Shipping to and from Serbia

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Import

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

Effective date: 15^th August 2019
Expiry date: Until further notice

Combined Demurrage and Detention

Combined equipment demurrage and detention commences on and includes the day that the full container is gated-in full at Rail Ramp at the ports and ends on the day that the empty container is gated-in at the terminal.

Shipper Owned Containers (SOC) are not subject to Combined Demurrage and Detention
Non-operating Reefers (NOR) will be charged as DRY equipment
National holidays count unless they fall within the allowed free time period
Combined Demurrage and Detention will be invoiced as Detention
Combined Demurrage and Detention are invoiced: per container, per calendar day, per container size type

Serbia and Bosnia and Hercegovina

Dry and IMO Containers

Days	20’	40’ & 45’
Days 1-14	20’ Free	40’ & 45’ Free
Days 15-20	20’ 25 EUR	40’ & 45’ 50 EUR
Days 21+	20’ 40 EUR	40’ & 45’ 80 EUR

Special Equipment (Open Top / Flat Rack) - Effective 15th July 2020

Days	20’ Flat & Open top	40’ Flat & Open top
Days 1-14	20’ Flat & Open top Free	40’ Flat & Open top Free
Days 15+	20’ Flat & Open top 50 EUR	40’ Flat & Open top 100 EUR

SerbiaInlandTerminals: Sremska Mitrovica, Belgrade; Bosniaand HercegovinainlandTerminals: Banja Luka, Sarajevo

Storage at discharge port are applicable in case of long stay at terminal (exceeding free days granted) not imputable to the carrier.Reefer and Special are not accepted on rail

Cargo Restrictions

Cigarettes & Alcholic beverages: No carrier haulage accepatnce for mentioned comodites. Also no acceptance for CY Belgrade.

For more restriction please visit local page of country where port of discharge is.

Acceptance

Preferred entry port for Serbia is Rijeka port. Alternative ports are Koper and Thessaloniki however through BLs’ allowed only via Rijeka!

Weight limit for all container type is 26 mts (cargo and container tara).

Less Container Load: no acceptance

Break Bulk : no acceptance

Out of Guage (OOG): only subject to pmlsiops@maersk.com approval prior booking

Reefer cargo; only subject to (pmlsiops@maersk.com) approval prior booking . Only m/h up to Rijeka,HR or Koper,SI.

Documentation requirements

For delivery to Serbia following documents should be submited prior vessel's arrival : B/l ; invoices; packing lists; certificates.

Special customs requirements

For foodstaff all orginal documents need to be presented to the customs,. Vetenary and phytosanitary inspection need to be arranged at port of discharge and on Serbian border.

Original Veterinary certificates need to be presented to Veterinary authorities before container arrival at Rijeka port!

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

Category	Charge Code	Charge Name	Description	Tariff	Payterm
Category Mandatory	Charge Code ODF	Charge Name Export Documentation fee	Description This service covers the creation and processing of all standard transport documents (e.g. Bill of Lading).	Tariff For details contact local office.	Payterm Origin
Category	Charge Code DDF	Charge Name Import Documentation fee	Description This service covers the creation and processing of all standard transport documents (e.g. Delivery Order).	Tariff For details contact local office	Payterm Destination
Category	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.	Tariff For details contact local office	Payterm Origin
Category	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.	Tariff For details contact local office	Payterm Destination
Category Booking	Charge Code COD	Charge Name Change of Destination	Description We will apply this fee when we have a request from customer for a change of discharge port of a shipment that has been received and gated in at origin Port of Loading, but prior to the arrival at final Port of Discharge. It is covering the administrative and operational costs up to 3-4 restows. Subject to acceptance by Maersk.	Tariff 300 USD per container	Payterm Freight
Category	Charge Code CAD	Charge Name Change of Destination - Administrative Cost	Description Will be charged per B/L only on those cases where the transhipment port does not change and we are just amending the final port of discharge. This request must be done, at least, 96 hours before the arrival to the transhipment port.	Tariff 300 USD per B/L	Payterm Destination
Category	Charge Code CED	Charge Name Change of Destination - Extra Restows	Description We will apply this fee when the change of destination requested by customer involve more than the 3-4 restows defined in COD product and hence a higher cost. Subject to acceptance by Maersk and confirmation from customer of the acceptance of extra costs associated.	Tariff 300 USD per container + extra costs associated	Payterm Destination
Category Documentation	Charge Code TLE	Charge Name Electronic Cargo Release Service -Export	Description Also known as 'Telex' or 'Express' release, this releases the cargo at destination upon proof of identity of the receiver as consignee. This is done once all 3 original BLs have been surrendered by the consignee, or an authorised agent of the consignee, at another carrier's office location (not the discharge port). This service (TLE) is applied upon the customer's request and gets added to the shipment only after the BLs have been surrendered.	Tariff USD 30 per B/L	Payterm Origin
Category	Charge Code TLI	Charge Name Electronic Cargo Release Service - Import	Description Also known as 'Telex' or 'Express' release, this releases the cargo at destination upon proof of identity of the receiver as consignee. This is done once all 3 original BLs have been surrendered by the consignee, or an authorised agent of the consignee, at another carrier's office location (not the discharge port). This service (TLE) is applied upon the customer's request and gets added to the shipment only after the BLs have been surrendered.	Tariff USD 30 per B/L	Payterm Destination
Category	Charge Code CLL	Charge Name Cancellation Fee	Description This fee is applied to all cancelled bookings. The amount is be based on a fixed cancellation fee + any additional costs that have arisen before the container was cancelled. The cancellation fee would also be applied in cases of: 1. Reduced number of containers in a booking 2. Change of Vessel 3.No show 4. Cancellation of Garment On Hanger and other special equipment.	Tariff EUR 80 per DRY Container EUR 200 per REEF Container EUR 400 per 20'OPEN Container EUR 400 per 40'OPEN Container EUR 400 per 40' Flat Container	Payterm Origin
Category	Charge Code AMI	Charge Name Transport Document Amendment Fee - Import	Description Transport Document Amendment Fee - Import Amendmend fee should be charged for any amendments done after a specific time at Import.	Tariff EUR 40 per B/L	Payterm Destination
Category	Charge Code MDF	Charge Name Manual Documentation Processing Fee	Description This fee covers the additional administration required to process shipping instructions received via non e-channel. These are known as manual booking channels. Manual booking channels are: fax, e-mail, posted mail, and telephone. The fee is applicable when documentation is received by the carrier via manual booking channels. This will be in addition to the MBF charge if the shipment is also booked via manual booking channels. A Manual Documentation Processing fee is not applicable if the customer is not able to submit shipping instructions electronically to Carrier because of a Carrier systems issue.	Tariff EUR 45 per B/L	Payterm Origin
Category Ocean VAS	Charge Code ASE	Charge Name Cross Booking Fee	Description Administrative fee to cover the extra work associated to coordinate and manage cross bookings.	Tariff EUR 50 per B/L	Payterm Origin
Category	Charge Code SPE	Charge Name Container Stuffing Service	Description This service covers ad hoc stuffing needed within the terminal area. The service may be triggered due to customs requirements, damage to the container etc. It does not cover regular stuffing or other services done offsite at Container Freight Stations.	Tariff CASE BY CASE	Payterm Origin
Category	Charge Code SPI	Charge Name Container Stripping Service	Description This service covers ad hoc stripping needed within the terminal area. The service may be triggered due to customs requirements, damage to the container etc. It does not cover regular stripping or other services done offsite at Container Freight Stations.	Tariff CASE BY CASE	Payterm Destination
Category	Charge Code INE	Charge Name Inspection Fee - Export	Description The charge applies when the below Service carried out at the Export end. Charge to cover for costs related to inspection of cargo or container. Typical scenarios would be: outside surveyor, customs requirements, X-ray, veterinary inspection, inspections for certain certificates etc. The charge includes additional moves needed to perform the inspection and it covers the cost of the certificate to be issued, if required, when the Inspection is done for certification.	Tariff CASE BY CASE	Payterm Origin
Category	Charge Code INI	Charge Name Inspection Fee - Import	Description The charge applies when the below Service carried out at the Import end. Charge to cover for costs related to inspection of cargo or container. Typical scenarios would be: outside surveyor, customs requirements, X-ray, veterinary inspection, inspections for certain certificates etc. The charge includes additional moves needed to perform the inspection and it covers the cost of the certificate to be issued, if required, when the Inspection is done for certification.	Tariff CASE BY CASE	Payterm Destination
Category	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.	Tariff EUR 15 per B/L	Payterm Origin
Category	Charge Code PAD	Charge Name Payer Amendment Fee - Destination	Description Charge applicable for change of collect payer after the ETA of the final vessel.	Tariff EUR 15 per B/L	Payterm Destination
Category Equipment related services	Charge Code CPP	Charge Name Carrier Provided Packaging	Description This service focusses on preparing the containers for the carriage of cargo; for e.g. hides and skins. The necessary packaging services are performed at a container yard (CY). These include manual lining of the container with plastic or moisture absorbent material, or insulation, and/or the installation of liner bags, as well as removal of the packing.	Tariff CASE BY CASE	Payterm Origin
Category	Charge Code CCE	Charge Name Container Cleaning Export	Description The charge is a value added service provided on request from the customer to "clean" the empty container before pick up. It does not cover provision of Containers with specific quality, for example: Food Grade Containers.	Tariff CASE BY CASE	Payterm Origin
Category	Charge Code CCI	Charge Name Container Cleaning Import	Description The charge covers cleaning of a container after empty gate in based on need (penalty) and removal of special equipment within the cntr provided by Maersk (i.e liner bags, reefer bags, hangers etc). It does not cover "repairs and maintenance of container".	Tariff CASE BY CASE	Payterm Destination
Category	Charge Code PQC	Charge Name Premium Quality Container	Description We provide this service when your cargo requires containers of a specific quality such as food grade containers, containers of a specific age, containers designed for specific commodities like electronics, etc. The quality assessment is defined and carried on by the respective clusters. This charge also includes the cost of inspection of the empty container to make sure it meets the requirements.	Tariff EUR 30 per Container	Payterm Origin