Shipping to and from El Salvador
Your complete guide to shipping to and from El Salvador. Find the right route, get Maersk office locations, discover local solutions, payment options and more.
Import
Get up-to-date local information about import procedures and restrictions, demurrage and detention, container drop-offs and more.
Transits
Empty container pickup request
Procedures
Print Release Order
Manifest
Cargo Release
Demurrage and detention
Transits from Santo Tomas de Castilla, Puerto Barrios and Puerto Quetzal
- Deadline to request equipment: 48 hours.
- Deadline to receive payments and requisitions: Monday-Friday until 12:00pm and Saturdays until 10:00am.
Required Documents:
- BL and manifest (if you are a freight forwarder, the MBL must be endorsed to the consignee of the HBL)
- DI or cuadricula, without decimals and in CIF value
- DUCA D
- HBL and child manifest
- Commercial Invoices
- Permits in case needed
Recolección de Contenedores Vacíos
Please use this link to submit your empty container pickup request for all cargo that was transported by Maersk. (SD cargo)
If our driver arrives to your warehouse and the container is still not empty, we will add a charge of $100 per false movement.
The import manifest can be reviewed from the following link, you only need to provide the name of your vessel and voyage number:Manifest El Salvador
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