Shipping to and from Liberia
Your complete guide to shipping to and from Liberia. Find the right route, get Maersk office locations, discover local solutions, payment options and more.
Import
Get up-to-date local information about import procedures and restrictions, demurrage and detention, container drop-offs and more.
- Area : Northern West Africa
- Country : Liberia
- Direction : Import
- Free time : Calendar day basis (i.e. including week-ends and holidays)
- Currency : USD
- Invoiced : Per container, per day, as per container type
Demurrage
Free time:
| Type | DRY | Flat & Open top | REEF | IMO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Type
Days
|
DRY
11
|
Flat & Open top
11
|
REEF
11
|
IMO
11
|
Tariff after free time:
| Days after free time expiration | 20’ DRY | 40' DRY | 20’ REEF | 40’ REEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Days after free time expiration
Day 12 – Day 16
|
20’ DRY
20
|
40' DRY
40
|
20’ REEF
40
|
40’ REEF
80
|
|
Days after free time expiration
Day 17 - onward
|
20’ DRY
30
|
40' DRY
60
|
20’ REEF
60
|
40’ REEF
120
|
| Days after free time expiration | 20' SP | 40' SP |
|---|---|---|
|
Days after free time expiration
Day 12 – Day 16
|
20' SP
40
|
40' SP
80
|
|
Days after free time expiration
Day 17 - onward
|
20' SP
60
|
40' SP
120
|
Note that for the commodity rice, Standard free time is 21 days.
Detention
Free time:
| Type | DRY | REEF |
|---|---|---|
|
Type
Days
|
DRY
5
|
REEF
5
|
Tariff :
| Days after free time expiration | 20’ DRY | 40’ DRY | 20’ REEF | 40’ REEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Days after free time expiration
Day 6 – Day 10
|
20’ DRY
20
|
40’ DRY
40
|
20’ REEF
40
|
40’ REEF
80
|
|
Days after free time expiration
Day 11 - onward
|
20’ DRY
30
|
40’ DRY
60
|
20’ REEF
60
|
40’ REEF
120
|
| Days after free time expiration | 20' SP | 40' SP |
|---|---|---|
|
Days after free time expiration
Day 6 – Day 10
|
20' SP
40
|
40' SP
80
|
|
Days after free time expiration
Day 11 - onward
|
20' SP
60
|
40' SP
120
|
All store door (SD) delivery shipments into Liberia are to be approved and accepted by Maersk Liberia office prior to the placement of booking.
Kindly submit SD approval request to the Customer Service Manager, contact details below:
Contact: Theophilus Paye
Phone: +231777550424
Maersk Email: lr.import@maersk.com
Weight restrictions
The maximum safe working load (SWL) acceptable for Liberia is 28 metric tons, i.e cargo plus tare weight of container.
Equipments
45 ft containers are now accepted.
Less than Container Load (LCL) or Container Freight Station (CFS) cargo is currently not accepted.
Commodity restrictions
Right hand vehicles are not accepted in Liberia.
Freight payment acceptance
All freight invoice / payment (including Port Additional Import) for import shipment into Liberia must be made at origin or booking office. ONLY destination local charges invoice / payments are accepted to be made in Liberia. No freight invoice / payment acceptance in Liberia with the exception of the Liberia sales controlled customers. Conditional acceptance MUST be arranged prior vessel departure with the approval of lavela.siefa@maersk.com.
Late Payment Fee of $50.00 applied against all Import shipments having freight and destination local charges outstanding after 1 weeks of vessel arrival.
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