Shipping to and from Mexico

For demurrage costs inquiries please reach our sales team at +52 5550103500; DnD’s clock stoppage will proceed once the container is loaded in vessel.

Tiempo libre / Free time

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

Special Cargoes

• OOG and IMO cargo are subject to standard Maersk approval procedures.
• Please dial 50103500 Option 2 for detailed information

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". Commodity description should be always in English.

Lazaro Cardenas Export Restrictions

Based on restrictions imposed by Mexican regulations, the following commodities cannot be moved via Lazaro Cardenas port:

• Pickled Poultry classified under Harmonized Code 02.10.99.03
• Unmethylated alcohol, Methylated alcohol, and alcohol classified under Harmonized Code 2207.10.01, 2207.2, 2208.90.01
• Tequila classified under Harmonized Code 2208.90.03
• Sound recording equipment (only compact disc burners) classified under Harmonized Code 8520.90.99

Weight / Measurement Restrictions

The maximum weight limitation in Mexican Roads (not applicable to the CY shipments and for cargo moved by all train, CY weight restrictions as per payload mentioned in the container) is been revised to the restrictions according to Mexican Law NOM-012-SCT-2-2008 published in the Official Gazette since 1 April 2008 please go to Inland Services for more details.

Live load/unload free time

All customers will have 8 hours free time to live load/unload containers after container arrives to the warehouse.

Special Cargoes

Oversized cargo, Break bulk cargo and Hazardous cargo, are subject to standard Maersk approval procedures.

Equipment Restrictions

45' equipment IS NOT ACCEPTED. There are not exceptions for this rule.

Containers CY (Merchant) in longstanding:

• Lost/stolen/damaged:

Police report/Damage report and letter of responsibility acceptance, mentioning the container number is needed. Demurrage and Detentions clock will be stopped until the date that the Police Report/Damage report is received by Maersk: mx.export@maersk.com.

• Abandoned containers:

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, Demurrage and Detentions clock will stop until container is returned empty by the local authorities: