Shipping to and from Slovakia

Country: Slovakia
Direction: Import
Effective Date: Please refer to specific port tariff
Expiry Date: Until further notice
Free time: Calendar days
Currency: EUR
Invoiced: Per container, per calendar day, per container type
Application: The free time & charges applied will be those in place on the origin price calculation date (PCD)

FREE TIME: “Free Time” is the period agreed between the Carrier and the Merchant for which Demurrage and Detention shall not be paid by the Merchant.

DETENTION: Compensation payable when the Merchant holds Carrier's Container outside the port, terminal or depot beyond the agreed amount of Free Time.

DEMURRAGE: Compensation payable when the Merchant holds Carrier’s Container inside the terminal, port or depot beyond the agreed amount of Free Time (the compensation includes terminal storage costs).

Demurrage

Freetime starts with the 1st day as day when container arrives at the terminal and last day as day when container leaves the terminal. Both days included.

DRY container

REEF / OT&FR / IMO container

Detention from 1^st April 2018

Freetime Free days (calendar days) starting with the day when container leaves the terminal gate. And last day is day when empty container is accepted on the terminal. Both days included.

DRY container

REEF container

OT&FR container

Note:

For Maersk Spot Demurrage and Detention offer please click here

For Intermodal Surcharges, Conditions and Drop-off rates please go to Local solutions tab - Inland Services.

List of national holidays for 2025: 

For your delivery/release order kindly use the local application on www.e-maersk.eu. In case any doubt, do not hesitate to contact local customer service on sk.import@maersk.com ideally one week prior vessel arrival. We can assist also with import customs clearance, kindly contact us upfront to check the rates and details. 

We arrange your delivery to SD location in Slovakia on our inland network, just recommend to read our inland conditions in order to avoid any misunderstandings. Inland conditions available here. 

Best practice for import planning:
via Bremerhaven – inland delivery order to be sent at least 5 working days prior vessel ETA – preferred channel www.e-maersk.eu
via Koper – inland delivery order to be sent till Tuesday 12:00 for cargo arriving with vessel next Monday – preferred channel www.e-maersk.eu
via Gdansk – inland delivery order to be sent till Wednesday COB for vessel arriving on Friday - preferred channel email sk.import@maersk.com

Above deadlines are important for proper truck/train capacity planning from our side in order to avoid significant delays. For delivery orders received after vessel ETA demurrage charges will be charged.

If you need specific information regarding import procedures, please contact our Customer service department +421 232 131 580 or sk.import@maersk.com.

When final delivery arranged in CH, driver is carrying T1 document together with commercial invoices of the cargo.  In case you wish not to have invoices attached please contact our Customer service department on: +421232131580.

It happens sometimes that customer does not return the container clean, or the container is damaged. These are cost which neither we nor the customer is happy to see. Therefore we recommend to check the manual which will show you how the container should not look like.

When container is fully loaded, shipper agrees and accepts that the container is in a good condition – which means no damage from inside, is clean etc. (B/L Clause 15.4).

Clause 15.4

If containers supplied by or on behalf of the carrier are unpacked at the Merchant’s premises, the Merchant is responsible for returning the empty containers with interiors clean, odour free and in the same condition as received to the point or place designated by the Carrier, within the time prescribed. Should a Container not be returned in the condition required and/or within the time prescribed in the Tariff, the Merchant shall be liable for any detention, loss or expense incurred as a result thereof.

If the cargo in the container needs veterinary/phyto check in the port, please contact customer service import team before the container is discharged.

For road transport within Slovakia, the following weight limits apply

If you would like to place bookings for one of the following, please make sure to contact our customer service team prior to booking in order to check acceptance:

• wines or spirits,
• cigarettes,
• dangerous cargo,
• out-of-gauge cargo.

Print of oB/L at destination Slovakia not allowed.

IMO Class 1 & 7 NOT accepted for inland transportation to Slovakia. The rest IMO Classes are acceptable for inland haulage transport from discharge port up to SD location in Slovakia. Transport mode: RR + TRK or RR+ RR

Personal Effects/Household goods are accepted for delivery to Slovakia only if shipper and consignee/notify shown in Transport Document is International Moving or Forwarding company, not a private person. We do accept also wording e.g. “Person XY C/O international moving / forwarding company“. Shipments showing only private person as consignee are NOT accepted for SD bookings to Slovakia.

Bellow mentioned vehicles are not accepted in Carrier's Haulage, to any destination in Slovakia.

• USED or DAMAGED NON ELECTRIC VEHICLE (Cars, Motorbikes, Bicycles, Airplanes, Forklifts, Boats, Scooters, Golf carts, others).
• USED ELECTRIC VEHICLE, solely Lithium Battery Powered (containing BATTERY IN GOOD STATE - Cars, Motorbikes, Bicycles, Airplanes, Forklifts, Boats, Scooters, Golf carts, others)
• DAMAGED or TOTAL LOSS ELECTRIC VEHICLE, solely Lithium Battery Powered (Cars, Motorbikes, Bicycles, Airplanes, Forklifts, Boats, Scooters, Golf carts, others)
• COMBINED NEW/DAMAGED OR TOTAL LOSS NON ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES solely Lithium Battery Powered (Cars, Motorbikes, Bicycles, Airplanes, Forklifts, Boats, Scooters, Golf carts, others)

Shipments booked to Bremerhaven CY, Hamburg CY or Koper CY are accepted.

Complete and accurate cargo description along with HS 6 digit code for shipments destined to Slovakia is needed. As per the requirement, a 6-digit HS code must be submitted along with all shipping instructions as a mandatory information starting from 1st of September 2015. In case of multiple commodities HS codes for all the commodities need to be submitted.

As from 1.1.2023 the 8-digit HS code and respective cargo description must be submitted along with inland delivery order.

Veterinary check for veterinary cargo via Bremerhaven in c/h, can be arranged only by Damco Bremerhaven. Charges are available upon request from customer service. In case you wish to arrange veterinary check by different agency, container must be released to m/h.

Payment terms:

DHC, DDF always follow IHI:

• IHI prepaid -> DHC, DDF prepaid
• IHI collect -> DHC, DDF collect

If the rate to Slovakia does not have IHI charge, it means that inland part (IHI) is included in BAS, for such situation DHC, DDF follow the payment term for BAS:

• BAS prepaid -> DHC, DDF prepaid
• BAS collect -> DHC, DDF collect

We do not accept non-hazardous military cargo for transportation to/from Slovakia as well as to/from any port from/for Slovak shipper/consignee.

For shipments via discharge port in Germany it is mandatory to have cargo description with 125 characters due to local customs limitation. If the cargo description has more than 125 characters it is necessary to submit the missing information to German customs authorities. This results into extra effort within destination & customs which will be charged per container level accordingly.