Shipping to and from Colombia

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

Port / terminal Names: All Ports
Effective date: 1 January 2020
Charge Type: Export Detention
Transport Mode: All transport modes
Service Mode: All service modes

Free time	Days	Calendar / Working	Same / Next day if after
Free time DRY / REEF / IMO / OTHER	Days 11	Calendar / Working Calendar	Same / Next day if after Same day

Standard rates applicable after free time

Level	From (Days)	To (Days)	Rate for 20 DRY / Rate for 20' Flat & Open Top	Rate for 40/45 DRY	Rate for 20/40 REEF
Level Tier 1	From (Days) 12	To (Days) Thereafter	Rate for 20 DRY / Rate for 20' Flat & Open Top USD 80	Rate for 40/45 DRY USD 100	Rate for 20/40 REEF USD 150

Freight currency payment: For payment in Colombian pesos, use the "Tasa Representativa del Mercado (T.R.M)" of the payment day plus COP 15.00 (Colombian pesos).
Number of document of export SAE should be confirmed in shipping instruction by shipper

Important message: From January 1^st 2019, the issuance of comodato and the billing of local charges will be provided by AMP Terminals Inland Services under Tucontenedor360 platform.

Local surcharges

Surcharge	Description	20' / 40'STH-HC / 40' REEF	Basis	Comments
Surcharge CLF	Description Collection fee	20' / 40'STH-HC / 40' REEF USD 40	Basis per BL	Comments If freight is pay via transfer in our account in NY, it doesn’t apply
Surcharge BLF	Description OBL issuance	20' / 40'STH-HC / 40' REEF USD 30	Basis per BL	Comments If OBL is issued through our web page, it does not apply
Surcharge AMF	Description Amendment	20' / 40'STH-HC / 40' REEF USD 50	Basis per amendment	Comments
Surcharge CER	Description Certification	20' / 40'STH-HC / 40' REEF USD 25	Basis per BL	Comments if certification is issued through our web page, it doesn’t apply

Commodity: No specific restriction apply. Time for booking confirmation and equipment assignment for reefer, hazardous and oversized cargo is 24 hours.
Special cargos: CFS cargo is not acceptable (except by coffee cargo). CFS: Maersk is responsible for stuffing.
Weight / Measurement: Weight must be manifested in kilos and measurement in cubic meters (CMB). Weight and measurement limited according capacity of container.
B/Ls clausing, documentation: “Clean on board” clause is not allowed. Can be used "Declared clean by the Shipper" clause.
Special customs requirements: Export manifest must be submitted to customs with correct information, local customs authority apply fines in case discrepancies be detected.
Freight collect: It is not allowed for reefer cargo and/or ports in Central America, Africa, Chile unless consignee accepts the charges. Households can not be collect.
No dummy Bs/l (there is missing any of the following information: Shipper / consignee, telephone, fax or contact) are accepted by local customs authority for any purpose.
No changes are allowed on weights and / or quantities in the bill of loading after vessel departure
CFS service is just accepted for coffee