Shipping to and from Montenegro

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

Moving forward our setup in Montenegro will consist of two elements; Demurrage and Detention.

This means you will have separate free time and compensation for utilisation of equipment inside (Demurrage) and outside (Detention) of terminals or depots including compensation for utilising the port, terminal or depot facilities.

You will see these charges specified on your invoices during 2017 as Demurrage Export and Detention Export.

Effective 01/01/2017 our tariff charges will change as in the following schemes:

Split - Demurrage includes Storage

Export Demurrage (Dry and Dangerous)

From Gate in full day to Load day included

Days	Port	20'	40'
Days 0 to 20	Port Bar	20' 0	40' 0
Days 21 onward	Port	20' 15 EUR	40' 15 EUR

Export Demurrage (Reef) - From Gate in full day to Load day included

Days	Port	20'	40'
Days 0 to 2	Port Bar	20' 0	40' 0
Days 3 to 22	Port	20' 25 EUR	40' 25 EUR
Days 23 onward	Port	20' 40 EUR	40' 40 EUR

Export Detention (All) - From Empty Pick Up day to Gate in Full day included

Days	Port	20'	40'
Days 0 to 20	Port Bar	20' 0	40' 0
Days 21 onward	Port	20' 15 EUR	40' 15 EUR

Cargo Restrictions

Weight limit for SD locations via Bar port

Cargo weight above 22MT is subject to overweight surcharge

For CY shipments up to Montenegro port max payload allowed!

Dangerous cargo with IMO class 1 (arms/explosives) and IMO class 7 (radio actives) is NOT accepted.

Acceptance

For 45'dry Container Yard acceptance only.

Less Container Load : no acceptance

Break Bulk cargo : please check with croops@maersk.com

Out of Gauge (OOG): only subject to croops@maersk.com approval prior booking, CY acceptance only.

Cross Booking and Special Equipment subject to croops@maersk.com approval prior booking.

