Shipping to and from Chad

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

Demurrage:

Compensation to Maersk for container beyond the free time granted

Freetime

Containers	Days
Containers DRY cargo	Days 11 calendar days (including day of vessel arrival)
Containers REEFER cargo	Days 2 calendar days (including day of vessel arrival)

Charges per calendar day after free-time

Containers	Days	Amount FCFA (XAF)
Containers 20' dry	Days 1 - 11	Amount FCFA (XAF) 5,800
Containers 20' dry	Days 12 onwards	Amount FCFA (XAF) 10,600
Containers 40' dry	Days 1 - 11	Amount FCFA (XAF) 11,600
Containers 40' dry	Days 12 onwards	Amount FCFA (XAF) 21,200
Containers 20' reefer	Days 1 and onwards	Amount FCFA (XAF) 37,500
Containers 40' reefer	Days 1 and onwards	Amount FCFA (XAF) 75,000

Detention:

This is the compensation to Maersk for the usage of the container at the customer's premises when the free time of 24 hours after container gate-out has expired. This is both applicable for merchant and carrier haulage. For merchant haulage, a caution needs to be left as a deposit.

Freetime

Type	Carrier Haulage	Merchant Haulage
Type Calendar days	Carrier Haulage 3	Merchant Haulage 2

Charges per calendar day after free-time (VAT not included)

Containers	Days	Amount FCFA (XAF)
Containers 20' dry	Days 1 and onwards	Amount FCFA (XAF) 7,400
Containers 40' dry	Days 1 and onwards	Amount FCFA (XAF) 15,000
Containers 20' reefer	Days 1 and onwards	Amount FCFA (XAF) 37,500
Containers 40' reefer	Days 1 and onwards	Amount FCFA (XAF) 75,000

General booking procedures

The bookings have to be placed either:

via email to the following address: cmrcusexp@maersk.com
via our booking application on the WEB at Maersk
via our booking application if you use Desktop Solution
via fax: +237 33 42 11 86

Booking details have to be submitted in writing and have to contain all valid details like:

cargo details (commodity, weight, measurement etc)
container size
number and type of containers to be booked
discharging port
vessel (and voyage) to ship on
haulage details

And any other important information

For carrier haulage bookings, we need a minimum of two days notice prior to the positioning date. Otherwise we cannot guarantee you to arrange your positioning as booked

General documentation procedures

Shipping instructions have to be sent to Maersk Cameroon through one of the following ways:

Via e-mail to the following address: cmrcusexp@maersk.com
Via our Shipping Instruction application on the WEB at Maersk
Via our Shipping Instruction application if you use Desktop Solution
Via fax to: +237 33 42 11 86

Please note that by using the email or the fax, your instruction are completely retyped and by using shipping instruction application on the web or on desktop solution, the instructions are taken over and are not changed in any way, unless further notice from you.