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Import

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

Cluster: EME
Country: Kazakhstan
Direction: Import
Effective Date: 15 December 2023
Expiry Date: Until further notice
Free time: Calendar days basis (i.e. including weekends and public holidays)
Currency: USD
Invoiced: Per container, per day, as per container type
Application: The free time & charges applied will be those in place on the origin price calculation date (PCD)

Freetime: “Free Time” is the period agreed between the Carrier and the Merchant for which Demurrage and Detention shall not be paid by the Merchant.

Detention: Compensation payable when the Merchant holds Carrier's Container outside the port, terminal or depot beyond the agreed amount of Free Time.

Demurrage: Compensation payable when the Merchant holds Carrier’s Container inside the terminal, port or depot beyond the agreed amount of Free Time (the compensation includes terminal storage costs).

Name	Start	End
Name Detention	Start Commences on and includes the day that the empty container is gated out from the agreed terminal, port or depot.	End Ends on the day that the full container is gated-in at the agreed terminal, port or depot.
Name Demurrage	Start Commences on and includes the day that the full container is gate-in at the first load port, subject to the gate-open/receiving window set by ports & terminals.	End Ends on the arrival day of the vessel that the full container is loaded on board for shipment.

Split – Detention and Demurrage

Split - Demurrage includes Storage - 1232

Kazakhstan Country Import DND Tariff

Detention Tariff

Dry Containers

Days	Size 20'	Size 40'
Days 1-7	Size 20' Free	Size 40' Free
Days 8-20	Size 20' 20 USD	Size 40' 40 USD
Days 21+	Size 20' 40 USD	Size 40' 80 USD

Demurrage Tariff - Atasu Terminal

Dry Containers

Days	Size 20'	Size 40'
Days 1-3	Size 20' Free	Size 40' Free
Days 4-10	Size 20' 10 USD	Size 40' 20 USD
Days 11+	Size 20' 20 USD	Size 40' 40 USD

Notes:

Shipper’s Own Container is considered as equivalent to corresponding container type
40´ High and 45´ High containers are considered equal to 40´
Shipper’s owned tank with DRY cargo follows freetime & rate of Dry equipment
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
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.
Terms for Detention and Demurrage

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

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Area	Charge Code	Charge Name	Description	Rate	Payterm
Area Inland	Charge Code MHI	Charge Name Merchant Haulage	Description If the inland transport is performed with another company than Maersk.	Rate 100 USD per container	Payterm Destination
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 creation requests via non e-channels (E-mail). These are known as manual bookings.	Rate 100 USD Per Booking	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 HBL service	Charge Name House Transport Document	Description Maersk files the actual details (HBL details) with the US Customs upon customer`s request	Rate 30 USD per BL ( Geo Scope US & Canada)	Payterm Origin
Area Non-fulfilment	Charge Code LPF	Charge Name Late Payment Fee	Description Charge added when a customer does not pay the collect invoices within 7 days after due date.	Rate 50 usd per Bill of Lading	Payterm Destination
Area	Charge Code PAD	Charge Name Payer Amendment Fee	Description Charge applicable for changing the collect payer or payment terms with 3 or less than 3 days before ETA. Or changing the payer after ETA.	Rate 30 USD per Bill of Lading	Payterm Destination
Area	Charge Code WDF	Charge Name Weight Discrepancy Fee	Description This charge is applicable for all shipments/bill of lading with weight discrepancy between VGM weight vs SI weight vs Payload(Which includes even the container and commodity level Min & Max allowable weight),	Rate 100 USD per Bill of Lading	Payterm Origin