Shipping to and from Ecuador

Standard free time - Import

• Port / terminal Names : All Ports
• Valid from : 1st December 2023
• Charge type : Demurrage and Detention combined.
• Transport mode : All transport modes
• Service mode : All service modes

Import, Ecuador as Destination (Effective from 1st December 2023)

1. Charges in USD per calendar day (including weekends and holidays) after free time expires.
2. Demurrage & Detention combined | from gate in Full at terminal/depot to gate in Empty return at terminal/depot.
3. Terminal storage charges may apply, nevertheless, those are charged directly by Terminal Operator.
4. Terminal plug-in charges may apply, nevertheless, those are charged directly by Terminal Operator.
5. Non-Operating Reefer: DnD rules for DRY equipment will apply to NORs as well.
6. Spot conditions may differ from conditions above.

• For SPOT, please refer to the terms and conditions.
• https://assets.maerskline.com/combined-pricing-assets/maeu/dnd/free_time_offer_for_Maersk_SPOT.xlsx
• Demurrage and Detention charge applied to any given shipment depends to the PCD: Price Calculation Date (PCD). The following factors should be considered as guidance.
• PCD for non-FMC shipments – The date when the carrying vessel is scheduled to depart from the Port of Loading.
• PCD for FMC regulated trades – The date when Maersk Line takes possession of the last container listed on the transport document. This affects the Demurrage and Detention special free time. You will need to negotiate and mutually agree on the specifics before or on the Price Calculation Date.
• Shipper assumes before the shipowner the contractual and legal duty to export/ship their cargo to a Consignee who has real interest and conditions in acquiring/receiving the imported cargo, promoting its effective removal at the destination, with the fulfillment of all obligations inherent to this act. If the cargo is abandoned at its destination or if it is not removed by the Consignee for any reason, the Shipper will be jointly and severally liable, together with the Consignee, for all amounts, cost, expense, damage or loss that carrier may suffer as a result of this situation.

Routing

For general routing guidelines please contact local office.

Important Notice

1. No express release accepted
2. Original Bill of lading is required by customs for cargo release
3. Any change to Bill of lading after Vessel has arrived to Guayaquil, must be notified and approved by Imports Customer Service
4. No partial imports accepted, No shortshipments, NO manual splits are allowed
5. No acceptance for 45' containers

Commodity

OOG, B/B and IMO cargo subject to standard Maersk Approval procedures and local customs regulations.

Note: Cargo IMO 1.3, 1.4 (Explosives); IMO 5.2 (Organics Peroxide); IMO 6.2 (Infectious substances) and IMO 7 (Radioactive Materials) Te above cargo cannot arrive without previous acceptance of local office.

Cars

Used CARS are not accepted.

Weight / Measurement acceptance

Bill of lading clausing, documentationConsignee information must be complete, including the TAX ID, called RUC in Ecuador. Sea way bills are not allowed by local customs. Weight in Bill of Lading must be stated in KILOS and not pounds.

Documentation Requirements

No partial imports accepted, No short shipments, No manual splits are allowed. Please take note of the following information, which must be included under description.

If the physical bill of lading have no CARRIER SEAL and it shows ML-NONE, local customs will open and inspect the container charging a customs fine. Therefore, the CARRIER SEAL is mandatory and the SHIPPER SEAL is optional.

Special Customs requirement

Seaway bills are NOT accepted, Original Bill of lading is required by customs for cargo release.

Others

Electronic information is submitted to local customs systems 72 hours before vessel arrival. Any change to Bill of lading after this time, should be notified to Import Customer Service and pay a fine of USD 1590 in order to update the information in the Customs System.

For all cargo to Guayaquil

Please ensure that the Bill of Lading has to be issued with the correct quantity of boxes and weight of cargo per container, especially for those bills with two or more containers.

Please contact local office for further details on documentation.

• Used cars
• Used clothes
• Foreign Customers
  • Foreign Consignee is Acceptable if the 1st Notifying Party is a Local Ecuadorian Customer.
  • Foreign Shipper is NOT acceptable, Shipping Instruction should be rejected.

Original Bill of Lading (B/L) is necessary to release cargo from customs authorities. If B/L is printed at origin, shipper must send to consignee at least one (1) original B/L in order to release import cargo. No express release accepted. No Sea Waybill accepted.
Any change to Bill of lading after Vessel has arrived to Guayaquil, must be notified and approved by Imports Customer Service Consignee information must be complete, including the TAX ID, called RUC in Ecuador.
If the physical bill of lading has no CARRIER SEAL and it shows ML-NONE, local customs will open and inspect the container charging a customs fine. Therefore, the CARRIER SEAL is mandatory and the SHIPPER SEAL is optional.
Weight must be in kilos and measurement in cubic meters (CBM).
Electronic information is submitted to local customs systems 72 hours before vessel arrival. Any change to Bill of lading after this time, should be notified to Customer Service and pay a respective fine invoiced by local agency and fine added to Maersk’s Bill of Lading, this is needed in order to update the information in the Customs System. If change is made once vessel has arrived there is an additional fine charged by local customs authorities and paid at the Agency. You can reach out to customer service for more information.

Appointment billed by Maersk Logistics and Services del Ecuador Maersklogistics S.A.

Additional costs billed by PCT