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

Category	Charge Code	Charge Name	Description	Tariff	Payterm
Category Mandatory	Charge Code ODF	Charge Name Export Documentation fee	Description This service covers the creation and processing of all standard transport documents (e.g. Bill of Lading).	Tariff For details contact local office.	Payterm Origin
Category	Charge Code DDF	Charge Name Import Documentation fee	Description This service covers the creation and processing of all standard transport documents (e.g. Delivery Order).	Tariff For details contact local office	Payterm Destination
Category	Charge Code OHC	Charge Name Terminal Handling Service - Origin	Description This service covers the cost of handling a container at the origin port or terminal.This service is applicable to all shipments.	Tariff For details contact local office	Payterm Origin
Category	Charge Code DHC	Charge Name Terminal Handling Service - Destination	Description This service covers the cost of the handling a container at the destination port or terminal. This service is applicable to all shipments.	Tariff For details contact local office	Payterm Destination
Category Booking	Charge Code COD	Charge Name Change of Destination	Description We will apply this fee when we have a request from customer for a change of discharge port of a shipment that has been received and gated in at origin Port of Loading, but prior to the arrival at final Port of Discharge. It is covering the administrative and operational costs up to 3-4 restows. Subject to acceptance by Maersk.	Tariff 300 USD per container	Payterm Freight
Category	Charge Code CAD	Charge Name Change of Destination - Administrative Cost	Description Will be charged per B/L only on those cases where the transhipment port does not change and we are just amending the final port of discharge. This request must be done, at least, 96 hours before the arrival to the transhipment port.	Tariff 300 USD per B/L	Payterm Destination
Category	Charge Code CED	Charge Name Change of Destination - Extra Restows	Description We will apply this fee when the change of destination requested by customer involve more than the 3-4 restows defined in COD product and hence a higher cost. Subject to acceptance by Maersk and confirmation from customer of the acceptance of extra costs associated.	Tariff 300 USD per container + extra costs associated	Payterm Destination
Category Documentation	Charge Code TLE	Charge Name Electronic Cargo Release Service -Export	Description Also known as 'Telex' or 'Express' release, this releases the cargo at destination upon proof of identity of the receiver as consignee. This is done once all 3 original BLs have been surrendered by the consignee, or an authorised agent of the consignee, at another carrier's office location (not the discharge port). This service (TLE) is applied upon the customer's request and gets added to the shipment only after the BLs have been surrendered.	Tariff USD 30 per B/L	Payterm Origin
Category	Charge Code TLI	Charge Name Electronic Cargo Release Service - Import	Description Also known as 'Telex' or 'Express' release, this releases the cargo at destination upon proof of identity of the receiver as consignee. This is done once all 3 original BLs have been surrendered by the consignee, or an authorised agent of the consignee, at another carrier's office location (not the discharge port). This service (TLE) is applied upon the customer's request and gets added to the shipment only after the BLs have been surrendered.	Tariff USD 30 per B/L	Payterm Destination
Category	Charge Code AMI	Charge Name Transport Document Amendment Fee - Import	Description Transport Document Amendment Fee - Import Amendment fee should be charged for any amendments done after a specific time at Import.	Tariff EUR 40 per B/L	Payterm Destination
Category	Charge Code MDF	Charge Name Manual Documentation Processing Fee	Description This fee covers the additional administration required to process shipping instructions received via non e-channel. These are known as manual booking channels. Manual booking channels are: fax, e-mail, posted mail, and telephone. The fee is applicable when documentation is received by the carrier via manual booking channels. This will be in addition to the MBF charge if the shipment is also booked via manual booking channels. A Manual Documentation Processing fee is not applicable if the customer is not able to submit shipping instructions electronically to Carrier because of a Carrier systems issue.	Tariff EUR 45 per B/L	Payterm Origin
Category Ocean VAS	Charge Code ASE	Charge Name Cross Booking Fee	Description Administrative fee to cover the extra work associated to coordinate and manage cross bookings.	Tariff EUR 50 per B/L	Payterm Origin
Category	Charge Code SPE	Charge Name Container Stuffing Service	Description This service covers ad hoc stuffing needed within the terminal area. The service may be triggered due to customs requirements, damage to the container etc. It does not cover regular stuffing or other services done offsite at Container Freight Stations.	Tariff CASE BY CASE	Payterm Origin
Category	Charge Code SPI	Charge Name Container Stripping Service	Description This service covers ad hoc stripping needed within the terminal area. The service may be triggered due to customs requirements, damage to the container etc. It does not cover regular stripping or other services done offsite at Container Freight Stations.	Tariff CASE BY CASE	Payterm Destination
Category	Charge Code INE	Charge Name Inspection Fee - Export	Description The charge applies when the below Service carried out at the Export end. Charge to cover for costs related to inspection of cargo or container. Typical scenarios would be: outside surveyor, customs requirements, X-ray, veterinary inspection, inspections for certain certificates etc. The charge includes additional moves needed to perform the inspection and it covers the cost of the certificate to be issued, if required, when the Inspection is done for certification.	Tariff CASE BY CASE	Payterm Origin
Category	Charge Code INI	Charge Name Inspection Fee - Import	Description The charge applies when the below Service carried out at the Import end. Charge to cover for costs related to inspection of cargo or container. Typical scenarios would be: outside surveyor, customs requirements, X-ray, veterinary inspection, inspections for certain certificates etc. The charge includes additional moves needed to perform the inspection and it covers the cost of the certificate to be issued, if required, when the Inspection is done for certification.	Tariff CASE BY CASE	Payterm Destination
Category	Charge Code PAO	Charge Name Payer Amendment Fee - Origin	Description Charge applicable for change of prepaid payer or payment terms after the first prepaid invoice.	Tariff EUR 15 per B/L	Payterm Origin
Category	Charge Code PAD	Charge Name Payer Amendment Fee - Destination	Description Charge applicable for change of collect payer after the ETA of the final vessel.	Tariff EUR 15 per B/L	Payterm Destination
Category Equipment related services	Charge Code CPP	Charge Name Carrier Provided Packaging	Description This service focusses on preparing the containers for the carriage of cargo; for e.g. hides and skins. The necessary packaging services are performed at a container yard (CY). These include manual lining of the container with plastic or moisture absorbent material, or insulation, and/or the installation of liner bags, as well as removal of the packing.	Tariff CASE BY CASE	Payterm Origin
Category	Charge Code CCE	Charge Name Container Cleaning Export	Description The charge is a value added service provided on request from the customer to "clean" the empty container before pick up. It does not cover provision of Containers with specific quality, for example: Food Grade Containers.	Tariff CASE BY CASE	Payterm Origin
Category	Charge Code CCI	Charge Name Container Cleaning Import	Description The charge covers cleaning of a container after empty gate in based on need (penalty) and removal of special equipment within the cntr provided by Maersk (i.e liner bags, reefer bags, hangers etc). It does not cover "repairs and maintenance of container".	Tariff CASE BY CASE	Payterm Destination
Category	Charge Code CSO	Charge Name Container Shifting Origin	Description This charge is for additional operational expenses due to extra container moves for reasons like re-stacking because of change of destination or vessel or moving of container from load stack to gate. It does not cover moves for inspections, or to enable ad hoc stuffing/stripping. These are already included under the charges for those respective services.	Tariff EUR 50 per Container	Payterm Origin
Category	Charge Code PQC	Charge Name Premium Quality Container	Description We provide this service when your cargo requires containers of a specific quality such as food grade containers, containers of a specific age, containers designed for specific commodities like electronics, etc. The quality assessment is defined and carried on by the respective clusters. This charge also includes the cost of inspection of the empty container to make sure it meets the requirements.	Tariff EUR 30 per Container EUR 150 per cont ( Effective date from 01.08.2024)	Payterm Origin