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)

General Demurrage & Detention Information.

• Free time, demurrage, and detention terms apply to the country where the Empty unit is gated-in by the customer or at the location designated by the carrier.
• Demurrage & Detention combined | from gate in Full at terminal/depot to gate in Empty return at terminal/depot.
• Charges in USD per calendar day (including weekends and holidays).
• Maersk uses a Progressive method to calculate demurrage and detention charges after the free time expires. For customers with special agreements, exceeding the extended free time will incur demurrage and detention charges based on the relevant day count within our tiered tariff structure. This means that subsequent charges beyond the extended free time will not automatically be calculated using the first-tier rates. Discharge Date is considered the starting point for calculating demurrage and detention combined.

Free Time.

• Intermodal Free Time: Free time conditions are the same for both Carrier and Merchant Haulage. The Free Time period begins on the discharge date of the full unit and ends upon the gate-in of the empty unit to the terminal or depot assigned by the carrier.
• Hazardous cargo receives the same free time conditions as dry units. However, responsibility for the handling and storage of hazardous cargo at terminals and depots remains with the cargo owners.
• Non-Operating Reefer (NOR): DRY equipment (40DRY includes 8'6 & 9'6) free days and per diem conditions applies to NORs. NOR with Hazardous Cargo will be treat as DRY

Equipment Types.

• Dry Equipment refers to 20-foot Dry, 40-foot Dry, 40-foot High-Cube, 45-foot Dry, and Reefer units (20'RF, 40'RF, and 40'RH). Special equipment includes Open Tops, Flat Racks, and Out-of-Gauge cargo. SOC Equipment refers to equipment owned by the merchant/shipper. COC refers to equipment owned by the carrier.
• Shipper-owned containers (SOC) are not subject to detention but are subject to storage and demurrage charges.

Special Conditions.

• Spot conditions may differ from the conditions mentioned above. Maersk Spot (instant booking system) conditions are available in the downloadable document provided Here, which supersedes any separately agreed-upon terms. If you have any doubts, please check with the shipper or your local agents to confirm the booking/shipment modality you used. Link to downloadable document.
• 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.

Other Important Information.

• D&D Calculator Click here to know more about it
• Terminal storage charges may apply, nevertheless, those are charged directly by Terminal Operator.
• Terminal plug-in and electricity charges may apply; however, these charges are billed directly by the Terminal Operator.
• The Shipper assumes, prior to the shipowner, the contractual and legal duty to export/ship their cargo to a Consignee who has a genuine interest and the necessary conditions to acquire/receive the imported cargo. The Shipper is responsible for promoting the effective removal of the cargo at the destination and fulfilling all obligations associated with this act. If the cargo is abandoned at its destination or if the Consignee fails to remove it for any reason, the Shipper shall be jointly and severally liable, together with the Consignee, for all amounts, costs, expenses, damages, or losses incurred by the carrier 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