ending time: 21:00)

Note: The amounts will be invoiced directly by APMT to the clients.

For free time terms valid until 31.03.2021, please refer below downloadable attachment.

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

Please also visit our global Surcharge Definition Glossary

Inland haulage for reefer containers

Carrier Haulage for reefer containers is acceptable subject to GENSET equipment availability and always Genset Surcharge (GEN) for minimum 2 calendar days must apply in line with the local charges valid at the date of shipment.

Whenever the Carrier Haulage is required and GENSET equipment is not available, the consignee will have to pay for Demurrage (inclusive of electricity, storage) occurred until GENSET equipment becomes available.

No unplugs are accepted for import reefer containers.

Acceptance that requires special permits or certificates 

Romanian companies, except banks, can not endorse Bill of Ladings in favour of other Romanian companies.

Hazardous cargoes 

Special cargoes 

Out of guage cargoes (OOG), Break-bulk cargoes and Dangerous cargoes (IMO) are subject to standard Maersk approval procedures.

The proof of payments need to be sent in a new email (no FWW or Reply) to ro.import@maersk.com with the mandatory remark in the subject of the email: „OP BL No.” or the payment won’t be allocated.

Invoicing Details

Please make sure the payer details are correctly provided to us latest ETA-3. The amendment will generate a charge of 30usd/ cancelled invoice.

It is required & mandatory for the release of the containers to create an account on the website: www.maersk.com in order to download the invoices, the Delivery Order and other documents necessary for the release of the cargo.

For requests of inland transport by truck or rail and/ or import customs formalities (T1 or DVI) please contact our Delivery Team at the following email: ro.execution@lns.maersk.com.

In order to facilitate the operation of releasing the containers as well as for timely invoicing, please communicate your intention for Carrier Haulage and/ or the date for pick up containers as follows:

• For truck transport: at least 48 hours in advance (calculated in working days)
• For rail transport: at least 72 hours in advance (calculated in working days)

We inform you that starting with 12.11.2018 all loading orders (Release Orders) will be sent directly to the terminal, without involving the maritime line. All loading orders (Release Orders) will be launched exclusively through the platform provided by the terminal & starting with 01.02.2020, orders received by email will no longer be processed.

All orders for loading and taking over the containers from the terminal will be sent only through the dedicated application that can be accessed at the following address: here

In order to create an user and an access password you must register directly at the following address: here

LCL Acceptance on Master B/Ls 

No LCL shipments for multiple receivers (consignees) are accepted on Master B/Ls. If they are two or more receivers to the cargo stuffed in one container, then shipper(s) must be recommended to appoint other NVOCC able to issue House B/Ls and delivery to CFS.

B/L clausing, documentation

Documentation consignee 

1. For final delivery destination in Romania receiver must be a company fiscally registered in Romania irrespective it is final receiver or forwarding company acting on behalf of the final receiver. For exceptions list please contact Customer Service Import (ro.import@maersk.com) 

For final delivery destination in other EU or non-EU country, the final receiver must be a company fiscally registered in that country where the delivery destination is. Such a transit is subject to remarks to be inserted in B/Ls explicitly mentioned below. 

2. Whenever the named (documentation) Consignee is a forwarding company, correct wording in the consignee box must be: "FORWARDER Company name" or "FFWD Company name" or "Company name AS FORWARDER" or "Company name AS FFWD" and the number of the House Bill of Lading (HBL no) must be mentioned in the body of the B/L (in the cargo description box).

3. Individuals are not accepted as consignee on the bill of lading

Cargo in transit 

1. Transit to Moldova 

The following sentence must be mentioned in the B/Ls under the description of goods: 

a) For Carrier Haulage 

"In Transit to Moldova - Onwards carriage from Constanta/Romania to Moldova is arranged by the Carrier as agents only, and for its account and risk" 

b) For Merchant Haulage 

"In Transit to Moldova - Onwards carriage from Constanta/Romania to Moldova is arranged by Merchant for account and risk of Merchant" 

2. Transit to other EU or non-EU county via Constanta port 
a) For Carrier Haulage 
The following sentence must be mentioned in the B/Ls under the description of goods: 

"In Transit to YY - Onwards carriage from Constanta/Romania to YY (ultimate destination) is arranged by the Carrier as agents only, and for its account and risk" 

b) For Merchant Haulage 

The following sentence must be mentioned in the B/Ls under the description of goods: 
"In Transit to YY - Onwards carriage from Constanta/Romania to YY (ultimate destination) is arranged by Merchant for account and risk of Merchant" 

3. Transit to Ukraine

The following sentence must be mentioned in the B/Ls under the description of goods: "In Transit to Ukraine”

For final delivery destination in Ukraine, please contact Customer Service Import (ua.import@maersk.com)

Requirements on transport documents for PERSONAL EFFECTS 

In the transport documents for personal effects at Consignee must be used a Forwarder Company as individuals are not accepted as Consignee. Description of the goods in the transport document must specify the total No. of collies and total gross weight, according to Packing List. If there is for example 1 car, 2 cabinets, 4 chairs and 10 cartons with house holds and used clothing, the total No. of collies is 17. If any vehicle shipped in container as personal effect, the serial No. of the chassis must be always mentioned in the transport document. It is strongly recommended that shipper appoints a customs broker at destination and clarifies all aspects related to the clearance formalities before placing the export booking. They must ensure that they comply with the Romanian customs regulation for the clearance of personal effects.

Collect charges for reefer containers 

Freight collect for reefer containers is acceptable only subject to prior approval from Sales Team (sever.nicoara@maersk.com, pooja.vishwakarma@maersk.com). The approval must be obtained BEFORE accepting the booking. 

All local surcharges can be accepted on collect basis and no approval is required from country sales. DPA/OPA is accepted as collect subject to freight collect only.

Equipment and weight / measurements 

No Out of guaage (OOG) or REEFER cargo accepted by rail.

REEF cargo - European Union (EU) restrictions 

Origin countries and Shippers which are allowed to export into EU are available on the European Commission's website, "Third Country Establishments List". 

Please instruct shippers / booking parties to check the list of companies granted to export into European Union (EU) before they ship. Situations which dry or reefer containers arrive in Constanta but the goods are not allowed to enter EU territory could be easily avoided this way.

Dangerous Cargo Restrictions 

IMDG class 1/2/5/6/7 is not accepted on the vessels having more than 250m long because of the Bosphorus Strait restrictions.

Maersk prefers not to put vessel schedules to risk, consequently this restriction has been effective from week 14, 2007. 

All companies that are the consignee field on the bill of lading, it is mandatory to have the VAT no mentioned.