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

SAE NORTH (SDC-SAVANNAH-NORFOLK-WILMINGTON) U7A

BOOKING: WEDNESDAY 15:00 HRS	DOCUMENTATION THURSDAY 12:00 HRS	VGM: SAT 15:00
BOOKING: WEDNESDAY 15:00 HRS CNTR PORT SD:THURSDAY 14:00 HRS	DOCUMENTATION THURSDAY 12:00 HRS CNTR PORT CY: FRIDAY 12:00 HRS	VGM: SAT 15:00 VGM: SAT 15:00

SAE SOUTH (SDC-PCZ-PUERTO MOIN-MANZANILLO) U7A

BOOKING:WEDNESDAY 10:00 HRS	DOCUMENTATION: FRIDAY 15:00 HRS	VGM: SAT 10:00
BOOKING:WEDNESDAY 10:00 HRS CNTR PORT SD: SATURDAY 10:00 HRS	DOCUMENTATION: FRIDAY 15:00 HRS CNTR PORT CY: SATURDAY 12:00 HRS	VGM: SAT 10:00 VGM: SAT 10:00

GOEX NORTH (SDC-HOUSTON-NEW ORLEANS) U7I

BOOKING:MONDAY 08:00 HRS	DOCUEMNTATION: MONDAY 12:00 HRS	VGM: MON 17:00 HRS
BOOKING:MONDAY 08:00 HRS CNTR PRT SD: TUESDAY 14:00HRS	DOCUEMNTATION: MONDAY 12:00 HRS CNTR PORT CY: WEDNESDAY 10:00HRS	VGM: MON 17:00 HRS VGM: MON 17:00 HRS

GOEX SOUTH SDC-CARTAGENA-MANZANILLO) U7I

BOOKING: THURSDAY 14:00 HRS	DOCUMENTATION: FRIDAY 09:00 HRS	VGM: FRI 12:00 HRS
BOOKING: THURSDAY 14:00 HRS CNTR PORT SD: FRIDAY 14:00 HRS	DOCUMENTATION: FRIDAY 09:00 HRS CNTR PORT CY: SATURDAY 12:00 HRS	VGM: FRI 12:00 HRS VGM: FRI 12:00 HRS

WCCA NORTH (GTZ-LAZARO CARDENAS-LOS ANGELES) U8A

BOOKING THURSDAY 16:00 HRS	DOCUMENTATION: FRIDAY 12:00HRS	VGM: SAT 10:00
BOOKING THURSDAY 16:00 HRS CNTR PORT SD: SATURDAY 15:00 HRS	DOCUMENTATION: FRIDAY 12:00HRS CNTR PORT CY: MONDAY 10:00 HRS	VGM: SAT 10:00 VGM: SAT 10:00

WCCA SOUTH (GTZ-ACAJUTLA-BALBOA) U8A

BOOKING: MONDAY 10:00 HRS	DOCUMENTATION: MONDAY 15:00 HRS	VGM: TUE 17:00
BOOKING: MONDAY 10:00 HRS CNTR PORT SD: TUESDAY 15:00 HRS	DOCUMENTATION: MONDAY 15:00 HRS CNTR PORT CY: WEDNESDAY 10:00 HRS	VGM: TUE 17:00 VGM: TUE 17:00

NOTE: To pick up containers form Chimaltenango it is one hour before cut off

Schedule is based on departure date. Dates are estimated and may vary.

Combined Demurrage and Detention (EXPORT)

Tiempo libre / Free time

Tipo de contenedor / Container Type	DRY	FLAT & Open Top	REEF	IMO
Tipo de contenedor / Container Type Movimiento / Movement Todos / All movements	DRY 10	FLAT & Open Top 10	REEF 5	IMO 10

Tarifa estándar después de tiempo libre / Standard rates after free time

Tipo de contenedor / Container type	20' DRY	40'DC/40'HC / 45'HC	Flat and Open Top	40'REEF	IMO
Tipo de contenedor / Container type 6 en adelante / 6 and up	20' DRY Libre/Free	40'DC/40'HC / 45'HC Libre/Free	Flat and Open Top Libre/Free	40'REEF 100 USD	IMO Libre/Free
Tipo de contenedor / Container type 11 en adelante / 11 and up	20' DRY 100 USD	40'DC/40'HC / 45'HC 100 USD	Flat and Open Top 100 USD	40'REEF 100 USD	IMO 100 USD

Remarks

Effective January 1st, 2017

Weight restrictions

The same weight restrictions apply as specified for import restrictions.

Bill of lading restrictions

As part of the US Customs 24 Hour Rule regulations, 'To the order of' bills of lading are not accepted for shipments destined to the US or routed via US ports.

US Customs does equally not accept the commodity descriptions 'Freight all kinds' and 'General merchandise', nor the package type 'pallets'.

As per the local regulation, a container is considered as abandoned by the local authority when it reaches below amount of days after arriving at terminal as per below: