Expédition depuis et vers la Tunisie

Country: Tunisia
Direction: Import
Effective Date: 01/06/2017
Expiry Date: Until further notice
Free time: Calendar days (public holidays are counted as standard calendar days)
Currency: TND
Invoiced: Per container, per calendar days, per container type & size
Application: The free time & charges applied will be those in place on the origin price calculation (PCD)

FREE TIME: “Free Time” is the period agreed between the Carrier and the Merchant for which Demurrage & Detention and Terminal Storage 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.

• Non-operating reefer (NOR) will be charged as DRY equipment.
• Reefer demurrage includes plug-in/electricity charges.
• Shipper's own containers (SOC) are not subject to Combined DnD and are subject to Terminal Storage.
• Special equipment: Flat and Open Tops
• 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.

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, to know more about it, please click here
• Terms for Detention and Demurrage, please click here

Note: Storages is not included and is handled between terminal and customers directly. (And plugging charges for reefer cargo)

Import - DRY containers

Import - REEF Containers

Bill of Lading(BOL) clausing, documentation:

All inbound bills of lading should be updated with the following clause : Free OUT - "All Discharging costs & other costs up to / including loading empty is for account & risk of merchant"

Special customs requirements

• All consignments bound to Tunisia must have a Tunisian recipient otherwise cargo will be subject to a customs fine that can reach USD 500
• Deadline for any amendment in the bill of lading, cargo destination, cargo weight etc...is 3 days prior to vessel arrival to avoid customs fines
• For consignee or notify name amendment the 3 origin BL’s should be returned to Maersk office.
• Longstanding Import Process: in case of longstanding a notification is sent to Port of Loading in order to inform shipper that cargo will be auctioned by customs after 4 Months and 15 days from discharge date.
• No acceptance of cargo ""In transit to Libya"" or consigned to Libyan consignees. Cargo In-Transit to Libya clause: is not acceptable and has been banned by the Libyan/Tunisian authorities.

Manifest requirements

After discharge and when a customs amendment required, as perTunisian port authorities rules: Consignee name Amendment not accepted to read: TO ORDER Consignee name should read the final receiver instead

Used clothes:

Bookings to Tunisia with commodity used clothes, garments, textiles, apparels, and the likes are NOT accepted for all kind of bookings (non-SPOT, SPOT, cross-trades, etc.). Bookings with such commodity will be cancelled regardless of the business unit.
The acceptance of used clothes bookings is subject to Country Customer Experience Manager approval (Hanene Elhmili).
Freight collect for second hand clothing is not accepted.

Origin Local Charges:

Origin local charges are not accepted as collect unless approved by Customer Experience Manager or Managing Director.

Bank Transfer:

Due to  tight local exchange regulation, only Import freight charges & Demurrage & Detention collected in Tunisia can be transferred and only to Maersk Line HQ.
Cross Trade shipments (where Tunisia is not appearing neither as origin nor as destination) are subject to extremely tight regulation. Before accepting any payment in Tunisia, please contact Customer Experience Manager or Sales Manager.

Terms of Payment of Local Charges in Tunisia:

Due to strict local regulation, all below Tunisia import local charges should be on prepaid basis in GCSS and paid in Tunisia.

Bananas - Booking Acceptance:

Due to container abandoning exposure, Bananas bookings into Tunisia for any new customer shipping for the 1st time to Tunisia requires pre-approval before confirmation from either Sales Manager or Customer Experience Manager.
Equipment to be used, Bananas are accepted only if shipped in STAR CARE boxes.

Chilled (Non-Frozen) Cargo to Tunis Port:

All import reefer bookings for non-frozen (chilled) cargo to Tunis / Rades port are no more accepted.

Reefer Cargo Change of Destination into Tunisia:

Change of destination is identified as among main reasons for reefer cargo abandoned, therefore COD from a destination to a Tunisian port is not allowed unless approved by Sales Manager or Customer Experience Manager.

Routing

For general routing guidelines please contact your local Maersk Line office.

Commodity

No restrictions except for:

Second hand clothing

Freight collect is not accepted for second hand clothing unless approved by Country Sales Manager or Commercial Planning desk

Personnel effect

Freight collect is not accepted for personnel effect unless approved by Country Sales Manager or customer service manager.

Weight and measurement

• Breakbulk is not accepted
• OOG: Unitized OOG subject to prior approval by Tunisia Operations department
• IMO: Imports of IMO CLASS1 & CLASS 7 are not acceptable
  • As there is no Fire park in Tunisian ports, IMO units are subject to direct delivery (direct pick up from vessel) and immediate evacuation out of the port.
  • As there is no Fire park in Tunisian ports, IMO units are subject to direct delivery (direct pick up from vessel) and immediate evacuation out of the port.
  • IMO cargo subject to prior approval by Tunisia customer service import department.
  • Consignee's written confirmation must be obtained before booking is accepted/confirmed (LOE) (for LOE Format, please contact (tuncsigen@maersk.com). If IMO tanks are not directly released by consignees upon arrival for immediate evacuation out of the port, they will be re-stowed on account of customer

For general information on weight / measurement restrictions please contact your local Maersk Line office.

Currency

All local charges are payable in TND as well as detention and demurrage charges, since it’s a local income they should be kept and paid locally. Both prepaid and collect freight are acceptable in USD / EUR /GBP.

Below are the most common local charges we have in Tunisia, they are all subject to change and valid until further notice.
Please also visit our global Surcharge Definition Glossary