Shipping to and from Israel

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

Effective Date: 01/10/2021
Expiry Date: Until further notice

Freetime and charges per container per calendar day (i.e. including week-ends and holidays) after freetime expires. Start date and end date are included in the calculation. The Free time and charges applied for Demurrage and Detention will be those in place at the origin Price Calculation Date (PCD).

Notes:

40´ High and 45´ High containers are considered equal to 40´
For special deals: Please bear in mind that the calculation method of charges for special deals (free-time granted > tariff free-time) is ‘progressive’ and the lead off rate slap(s) will be reduced by the number of days in excess of tariff free-time.
NOR (non-operating reefer) is considered as Dry Container
Pricing structure in Israel consists of one element; 1. Detention
Port storage is not included. (Port storage is invoiced to customers by port authorities directly. Free days and tariffs can be found here:
- Ashdod port
- Haifa port
Detention starts with empty pick-up date (included) and ends with gate-in full date(included).
Dangerous cargo (IMO) will be the same as non-dangerous for all equipment types.
For cancelled bookings and cancelled containers (by customer) Maersk applies origin country’s Export Detention or Combined DnD tariff rates directly as of gate-out empty to gate-in empty move , no freetime is applicable and it is valid for all bookings including SPOT and non-SPOT.

Detention

Dry Containers

Days	Size 20'	Size 40'
Days 1 - 10	Size 20' Free	Size 40' Free
Days 11 - 17	Size 20' 25 USD	Size 40' 40 USD
Days 18 - 24	Size 20' 35 USD	Size 40' 50 USD
Days 25+	Size 20' 40 USD	Size 40' 60 USD

Reefer Containers

Days	Size 20'	Size 40'
Days 1 - 5	Size 20' Free	Size 40' Free
Days 6 +	Size 20' 95 USD	Size 40' 105 USD

Special Equipment such as Flat Racks, Open Top

Days	Size 20'	Size 40'
Days 1 - 7	Size 20' Free	Size 40' Free
Days 8 - 14	Size 20' 30 USD	Size 40' 50 USD
Days 15 - 22	Size 20' 40 USD	Size 40' 70 USD
Days 22+	Size 20' 70 USD	Size 40' 100 USD

For Previous demurrage and detention tariff, download the below document

Previous demurrage and detention tariff

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Below are the most common local charges we have in Israel. They are all subject to change and valid until further notice.

Please also visit our global Surcharge Definition Glossary

Area	Charge Code	Charge Name	Description	Rate	Payterm
Area Mandatory	Charge Code ODF	Charge Name Documentation fee - Origin	Description This service covers the creation and processing of all standard transport documents (e.g. Bill of Lading).	Rate For details contact local office	Payterm Origin
Area	Charge Code DDF	Charge Name Documentation fee - Destination	Description This service covers the creation and processing of all standard transport documents (e.g. Delivery Order).	Rate For details contact local office	Payterm Destination
Area	Charge Code DHC	Charge Name Terminal Handling Service - Destination	Description This service covers the cost of the handling a container at the destination port or terminal. This service is applicable to all shipments.	Rate For details contact local office	Payterm Destination
Area	Charge Code OHC	Charge Name Terminal Handling Service - Origin	Description This service covers the cost of handling a container at the origin port or terminal.This service is applicable to all shipments.	Rate For details contact local office	Payterm Origin
Area Booking	Charge Code MBF	Charge Name Manual Booking Fee	Description A fee which covers the additional administration required by the carrier to process booking instructions received via non e-channel. These are known as manual bookings. Manual bookings are: fax, e-mail, posted mail, and telephone. This fee will be applied in addition to the standard ODF/DDF charges when a customer makes a booking via manual booking channels.	Rate 100 USD per booking	Payterm Origin
Area	Charge Code MBA	Charge Name Manual Booking Amendment Fee	Description The fee covers booking amendments requested via manual channels (phone, fax, e-mail and chat), when same could have been done through the Carrier’s E-channels.	Rate 25 USD bill of lading	Payterm Origin
Area Documentation	Charge Code MDF	Charge Name Manual Documentation Processing Fee	Description Invoiced in addition to our standard export documentation fee, applicable to all non e-BL instructions without template.	Rate 100 USD per bill of lading	Payterm Origin
Area	Charge Code AME	Charge Name Transport Document Amendment Fee - Export	Description The fee covers B/L amendments requested via manual channels (phone, e-mail and chat), when same could have been done through our e-channels. Or if the amendments are done after the BL was issued and a new set is required.	Rate 25 USD per amendment	Payterm Origin
Area Equipment	Charge Code PQC	Charge Name Premium Quality Container	Description The surcharge is applied whenever we offer the service of providing a container of a specific quality. It will cover food grade containers, containers of a specific age, containers for specific commodities (such as electronics). The quality assessment is made and defined by the clusters. This charge includes the cost of having the carrier inspect the empty container to make sure it meets the requirements.	Rate 200 USD per container	Payterm Origin
Area D&D	Charge Code DMR	Charge Name Demurrage Fee	Description This fee is applicable when the customer holds carrier equipment in the terminal for longer than the agreed free time. Applicable calculation methods may vary by country. Please refer to our "Local country website" for more information.	Rate As per DnD tariff published on local country website.	Payterm Freight
Area	Charge Code DTS	Charge Name Detention Export	Description This fee is applicable when the customer holds carrier equipment longer than the agreed amount of free time. Export: Detention days are counted from pick-up empty to gate-in full minus free days. This fee is applicable to all containers that remain in the customer’s possession longer than the agreed free time. Not applicable for shipper owned containers.	Rate As per DnD tariff published on local country website	Payterm Origin
Area Non-fulfillment	Charge Code PAD	Charge Name Payer Amendment Fee - Destination	Description Charge applicable for change of collect payer after the ETA of the final vessel.	Rate 25 USD per bill of lading	Payterm Destination
Area	Charge Code PAO	Charge Name Payer Amendment Fee - Origin	Description Charge applicable for change of prepaid payer or payment terms after the first prepaid invoice.	Rate 25 USD per bill of lading	Payterm Origin
Area	Charge Code WDF	Charge Name Weight Discrepancy Fee	Description The WDF is applicable to each container where:( Click here for the advisory and the full details) The difference (positive or negative) between the VGM weight and the weight declared in the shipping instructions is greater than 3000Kg. The VGM weight is greater than the maximum gross weight of the container, (as per CSC plate (Max Payload + Tare weight). The VGM weight is lesser than tare weight of the container.	Rate 300 USD container	Payterm Origin

Adriatic-Sea Service

Weekly calls in Haifa and Ashdod ports. Direct service to Koper, Trieste, Ravenna and Venezia. More destinations are served by this service via transhipment.

Adriatic service - Ashdod

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Adriatic service - Haifa

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North-Sea Service

Weekly call to Ashdod port.

Rotation: Ashdod - Port Said East - Rotterdam - London Gateway - Bremerhaven - Alexandria

More destinations such are served by this service via transshipment.

North Sea - Ashdod Schedule

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North Sea Service Haifa

PDF (169KB)

Mediterranean-Sea Service

Weekly calls in Haifa port. Direct service to Genoa, Fos Sur Mer, Barcelona, Valencia, Algeciras Port Tangier and Casablanca. More destinations, such as Portugal ports are served by this service via transshipment. You can look up for routings on or home page.