Shipping to and from Mexico

Country: Mexico
Direction: Export
Effective Date: 01 MARCH 2024
Expiry Date: Until further notice
Charge type: Demurrage and Detention combined (D&D)
Free time: Calendar days
Currency: USD
Invoiced: Per container, per calendar day, 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.

Combined D&D: Compensation payable when the Merchant holds Carrier’s Container beyond the agreed amount of Free Time for the combined period of inside and outside the terminal, port or depot.

Terminal Storage: Compensation for utilizing the port, terminal or depot facilities beyond the agreed amount of Free Time. Charges invoiced and collected by the terminal.

Tiempo libre / Free time

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

Useful links

• SPOT terms are those accepted at the time the booking is confirmed and are not necessarily aligned with the standard tariff. For details how to extend your DnD Free time at destination, click here. DnD Tariff information can be found via Instant Price Search or during booking process
• D&D Calculator Click here to know more about it
• Terms for Detention and Demurrage here

Tariff

• Reefer D&D does not include plug-in/electricity charges
• Reefer container with IMO follows Reefer
• Non-operating reefer (NOR) is considered as Dry Container
• Shipper's own containers (SOC) are not subject to Combined DnD and are subject to Terminal Storage
• After the Free Time we will apply a progressive calculation: in case free days are exceeded, lying costs are invoiced according to the Tier-group where the days used fall

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: