Shipping to and from Venezuela

• Port / terminal Names : All Ports
• Valid from : 1 January 2019
• Charge type : Export - Detention
• Transport mode : All transport modes
• Service mode : All service modes

Standard free time - exports

Standard rates applicable after free time*

Non Operative Reefer

• Non Operative Reefers requires a mandatory X-RAY inspection prior empty evacuation which entails costs of USD 170 per box to the line.
• 45’ containers
• 45’ units are accepted in Venezuela under shipper responsibility; customer needs to look out for the appropriate equipment (chassis) for transportation.

Documents to present

All export documents must be presented at our different custom agencies as follows:

• Booking confirmation and copy of BL: 3 days before vessel ETA.
• DUA: 2 days before vessel ETA

Required Documents

All Transport Documents and Cargo Manifests must be presented to customs 48 hours before vessel arrival perfectly.

Kind of Bill of Ladings

Maersk issues 3 types of Transport Documents and your preference will depend on the terms of trade you have negotiated with your customer at destination.

1. Negotiable Shipped on Board transport document can be used to transfer title to goods by endorsement and is only issued when the container has been loaded, guaranteeing that the vessel mentioned on the document is the first vessel voyage on which the container was shipped.
2. Negotiable Received for Shipment document can also be used to transfer title to goods by endorsement, but unlike the Shipped on Board Transport Document, it can be issued when the container has gated in to the port but even before it has loaded, thereby stating that the container has been ‘received’ to be shipped on a certain vessel voyage, but not guaranteeing that it has indeed loaded
3. Sea waybill is a Transport Document that is issued when there is a high degree of trust between the shipper and the consignee. Sea waybills are not negotiable documents, and cargo is only released to the consignee. You can however have ‘Shipped on Board Sea waybills’ or ‘Received for Shipment Sea waybills’

For Negotiable Transport Documents, the shipper must physically transfer the document to the consignee. Physical surrender of a Negotiable Transport Document is required for release of cargo at destination as cargo is released to the party in whose favour the document has been endorsed. For Sea waybills, while issuance is legally mandatory, collecting a Sea waybill at destination is not a requirement for release of cargo as cargo is only released to the nominated consignee.

Note: 

1. In order to create export bookings, customers located in Venezuela must present a series of documents to Maersk for further evaluation. This process takes approx. 3 days
2. Freight Forwarders are not allowed as Shippers nor Price owners for Reefer bookings.

Weight Limit

Cargo can be handled in all ports with no more than 30 tons all in (Average Tare KG + Maximum Payload), because apart of local road restrictions there are some ships with lifting capacity in their cranes no more than 35 tons.

Specifically for 20'
Maximum Gross Weight: 30000
Average Tare KG: 2230
Maximum Payload: 27770

Specifically for 40' 8.6
Maximum Gross Weight: 30000
Average Tare KG: 3740
Maximum Payload: 26260

Out of Gage Cargo (OOG)

OOG subject to the equipment to be used, size of the cargo and the approv“Venezuela’s Customs Agency does not accept consolidated containers.al from:
Edgar Iriarte (EAI006)
Edgar.Iriarte@maersk.com
Jorge Sarmiento (JAS015)
Jorge.Sarmiento@maersk.com
Miguel Diaz (MDI007)
Miguel.Angel.Diaz@maersk.com

Description

Following descriptions are not allowed in B/L’s:

• Pallets
• Commodity: Scrap Metal
• Commodity: Charcoal in any presentation

Note: Venezuela’s Customs Agency does not accept consolidated containers.

Please be aware that the following residues are not allowed for export:

• Aluminum
• Copper
• Iron
• Bronze
• Steel
• Nickel or other type of metal or ferrous scrap

Any cargo detected not declared after sailing must be returned to its origin, the line will not be responsible for the additional charges generated.